Marine
Plymouth is a global centre of excellence for marine science and technology, with one of the largest clusters of expertise in Europe.
This extends across marine technology, renewables, cruise and leisure marine to boatbuilding, shipping and marine engineering with marine autonomy recognised by the Department for Business and Trade as a High Potential Opportunity for inward investment and export.
20,110
Full Time Employees (FTE)
£1,214m
Gross Value Added (GVA)
£60,080
GVA per FTE
Plymouth Sound is one of the oldest continually studied marine areas on earth and is globally recognised for the strength of its marine science and technology.
Find out more about the Marine sector in Plymouth.
Latest Marine News
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Opportunities for Plymouth’s businesses to get involved in the next generation of offshore windfarms will be outlined in the city’s second Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) conference.
Plymouth was one of the first stops on an attempt to circumnavigate Great Britain in an electric rib – a challenge which begun last weekend on 14 July.