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26/06/2017
New research has revealed that fish and shellfish farming contributes £620 million to the national economy every year.
The industry now supports more than 12,000 jobs and Scottish aquaculture production has increased by a third in the ten years to 2015, from 142,000 to 188,000 tonnes, according to the Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) commissioned study.
Atlantic salmon production accounts for 90% of all economic impact, supporting 10,340 full-time equivalent jobs and generating £540 million in gross value added (GVA). The contribution of other fish and shellfish species like trout, mussels and oysters is also considered as part of the study.
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HIE commissioned the University of Glasgow Training and Employment Research Unit to undertake this study in order to help inform the work of the NC500 Working Group.
The survey covered topics of general interest to businesses in the region, including economic optimism and business performance and growth aspirations.
Occupational segregation is the distribution and concentration of men and women in different kinds of jobs/occupations (horizontal segregation) or at different levels/grades (vertical segregation).
The SCEPTRE project is a commercially focused project which investigated the challenges associated with the introduction and operation of commercially viable small satellite launch services.
The unemployment digests provide the most up-to-date information on unemployment in the Highlands and Islands area.
In December 2014, ekosgen was commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise to undertake the first stage of a baselining study for the Sustainable tourism and Food and drink sectors.
