Research Report: The Economic Impact of Game and Coarse Angling in Scotland

7 Regional Employment Effects

Relationships between sales, production, wages, operating surplus and employment were estimated by manipulation of data provided by the Annual Business Enquiry (ABI). Within the models, the relationships between employment and output and income are specific to regions and industrial sectors.

Table 7.1 summarises the employment locally that is possibly supported by angling, by species and by region.

Table 7.1 Employment With Zero Displacement. (FTE's)¹⁹

	Salmon & Sea Trout	Brown Trout	Rainbow Trout	Coarse Fish
Dumfries and Galloway	151	46	73	62
The Borders	242	17	20	0
Highlands	1,361	179	63	21
North East Scotland	1169	63	244	48
Central Scotland	103	142	295	44
Western Isles	33	19	N.A.	N.A.
Orkney and Shetland	N.A.	21	N.A.	N.A.

If salmon and sea trout angling in the Highlands ceased to exist, it is unlikely that as many as 1,361 jobs would be lost as the direct, indirect and induced effect worked through the Highland economy. It is more appropriate to consider employment after displacement effects.

Table 7.2 Employment With Displacement. (FTE's)

	Salmon & Sea Trout	Brown Trout	Rainbow Trout	Coarse Fish
Dumfries and Galloway	88	38	34	38
The Borders	136	11	10	0
Highlands	781	122	37	12
North East Scotland	688	34	171	27
Central Scotland	63	43	218	25
Western Isles	20	14	N.A.	N.A.
Orkney and Shetland	N.A.	13	N.A.	N.A.

Table 7.2 is a better estimate of the impact on employment by fishing type by region. These are the number of jobs that are dependent on angling. Thus for example, it is estimated that 781 jobs would be lost in the Highland region if salmon and sea trout angling ceased. Some of these would be directly employed in angling or hotels, others would be indirectly employed in supplying services to estates or hotels, other jobs would be dependent on the spending of hotel and estate staff.

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