Seafood
Workforce Demographics
- Seafood has one of the most ethnically diverse workforces across Muka Tangata industries. Across the Seafood industry, over a quarter of the workforce identify as Māori, and Pacific peoples, and Asian workers are also well represented.
- Around a quarter of the workforce for the Seafood industry are aged 15-24, and both Māori and Pacific peoples are particularly well represented in this age group.
- The representation of women in the workforce varies across the Seafood industry, with Seafood processing and Onshore aquaculture having the highest proportion of women workers (around 40%). This is also higher than the average across Muka Tangata industries of around one third.
