UK_Seafood_Import_Data.xlsx

UK fisheries landings and seafood import data were collated from archived (Marine Management Organisation) UK Sea Fisheries Statistics annual reports for years 1890-2020 and from the 'Seafish' Trade and Tariff tool for years 2010-2020. Data were extracted biannually. All seafood weights are standardised to metric tonnes.
This excel data file includes: total domestic UK fisheries landings, total annual UK seafood imports, annual UK imports by country of export, total number of exporting countries for each year, and product specific UK imports by country of export. The weighted average distance seafood was imported from each year was also calculated using the distance between London and the capital city of the exporting countries, and the tonnes of seafood coming from each country.
Imports vs domestic landingsThis excel tab contains data on total annual UK seafood landings, total annual seafood imports by exporting country, and total annual imports.
Labelled columns:
Decade
Country: UK (domestic landings) and country of origin of imports
Total tonnes of fish imported: fish imports (tonnes) each year
Average: average tonnage of imports from each country over the decade.
Year
Total Imports (tonnes): total imports from all countries in a given year.
UK Domestic Landings (tonnes): total domestic landings in a given year.
Number of exporting countriesThis excel tab contains the total number of countries exporting seafood to the UK in a given year.
Labelled columns:
Year
No. countries: total number of countries exporting seafood to the UK (data from UK Sea Fisheries Statistics reports)
No. countries (Seafish data): total number of countries exporting seafood to UK (data from Seafish, years 2010-2020)
Seafood ProductsThis excel tab contains data on the different seafood products exported to the UK, by country of export. It also includes a table of the top 25 exporters to the UK, with associated primary exported product each year.
Labelled columns:
Year
Country: exporting country
Product/Species: tonnes of each seafood product exported by each country
Products standardisedThis excel tab contains the top ten seafood product imports (by weight over the time-series) by country of export, with other species/products being grouped into 'misc. fish' and 'misc. shellfish' categories.
Labelled columns:
Year
Country: country exporting seafood product to UK
Cod: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Haddock: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Salmon: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Tuna: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Shrimps/prawns: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Sardines: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Herring: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Mackerel: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Plaice: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Fish & Marine mammal products: imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Fish (misc.): imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Shellfish (misc.): imports (tonnes) by country of origin
Product totals/ Top exportersThis excel tab includes tables of: total quantities (tonnes) of each seafood product imported into the UK each year; the total tonnages of each product exported to the UK over the time-series by the top 25 exporting countries; and the top exporters of each seafood product.
DistancesThis excel tab contains data on the distance from London to the capital city of each exporting country. There are also calculations for the weighted average distance seafood products were imported from each year.
Labelled columns:
Country: all countries that the UK imported from
Distance (km): distance between the exporting country and the UK