A growing workforce and increased production per head have been highlighted in the 2008 Scottish Fish Farm Annual Production Survey of Scotland''s fish farms.
The promising results come as Marine Harvest announce further employment in the Western Isles, confirming aquaculture as one of Scotland's economic success stories.
Marine Harvest will work with Job Centre Plus to fund and deliver pre-employment fish farm training to fill over 40 vacancies in the Western Isles once sites have been confirmed.
Aquaculture continues to demonstrate a firm foundation for growth and development despite the economic backdrop. Species such as Atlantic salmon production for 2009 is projected to increase by over 3.4 per cent, with rainbow trout production set to increase in future years.
The aquaculture sector has also been instrumental in establishing a task force planning group to set the trend for a number of other sectors, securing opportunities for production growth, an expansion of new jobs and attracting more foreign investment into Scotland's economy.
