Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) : the economic performance of the EU fish processing sector 2017 ( STECF-17-16)

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 provides data and analysis applying the available DCF data up to 2015. In 2015 the fish processing sector in the EU comprised approximately 3,600 enterprises with fish processing as main activity, 2% more than in 2008. The number of workers employed in the European fish processing industry in 2015 was 124,242, a decrease of 2% compared to 2014. The trend shows a comparably stable situation since 2008. Similar to the total number of employees, the total number of FTEs decreased from 2014 to 2015 by also 2%. Despite the increase of production costs, the industry was still profitable, accounting for about €1.4 billion of profit and more than €6.1 billion of Gross Added Value (GVA).