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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Seafood processing in Scotland: an industry profile
Author: Andrew Warden
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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
Executive Summary
Introduction
Profile of the Scottish seafood processing industry
Future challenges: the implications of Brexit
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Image: Figure 1: Seafood processing - average number of FTE jobs per site
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Image: Figure 2: Seafood processing - breakdown of workforce nationality (2018)
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Image: Figure 3: Percentage of businesses surveyed by Marine Scotland that employed nationals from highlighted EU countries
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Image: Figure 4: Seafood processing - estimated proportion of workforce from the EEA, by job skill level (2018)
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Image: Figure 5: Fishing, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors - FTE jobs, turnover and GVA (2016)
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Image: Figure 6: Seafood processing in Scotland - regional distribution of sites and FTE jobs (2018)
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