Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey: 2012 Report
This report is based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active authorised shellfish farming businesses in Scotland.
Employment
The industry employed 171 full-time and 187 part-time and casual workers during 2012. The number of full-time employees remained the same while there was an increase of 15 part-time and casual employees since 2011. The regional breakdown of employment is given in Table 7. The number of people employed by the shellfish farming industry in Scotland rose by 4% from the 2011 total of 343. This increase in employment and the increase in the number of sites producing shellfish (see Table 4) indicates a continued confidence within the industry.
Table 7: Regional employment 2012.
| Region |
Businesses |
Staff |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time Male |
Full-time Female |
Part-time Male |
Part-time Female |
Casual Male |
Casual Female |
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| Highland |
49 |
23 |
3 |
31 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
74 |
| Orkney |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Shetland |
27 |
71 |
5 |
25 |
12 |
17 |
2 |
132 |
| Strathclyde |
54 |
48 |
5 |
29 |
7 |
18 |
2 |
109 |
| Western Isles |
18 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
38 |
| Scotland |
153 |
157 |
14 |
101 |
25 |
55 |
6 |
358 |
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