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Brae High School Presentation

Explore the rich history of traditional industries in Shetland, from deep-sea fishing to crofting, knitwear, and the booming modern sectors like oil & gas, aquaculture, renewables, and tourism. Learn about the evolution of these industries and their impact on the local economy. Discover the transition from sixareens to modern trawlers, the shift from land-based living to machinery-driven crofting, and the growth of aquaculture as a major export industry. Delve into the oil & gas sector's contribution through the Sullom Voe terminal and gas plant, and witness the stunning potential of renewables and the allure of Shetland's tourism destinations like Eshaness Cliffs, Muness Castle, and more.

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  1. Brae High School Presentation

  2. Traditional Industry: Fishing • Fethaland was a haaf (deep-sea) fishing station was at one time the busiest in Shetland • Around 60 boats operated from here • The fish were split open and dried on the pebble beach before being exported to market. • The boats (sixareens) would spend around 3 days at sea and catch an average of 1.5 ton of fish • Trawlers today can spend months at sea and can pump 18-21 ton of fish on board per minute • Sixareens were crewed by 6 or 7 men

  3. Traditional Industry: Crofting • Shetlanders lived off the land • Part-time job nowadays • 2013 output over £9 million • Machinery used instead of carts, horses, kishies • 2,076 full time and part time crofters in Shetland (2013)

  4. Traditional Industry: Knitwear

  5. Modern Industry: Oil & Gas • Oil Sullom Voe terminal has produced 8 billion barrels of crude oil since it opened in 1978. • A new Gas Plant is currently being built nearby and will open this year. • Sullom Voe Terminal was built between 1975 and 1981 • 6,000 people were employed during construction • Gas plant began construction in 2010 and is ongoing • Sullom voe, Total and Petrofac have offered a lot more jobs to those in Shetland and out with. Many people have either moved here or stay in the accommodation barges around Shetland for a job

  6. Modern Industry: Aquaculture • Shetland seafood is exported throughout the world and renown for its superior quality. • Aquaculture in Shetland has two main businesses: mussel and salmon farming. • Blueshell Mussels – the UK’s leading company in the production of rope-grown mussels – is based right here in Brae. • About 69% of Scotland's farmed mussels are produced in Shetland. • Salmon farming in Shetland started in the 1980s. • In just 30 years the industry grew rapidly and is now worth a staggering £115 million a year.

  7. Modern Industry: Renewables

  8. Modern Industry: Tourism Eshaness Cliffs MunessCastle Foord’s Chocolate Factory Croft House Museum Tangwick Haa Museum Scalloway Castle Sumburgh Head Jarlshoff

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