Scotland's Marine Economic Statistics 2023
Statistics on the economic contributions of Scotland’s marine sectors. Includes a time series of approximate Gross Value Added (aGVA), turnover and employment for industrial categories defined as part of the marine sector.
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Seafood processing includes the processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans, and molluscs. While fish processing is mainly land based, it is highly dependent on fish landed from Scottish waters. So, fish processing has been included within the marine economy. Scottish Annual Business Statistics is the source of the seafood processing data. See Data and Methodology for more information.
In 2023, Seafood processing generated £401 million aGVA: 0.22% of the Scottish economy and 7% of the marine economy aGVA. Seafood processing employed 6,900 people, 0.26% of Scottish employment and 9% of marine economy employment.
In 2023, the aGVA from seafood processing decreased by 15% from the previous year. The longer term trend, from 2014 to 2023, decreased by 26%. Employment decreased by 14% between 2014 and 2023.
Figure 6. Seafood processing aGVA decreased from a high of £542 milion in 2014. From 2015 to 2023, the aGVA remained stable at around £450 million.
Seafood processing aGVA by year, 2014 to 2023
A geographic breakdown of seafood processing economic data is not available.