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Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2021
This report is based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active authorised shellfish farming businesses in Scotland. Statistics on employment, production and value of shellfish from Scottish shellfish farms are presented.
Employment
The industry employed 141 full-time and 162 part-time and casual workers during 2021. The number of full-time staff remained the same while the number of part-time and casual employees increased by three compared with 2020. The regional breakdown of employment is given in Table 8. The number of people employed by the shellfish farming industry in Scotland increased by 1% from the 2020 total of 300.
| Region | Businesses | Staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time Male | Full-time Female | Part-time Male | Part-time Female | Casual Male | Casual Female | Total | ||
| Highland | 41 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 61 |
| Orkney | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Shetland | 24 | 54 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 101 |
| Strathclyde | 40 | 37 | 7 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 104 |
| Western Isles | 11 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Scotland | 120 | 127 | 14 | 77 | 27 | 43 | 15 | 303 |
Contact
Email: lorna.munro@gov.scot
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