These figures differfrom those presented in the Scottish Fisheries Statistics publication where “administrative (base) port” is used throughout.The percentage changes between1 January 2005 and 1 January 2006 are affected by special exercises carriedout in 2005 to “weed” inactive vessels from the Register who for more than six monthshave had no licence to fish.Table 1 - Number of Fishing Vesselsby Port of Registration in Scotland - 1997 to 1999and 2006 (as at 1 January Each Year) Port of Registration Year (as at 1 January) 1997 1998 1999 2006 Aberdeen 46 36 41 24 Achiltibuie 0 0 0 1 Annan 16 11 11 5 Anstruther 27 25 24 23 Arbroath 33 34 27 20 Ardnamurchan 18 17 17 7 Ardrishaig 9 7 5 5 Arisaig 29 28 23 20 Avoch 13 12 4 5 Ayr 16 17 22 18 Ballantrae 4 4 7 7 Banff 0 0 0 1 Benbecula 14 14 15 14 Bernera (Lewis) 21 24 20 16 Bernera (N Uist) 8 6 5 6 Boddam 10 9 9 8 Bracadale 8 6 6 3 Broadford 11 9 9 12 Brora 4 4 4 5 Buckie 75 71 56 51 Burghead 7 6 6 3 Burnmouth 10 8 9 3 Burntisland 5 5 4 2 Bute 11 15 15 12 Campbeltown 42 37 34 27 Carradale 16 20 20 14 Castlebay 60 60 54 48 Catterline 2 1 2 0 Central Mainland (Shetland) 7 11 13 9 Coll 7 6 6 5 Colonsay 2 1 1 0 Cove (Leith) 2 2 2 2 Crail 9 11 10 9 Crinan 1 1 1 0 Cumbraes 0 0 0 0 Drummore 11 11 11 8 Dunbar 13 17 16 12 Dunbeath 5 5 5 3 Dunrossness and Fair Isle 12 13 18 17 Dunure 6 5 5 6 Dunvegan 14 16 16 11 Erribol 6 8 8 6 Eyemouth 38 38 29 27 Findochty 5 4 4 1 Fort William 7 4 4 7 Fraserburgh 164 164 160 104 Gairloch 13 10 12 6 Gardenstown 34 34 35 24 Gareloch 2 2 2 1 Gigha 7 8 8 5 Girvan 16 13 13 7 Glasgow 0 0 0 0 Gourdon 15 15 15 13 Granton 12 11 13 8 Greenock 8 9 10 8 Grimsay 23 23 22 14 Gruinard - Aultbea 4 5 5 5 Helmsdale 14 17 13 6 Hopeman 10 11 10 5 Hoy 13 12 13 7 Invergordon 1 2 0 3 Inverness 13 11 4 3 Islay 41 43 42 31 Isle of Whithorn 17 17 16 5 John O’Groats 28 27 23 16 Johnshaven 5 5 5 6 Jura 4 3 3 4 Keiss 11 10 9 7 Kinlochbervie 13 13 14 15 Kirkcaldy 1 0 0 0 Kirkcudbright 28 27 26...