A report by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) published at the end of 2019 shows an increase in the turnover of fish processing enterprises.
In 2017, the overall number of enterprises in the sector was 3,500. In 2017, the sector had a turnover of €32.5 billion and employed more than 130,000 people. Ninety-eight percent of enterprises are SMEs (less than 250 employees), 85% are small (less than 50 employees) and more than half are micro-enterprises....