Seafood Transformation | ONE

Half of the region's largest 25 food companies are fish processors. Peterhead is Europe's largest white fish port, and Fraserburgh is Scotland's largest shellfish port.

With the right support, the processing of seafood can become a more significant growth industry and make a bigger contribution to the region's economy and Scotland.

The Seafood Transformation Project will deliver business growth, more than 2,000 new jobs and a 35% increase in processing sector turnover, particularly in Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Aberdeen.

The Seafood Transformation Project is an ambitious five-year, £75 million action and investment plan to stimulate processing business investment, establish a new seafood park which will add much-needed capacity and automation, enhance environmental performance, accelerate product innovation and encourage catching supply chain collaboration, market development and the next generation of seafood business leaders. Once delivered, through a combination of public and private funding, the Seafood Transformation Project will represent a step change in the seafood processing industry to the benefit of both the Scottish and broader UK economies.

Working with industry, Opportunity North East (ONE) leads the business case development for the industry-wide investment programme, working with the Scottish Seafood Association, Seafood Scotland, Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council. ONE is leading discussions on project funding with the Scottish Government and UK Government.