Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2025
This report is based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active authorised fish farming businesses in Scotland during 2025. Statistics on employment, production and value are presented.
Data and Methodology
How to access the data
The data can be accessed via the supplementary tables: Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2025, Supplementary Tables.
An interactive data visualisation tool is also available via the Scottish Aquaculture Production Surveys Shiny.
Historical data tables from previous Scottish Fish Farm Production Surveys are available on the Marine Directorate Data Publishing Portal: Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey Data.
How was the data collected
The data presented in this report were collected through a questionnaire sent to all authorised active fish production businesses (Supplementary Questionnaire Documentation).
Value and inflation adjustment (calendar year)
Production values are presented in real terms. They have been adjusted to 2025 prices using 2025 calendar year GDP deflators at market prices. This accounts for inflation and facilitates comparisons of values over time.
Quality Assurance
Reported data are verified against a series of validation checks. Where necessary, the data are referred back to the person completing the questionnaire for clarification. The information published is the aggregation of the reported data. The survey achieved a 100% response rate.
Contact
Email: MD.Productionsurvey@gov.scot