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Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - The Economic Performance of the EU fish processing sector 2017 (STECF-17-16) Edited by: Ralf Döring Jordi Guillen Natacha Carvalho EUR 28359 EN This publication is a Science for Policy report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policy-making process. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of this publication. Contact information Name: STECF secretariat Address: Unit D.02 Water and Marine Resources, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra VA, Italy E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +39 0332 789343 JRC Science Hub https://ec.europa.eu/jrc JRC111988 EUR 28359 EN PDF ISBN 978-92-79-67495-2 ISSN 1831-9424 doi:10.2760/24311 STECF ISSN 2467-0715 Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2018 © European Union, 2018 Reuse is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of European Commission documents is regulated by Decision 2011/833/EU (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not under the EU copyright, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders. How to cite: Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Economic report of the EU fish processing sector 2017 (STECF-17-16). Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2018, ISBN 978-92-79-67495-2, doi:10.2760/24311 JRC111988 All images © European Union 2018 Abstract 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). Authors: STECF advice: Ulrich, C., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J., Arrizabalaga, H., Bailey, N., Bertignac, M., Borges, L., Cardinale, M., Catchpole, T., Curtis, H., Daskalov, G., Döring, R., Gascuel, D., Knittweis, L., Lloret, J., Malvarosa, L., Martin, P., Motova, A., Murua, H., Nord, J., Prellezo, R., Raid, T., Sabatella, E., Sala, A., Scarcella, G., Soldo, A., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., van Hoof, L., Vanhee, W., van Oostenbrugge, H., Vrgoc, N. EWG-17-16 report: Döring, R., Avdelas, L., Avdic, E., Burman, C., Carvalho, N., Contini, F., Cozzolino, M., Davidjuka, I, Duarte, F., Fernandez Polanco, J. M., Godinho, S., Guillen, J., Ioannou, M., Jackson, E., Kazlauskas, E., Lees, J., Llorente Garcia, I., Malvarosa, L., Mongruel, R., Nicheva, S., Nielsen, R., Pienkowska, B., Sciberras, A., Simons, S., Stamatis, N., Stroie, C., Turenhout, M., Verlé, K., Virtanen, J., Visnic, S., Witteveen, A. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEE FOR FISHERIES (STECF) - Economic report of the EU fish processing sector 2017 (STECF-17-16) .................................................................................................................................... 11 Background provided by the Commission ................................................................ 11 Request to the STECF ....................................................................................................... 12 STECF observations ........................................................................................................... 12 STECF conclusions ............................................................................................................. 14 Contact details of STECF members ............................................................................. 14 Expert Working Group EWG-17-16 report ............................................................... 19 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 20 1.1 Terms of Reference for EWG-17-16 ............................................................. 21 2 EU Overview ........................................................................................................... 23 2.1 Data coverage and quality ................................................................................ 25 2.2 Total enterprises and employment of the European fish processing industry .................................................................................................................................... 28 2.3 Economic performance of the European fish processing industry sector .................................................................................................................................... 35 2.4 Trends and drivers for change, outlook for the industry ...................... 42 2.5 Summary of National Chapters ...................................................................... 55 3 Comparison of the data and indicators of the DCF and Eurostat’s Structural Business Statistics ............................................................................................... 67 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 67 3.2 Propose recommendations to build future fish processing reports using Eurostat data as the main source of data and complemented by DCF data if available. ............................................................................................................. 67 3.3 Discuss the main differences across both datasets. .............................. 70 3.4 Discuss feasibility of potential improvements to the report (e.g. use of PRODCOM data, reporting and analysis by products/segments). .... 76 4 NATIONAL CHAPTERS ......................................................................................... 79 4.1 BELGIUM .................................................................................................................. 79 4.1.1 General overview of the Belgian fish processing sector ....................... 79 4.1.2 Economic performance of the Belgian fish processing industry sector 80 4 4.1.3 Overview of the Belgian fish processing industry sector by size categories .................................................................................................................................... 82 4.1.4 Trends and drivers for change ........................................................................ 85 4.1.5 Outlook ..................................................................................................................... 86 4.1.6 Data coverage and quality ................................................................................ 86 4.1.7 References .............................................................................................................. 87 4.2 BULGARIA................................................................................................................ 88 4.2.1 General overview of the Bulgarian fish processing sector ................... 88 4.2.2 Economic performance of the Bulgarian fish processing sector ........ 89 4.2.3 Overview of the Bulgarian fish processing industry sector by size categories ................................................................................................................ 91 4.2.4 Trends and drivers for change ........................................................................ 94 4.2.5 Outlook ..................................................................................................................... 95 4.2.6 Data coverage and quality ................................................................................ 95 4.3 CROATIA .................................................................................................................. 96 4.3.1 General overview of the Croatian fish processing sector ..................... 96 4.3.2 Economic performance of the Croatian fish processing sector .......... 98 4.3.3 Overview of the Croatian fish processing sector by size categories100 4.3.4 Trends and drivers for change ...................................................................... 103 4.3.5 Outlook ................................................................................................................... 105 4.3.6 Data coverage and quality .............................................................................. 106 4.4 CYPRUS .................................................................................................................. 107 4.4.1 General overview of the Cypriot fish processing sector ..................... 107 4.4.2 Economic