The true value of seafood to Cornwall

THE TRUE VALUE OF
SEAFOOD TO CORNWALL
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION WHERE WORKERS
IN FISHING & AQUACULTURE RESIDE
Residential areas for CIoS workers
currently working in fishing and
aquaculture as a percentage of all
workers in the area
Source: Census 2021, ONS
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION OF SEAFOOD
INDUSTRY BUSINESSES, JOBS & WORKERS
CIoS areas average percentages of
seafood businesses and jobs and
resident foodservice workers as
percent of local denominators
Source: BRES 2021 and Census 2021, ONS
£50m
FOR EVERY SINGLE
FISHERMAN AT SEA
SEAFOOD IN CORNWALL
& THE SOUTH WEST
Cornwall
Total impact including direct,
supply chain and induced
impacts (over 90% in CIoS)
THERE ARE
15 MORE
SHORE-BASED JOBS
in seafood
24%
GROSS VALUE ADDED Cornwall: £174m
27%
SEAFOOD JOBS
23%
the South West
Cornwall: 7,780 Jobs
WAGES PAID Cornwall: £115m
SEAFOOD JOBS ARE
THIS EQUATES TO
8000
that are dependent on
Cornwall’s seafood sector
MORE IMPORTANT
TO CORNWALL
THAN THEY ARE
TO GREAT BRITAIN
JOBS
1 IN 3 SEAFOOD JOBS
ARE LINKED TO TOURISM
Fishing and tourism combined make
Cornwall the flagship of UK seafood.
THE NATION’S HOTSPOT
FOR SEAFOOD CUISINE
16%
of Cornwall’s 1,000 table-service restaurants specialise
in seafood – the highest concentration in the UK
and the highest volume in the UK outside London
CORNWALL ACCOUNTS FOR:
5%
of the South West’s
seafood sector
CORNWALL MAKES A
VITAL CONTRIBUTION TO
SEAFOOD IS A KEY ELEMENT
OF CORNWALL’S EXPORTS
Seafood makes a vital contribution
to the export trade in Cornwall
EU
UK
REST OF WORLD
of England’s entire
seafood sector
27%
UK FOOD SECURITY
WORTH OF SEAFOOD
LANDED IN CORNWALL IN 2022
Source: Seafish Fleet Enquiry Tool, 2022 figures
Quayside Value
Source: Value of Seafood to Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, 2023