Number of Fishing-Related Jobs,
East Grampian
Key Findings
- Around 5,125 people are employed in fishing and fish processing in East Grampian.
- Numbers of people employed in the fishing sector was on an upward trend between 2015 and 2019 but saw a reduction in 2020, possibly linked to restrictions brought about due to the COVID 19 restriction. In 2020 number recovered to just below 2019 levels.
- Numbers of people employed in processing remained stable between 2015 and 18 but many have reduced since then. It is not clear if this is due to lack of demand or difficulties in attracting workers.
- The East Grampian area accounts for 39.5% of all Scottish Fishing Jobs and 31% of all Scottish fish processing jobs.
- The 2009 State of the East Grampian Coast Report stated that 1382 people were employed in fishing in the area. This suggests a significant increase in fishing jobs in the area.
- Trend data for employment in fishing and fish processing suggests that there has been an increase in the number of jobs in East Grampian communities between 2015 and 2021.
In 2021, fishing and fish processing accounted for 2.7 percent of all jobs in the coastal communities in the East Grampian coastal partnership area compared to 0.2 percent nationally.
Restricted local area data show that within East Grampian, fishing related jobs are heavily concentrated in Fraserburgh and Peterhead and the small communities between these two towns. Fish processing employment is most heavily concentrated in Fraserburgh. There are also large concentrations of employment around Peterhead and Cruden Bay and a smaller but still significant cluster of jobs in Aberdeen.
Notes
Linked Information Sheets
Seafood Landings by Value into the North East of Scotland - Employment in the fishing industry offshore- Employment in the fishing industry onshore- Markets for Seafood - Fraserburgh Harbour, Peterhead Harbour - Aberdeen Harbour - Small Harbours north of Aberdeen - Small Harbours South of Aberdeen – Status of key commercial species – Numbers of fishing vessels – Training - Employment - Mackerel line catch value
Key sources of Information
Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2021.
Office for National Statistics (2023), Business Register and Employment Survey data for 2021.
Sate of the East Grampian Coast Report 2009.
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