Commission Decision of 25 February 2016 setting up a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, C(2016) 1084, OJ C 74, 26.2.2016, p. 4–10. The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to marine and fisheries biology, fishing gear technology, fisheries economics, fisheries governance, ecosystem effects of fisheries, aquaculture or similar disciplines. This report contains the 2021 economic report of the EU fish processing sector, covering the period 2008 to 2019 (for some MS 2020) and includes information on the EU fish processing industries in terms of number of enterprises, employment, income and costs. The profitability and performance of the sector is also reported in terms of gross value added, profits, profit margins and labour productivity. In 2019, the sector was made up of about 3,200 firms, provided about 111,000 jobs and produced a turnover of €28.5 billion. For the second time the analysis of the socio-demographic aspects of the labour forces employed by the sector is provided, in terms of gender, age, nationality and educational aspects. The report provides an in-depth look of the different factors affecting the economic performance of the EU fish processing industry with a special focus on the major drivers and issues affecting the sector as well as an outlook on the main future trends.
MALVAROSA L.;
GUILLEN GARCIA Jordi;
VIRTANEN Jarno;
2022-07-18
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC129953
978-92-76-53687-1 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
2467-0715,
EUR 28359 EN,
OP KJ-AX-22-006-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC129953,
10.2760/715841 (online),
