New Zealand - Workers in a fish processing factory, Far North district - 1920s - Arthur James Northwood photo Seafood New Zealand - Approximately 450,000 tonnes of seafood (excluding aquaculture) is harvested from New Zealand's waters each year. - The seafood industry employs over 13,000 full time workers. 2,500 people work in commercial fishing and aquaculture operations at sea. - The New Zealand seafood industry had a total export earning (FOB) of $2.0 billion in seafood exports in 2020. - 267,901 tonnes of seafood were exported in 2018. (Reference: https://seafoodnewzealand.org.nz/industry/key-facts/) ---------------------- Image source: Workers in a fish processing factory, Far North district. Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland. Ref: 1/1-006318. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23176583 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23176583