Futureskills Scotland Industry Profile: Aquaculture and Fisheries in the Highlands and Islands 2006

Futureskills Scotland has published labour market profiles for 12 different industries in the Highlands and Islands. These profiles provide a brief overview of key industries that are of relevance to the Highlands and Islands. The profiles cover a range of labour market information including:

• size of industry
• employment trends 
• occupational structure 
• data from Futureskills Scotland's Employer Skills Survey 
• industry prospects and
• signposts to other relevant research and organisations

Aquaculture and Fishing

The aquaculture and fishing industry includes sea fishing, fish farming, prawn fishing, shellfish fishing and shellfish farming. Some key facts from the profiles are:

• There are 2,700 jobs in the aquaculture and fishing sector in the Highlands and Islands, worth £457 million
• The total number of jobs have declined, but the value of the sector in the Highlands and Islands has be relatively stable
• The sector has a male dominated workforce, with little part-time work

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