Seafood processing in Scotland: an industry profile

Author: Andrew Warden

PDF Published: Friday 05 Jul 2019 (SB 19-47)

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- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Profile of the Scottish seafood processing industry
  - Number and average size of sites
  - Employment
    
    Breakdown of workforce nationality
  - Contribution to Scottish and UK economies
  - Regional importance
  - International trade
  - European funding
- Future challenges: the implications of Brexit
  - Immigration and workforce
    
    The status of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit
    
    Potential implications for the seafood processing sector
  - EU and government funding
  - Trade and market access
    
    Future economic relationship with the European Union
    
    Potential implications for the seafood processing sector
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Image: Figure 1: Seafood processing - average number of FTE jobs per site

Image: Figure 2: Seafood processing - breakdown of workforce nationality (2018)

Image: Figure 3: Percentage of businesses surveyed by Marine Scotland that employed nationals from highlighted EU countries

Image: Figure 4: Seafood processing - estimated proportion of workforce from the EEA, by job skill level (2018)

Image: Figure 5: Fishing, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors - FTE jobs, turnover and GVA (2016)

Image: Figure 6: Seafood processing in Scotland - regional distribution of sites and FTE jobs (2018)

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