The Scottish Government has published its Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2024 — showing that fish farm production of Atlantic salmon increased by 41,051 tonnes or 27% to 192,000 tonnes.

The publication details statistics on the employment and production from Scottish fish farms.

It is structured to follow industry trends within the farmed Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and other species sectors.

The survey showed the total number of salmon smolts produced in 2024 decreased by 6.9 million or 13% to 44.6 million.

Production tonnage of rainbow trout decreased by 12% in 2024 to 8,171 tonnes. Brown and sea trout production increased from 16 tonnes to 23 tonnes in 2024.

In 2024, the total number of staff directly employed in salmon production was 1,362 staff, a decrease of 118 people compared with 2023. These staffing figures refer to production of Atlantic salmon in seawater and do not include staff involved with processing or marketing activities.