Collection

Effort use statistics

This is an official statistics publication

These monthly statistics are provided to supervise control of fishing effort in Western Waters areas within British fisheries limits waters by UK vessels. The Western Waters regulations were originally derived from EU law and have been transposed into UK law. The statistics are made available on or after the 15th day of each month.

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Effort statistics 2014

Updates to this page

Published 11 June 2014
Last updated 23 September 2025 show all updates
  1. August update

  2. Update July 2025

  3. June effort statistics 2025 added.

  4. Update 12/06

  5. Update March 2025

  6. 2025 - update

  7. Update December 2024

  8. November effort statistics 2024 added.

  9. Update - October 2024

  10. September effort statistics 2024 added.

  11. August effort statistics 2024 - added

  12. July effort statistics 2024 added.

  13. June update 2024

  14. February 2024 update

  15. January 2024 update

  16. December 2023 - update

  17. November 2023 statistics added.

  18. October effort statistics 2023 added

  19. September Effort Statistics added

  20. August effort statistics added

  21. 06 June 2023 update.

  22. 24 March 2023 update.

  23. December update

  24. October added

  25. September update

  26. Page collection updated with January- April 2022 effort statistics

  27. Page updated with November 2021 effort use statistics

  28. Publication of October Effort use statistics

  29. August and September effort statistics added to page

  30. Publication of July 2021 effort statistics

  31. Page updated with June 2021 effort statistics

  32. MAy updated

  33. Page updated with April 2021 effort statistics

  34. new documents

  35. Final Doc added

  36. January 2021 added

  37. Updated with Provisional December 2020 effort statistics

  38. Page updated with November 2020 effort uptake figures

  39. October 2020 effort uptake figures added

  40. September 2020 data added

  41. August data added

  42. July 2020 effort uptake figures added

  43. Adding on June 2020 Effort Statistics

  44. May 2020 statistics added

  45. Updated with effort statistics April 2020

  46. February & March 2020 effort use statistics uploaded

  47. January 2020 effort statistics added

  48. Statistics for December 2019 Final uploaded

  49. Updated with December provisional effort uptake

  50. Statistics for November 2019 added

  51. October 2019 effort uptake figures added

  52. Statistics for September 2019 added

  53. August Stats added

  54. July 2019 stats added

  55. June 2019 statistics added

  56. April 2019 Statistics added

  57. May 2019 Stats added

  58. March 2019 statistics added

  59. Effort use stats for February 2019 added

  60. Final effort statistics December 2018 added

  61. Effort statistics January 2019 added

  62. Effort statistics December 2018 added

  63. October 2018 data added

  64. Effort statistics September 2018 added

  65. Effort statistics August 2018 added

  66. Effort statistics July 2018 data added

  67. Added effort statistics for June 2018

  68. Effort statistics May 2018 added

  69. Effort statistics April 2018 added

  70. Effort statistics February 2018 added

  71. Effort statistics March 2018 added

  72. Effort statistics December 2017 added

  73. Effort statistics January 2018 added

  74. Effort statistics November 2017 added

  75. Effort statistics September 2017 data added

  76. Effort statistics August 2017 added

  77. Effort statistics July 2017 added

  78. Effort statistics June 2017 added

  79. Effort statistics May 2017 data added

  80. Effort statistics April 2017 added

  81. Effort statistics March 2017 added

  82. February 2017 data added

  83. Effort statistics January 2017 data added

  84. Effort statistics December 2016 added

  85. November 2016 added

  86. Effort statistics October 2016 data added

  87. September 2016 added

  88. Effort statistics August 2016 added

  89. Effort statistics July 2016 data added

  90. Effort statistics June 2016 added

  91. Effort statistics May 2016 added

  92. Effort statistics April 2016 added

  93. Effort statistics March 2016 added

  94. Effort statistics February 2016 data added

  95. Effort statistics January 2016 added

  96. Effort statistics November 2015 added

  97. Effort statistics December 2015 added

  98. Effort statistics October 2015 added

  99. September data added

  100. August 2015 data added

  101. Effort statistics July 2015 added

  102. Effort use statistics for June 2015 added

  103. May 2015 effort use statistics added

  104. April 2015 effort use statistics published

  105. March 2015 effort use statistics added

  106. Effort statistics February 2015 added

  107. Effort statistics for January 2015 added and December 2014 amended

  108. Statistics for December 2014 added

  109. Statistics for November 2014

  110. Statistics for November 2014 added

  111. effort use statistics for October added

  112. September statistics added

  113. August data updated

  114. July stats added

  115. Effort statistics for June 2014 added to website - 14 July 2014

  116. First published.