Year 2003/2004
A seasonal average of 324 people were directly employed in the Shetland salmon farming industry on farms and hatcheries in 2003/2004. The following employment figures have been submitted by all businesses directly involved in salmon production.
f/t = number of persons in full-time employmentp/t = number of persons in part-time employment
| Salmon Farming |
|
|
|
|
| |
f/t
male |
f/t
female |
p/t
male |
p/t
female |
| Management/Tech |
49 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Administration |
2 |
11 |
4 |
11 |
| Manual workers |
165 |
0 |
30 |
3 |
| Total |
216 |
13 |
37 |
16 |
| Employment by area |
|
|
|
|
| North Isles |
|
|
|
63 |
| North West |
|
|
|
55 |
| South West |
|
|
|
78 |
| East |
|
|
|
86 |
| Total |
|
|
|
282 |
| Hatcheries |
|
|
|
|
| |
f/t
male |
f/t
female |
p/t
male |
p/t
female |
| Management/Tech |
11 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Administration |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Manual workers |
7 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
| Total |
19 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
Employment by area |
|
|
|
|
| North Isles |
|
|
|
26 |
| North West |
|
|
|
0 |
| South West |
|
|
|
0 |
| East |
|
|
|
16 |
| Total |
|
|
|
42 |
Previous Years
| Direct Employment |
|
| 1989 |
260 |
| 1994 |
285 |
| 1999 |
361 |
| 2000 |
392 |
| 2001 |
389 |
2002
2003 |
371
324 |
