Seafood Processing in the UK - Employment (2020-2030)

There are xx employees in the Seafood Processing industry in the UK, which is expected to grow at xx% over the next five years. Industry operators process fish, molluscs, crustaceans and other seafood, including seaweed. This includes preparing and preserving these items, such as freezing, deep-freezing, drying, cooking, smoking, salting, immersing in brine and canning. The industry does include the production of seafood products, like fish fillets, roes and caviar, as well as fishmeal for human or animal consumption and meals and solubles derived from seafood that are unfit for human consumption. Also, the industry includes factory ships that process seafood, unless they also engage in fishing activities and excludes the processing of products derived from marine mammals.