Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2021

This report is based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active authorised fish farming businesses in Scotland during 2021. Statistics on employment, production and value are presented.


Appendix 3

Scottish Marine Regions

Salmon Production by Scottish Marine Region (Tonnage and Value)

2012

2013

Tonnage

Value (£)

Tonnage

Value (£)

Argyll & Clyde

26,850

108,124,950

34,924

172,873,800

Orkney Islands

11,694

47,091,738

11,479

56,821,050

Outer Hebrides

29,682

119,531,025

36,817

182,244,150

Shetland Isles

43,010

173,201,270

36,694

181,635,300

North Coast & West Highlands

50,987

205,324,649

43,320

214,434,000

All Scotland

162,223

653,273,632

163,234

808,008,300

2014

2015

Tonnage

Value (£)

Tonnage

Value (£)

Argyll & Clyde

34,976

163,547,776

35,911

153,555,436

Orkney Islands

13,029

60,923,604

11,074

47,352,424

Outer Hebrides

33,775

157,931,900

27,210

116,349,960

Shetland Isles

46,369

216,821,444

42,786

182,952,936

North Coast & West Highlands

50,873

237,882,148

54,741

234,072,516

All Scotland

179,022

837,106,872

171,722

734,283,272

2016

2017

Tonnage

Value (£)

Tonnage

Value (£)

Argyll & Clyde

31,022

167,022,448

44,575

276,721,600

Orkney Islands

14,752

79,424,768

16,756

104,021,248

Outer Hebrides

32,662

175,852,208

33,778

209,693,824

Shetland Isles

37,464

201,706,176

38,908

241,540,864

North Coast & West Highlands

46,917

252,601,128

55,690

345,723,520

All Scotland

162,817

876,606,728

189,707

1,177,701,056

2018

2019

Tonnage

Value (£)

Tonnage

Value (£)

Argyll & Clyde

37,506

232,612,212

44,881

255,552,414

Orkney Islands

20,956

129,969,112

17,758

101,114,052

Outer Hebrides

30,668

190,202,936

38,468

219,036,792

Shetland Isles

35,947

222,943,294

36,141

205,786,854

North Coast & West Highlands

30,948

191,939,496

66,633

379,408,302

All Scotland

156,025

967,667,050

203,881

1,160,898,414

2020

2021

Tonnage

Value (£)

Tonnage

Value (£)

Argyll & Clyde

36,367

186,344,508

36,085

187,281,150

Orkney Islands

21,612

110,739,888

24,407

126,672,330

Outer Hebrides

44,639

228,730,236

31,069

161,248,110

Shetland Isles

40,749

208,797,876

43,770

227,166,300

North Coast & West Highlands

48,862

250,368,888

70,062

363,621,780

All Scotland

192,129

984,468,996

205,393

1,065,989,670

Footnote: Figures for Argyll & Clyde and the North Coast & West Highlands have been merged due to commercial confidentiality. Other finfish species including brown/sea trout, rainbow trout, halibut and cleaner fish were produced but cannot be attributed to Scottish Marine Regions due to commercial confidentiality. Average price (real) have been adjusted for inflation based on 2021 price estimates.

This map has the same areas shown as figure 4. It has different colours for each region to tie in with data shown on the following line graphs.
Salmon Tonnes
showing Salmon tonnes data from 2012 through to 2021. The data is split into the Scottish Marine Regions described in figures 4.
Value £ real price (inflation adjusted on 2021 Price estimates)
Value of the salmon for the years 2012 through to 2021. The data is split into the Scottish Marine Regions described in figures 4.

Contact

Email: lorna.munro@gov.scot

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