The information requested, for the UK and the South West, is shown in the following table where available. A breakdown of the number of fishermen in Cornwall is not available.
South West England1 Total UK South West England Total UK 1979 — — — 26,541,000 1980 — 23,309 — 26,863,000 1981 — 23,990 — 27,093,000 1982 — 23,011 — 26,892,000 1983 — 22,587 — 26,653,000 1984 — 21,869 — 27,485,000 1985 — 22,224 — 27,710,000 1986 — 22,634 — 27,837,000 1987 — 22,424 — 28,092,000 1988 — 22,320 — 28,439,000 1989 — — — 28,815,000 1990 — — — 28,925,000 1991 — — — 28,807,000 1992 — — 2,326,000 28,428,000 1993 — — 2,326,000 28,234,000 1994 3,203 20,703 2,346,000 28,201,000 1995 3,090 19,986 2,356,000 28,202,000 1996 2,909 19,044 2,359,000 28,345,000 1997 2,767 18,604 2,402,000 28,492,000 1998 2,841 17,889 2,413,000 28,497,000 1999 2,485 16,896 2,444,000 28,811,000 2000 2,449 15,649 2,464,000 29,071,000 2001 2,336 14,958 2,474,000 29,122,000 2002 2,309 14,205 2,502,000 29,399,000 2003 2,403 13,122 2,514,000 29,645,000 2004 2,502 13,453 2,533,000 29,839,000 2005 2,331 12,647 2,557,000 30,100,000 2006 — — 2,575,000 30,552,000 1 Based on vessels licensed at the administrative ports of Brixham, Newlyn and Plymouth, Marine Fisheries Agency. 2 Economically active persons in the UK aged over 16 estimated by the Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics.