UK seafood supply chain overview
Seafood is a globally traded commodity, with complex and integrated supply chains. In the UK, we import most of the seafood we eat and export most of the seafood we catch or farm.
Overall, our UK seafood industry is worth £9.5bn per annum. This is 5% down on pre-covid levels as the sector tries to recover from challenges brought on by Brexit, Covid and the current economic situation.
Annual seafood supply chain data
Each year, we pull together all the data we have on seafood supply, processing and markets to tell the story of how the seafood industry is performing. UK Seafood in Numbers 2021 is our latest product. It is a great resource for anyone who wants to know more about the seafood industry.

Follow the link below to access UK Seafood in Numbers 2021.
UK seafood supply and markets

In 2021, the supply of our seafood in the UK came from:
- Imports worth 3.2billion equal to 1,187,995 tonnes. By value, 43% of imports were wild caught and 37% of imports was farmed.
- Fish farmed in the UK worth £1billion equal to 216,790 tonnes.
- Fish landed in the UK worth £713million equal to 413,993 tonnes

In 2021, seafood we produced or sold went to:
- Retailers in the UK worth £4.2 billion equal to 425,599 tonnes
- Foodservices outlets in Great Britain worth £3.5 billion equal to 119,816 tonnes
- Exported around the world worth £1.6 billion equal to 445, 285 tonnes
- UK fishing vessels also landed £215 million of catch overseas equal to 243,405 tonnes
The information in UK Seafood in Numbers 2021 is also available on our dedicated sector pages:
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Fishing data and insight
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Aquaculture research and insight
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Seafood processing data and insight
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Market supply data and insight
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Retail data and insight
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Foodservice data and insight
UK Seafood in Numbers is published annually in the Autumn. If you are looking for more recent data, email Seafish@seafish.co.uk or get in touch with our Press Office for media enquiries.
Quarterly seafood supply chain analysis
The seafood industry is diverse and there are many factors that influence its performance. We look at what is affecting the seafood supply chain each quarter and publish data and analysis. The reports are released around 4 months after the end of each quarter.
Our most recent report covered July to September 2022. You can access the analysis on our Tableau dashboard using the link below (this will take you to the Tableau website). You can also download PDFs from our website. The most recent 2022 reports are listed below.
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UK Seafood Supply Chain Overview: October-December 2022
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UK Seafood Supply Chain Overview: July-September 2022
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UK Seafood Supply Chain Overview: April-June 2022
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UK Seafood Supply Chain Overview: January-March 2022
To access reports prior to 2022, which date back to January 2020, please search for 'UK Seafood Supply Chain Overview' by using the search tool at the top of this webpage.