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The EU is the fifth largest producer worldwide, accounting for about 3.3% of global fisheries and aquaculture production. 80% of this production comes from fisheries and 20% from aquaculture.
Spain, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and France and are the largest producers in terms of volume in the EU.
| Country | CATCHES | Aquaculture | Total production | % total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 15 576 | 64 358 | 79 935 | 38.93% |
| Indonesia | 6 736 | 15 896 | 22 632 | 11.02% |
| India | 5 450 | 6 182 | 11 632 | 5.669% |
| Vietnam | 3 277 | 3 831 | 7 108 | 3.465% |
| EU-28 | 5 428 | 1 372 | 6 800 | 3.31% |
| United States | 5 040 | 439 | 5 480 | 2.67% |
| Russia | 4 878 | 186 | 5 065 | 2.47% |
| Japan | 3 274 | 1 021 | 4 295 | 2.09% |
| Peru | 4 185 | 100 | 4 285 | 2.09% |
| Bangladesh | 1 801 | 2 333 | 4 134 | 2.01% |
| Philippines | 1 889 | 2 237 | 4 127 | 2.01% |
| Norway | 2 533 | 1 308 | 3 841 | 1.87% |
| South Korea | 1 365 | 2 306 | 3 672 | 1.79% |
| Chile | 2 334 | 1 219 | 3 554 | 1.73% |
| Myanmar/Burma | 2 150 | 1 048 | 3 199 | 1.56% |
| Thailand | 1 479 | 889 | 2 369 | 1.15% |
| Others | 25 979 | 7 232 | 33 211 | 16.17% |
| Total | 93 381 | 111 965 | 205 346 | 100% |
NB: FAO estimates for non-EU countries.
Source: Eumofa, based on Eurostat and FAO.
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The EU accounts for around 6% of total fisheries production worldwide, which is similar to previous years.
Although the EU fleet operates worldwide, catches are taken primarily in the North-East Atlantic. The most-fished species are Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel, sand eel and European sprat, which together account for almost 40% of EU catches.
The leading Member States in terms of fishing volume are Spain, Denmark, the United Kingdom and France, which combined account for over half of EU catches.
| Atlantic, North-East | 4 016 968 | 74.0% |
| Mediterranean | 437 943 | 8.1% |
| Atlantic, Eastern Central | 351 025 | 6.5% |
| Indian Ocean, West | 237 349 | 4.4% |
| Atlantic, South-West | 132 616 | 2.4% |
| Inland waters | 111 979 | 2.1% |
| Atlantic, South-East | 71 469 | 1.3% |
| Atlantic, North-West | 51 163 | 0.9% |
| Black Sea | 18 060 | 0.3% |
| Total fishing areas | 5 428 570 | 100% |
Source: Eurostat for marine fishing and FAO for inland water catches. LV catches of pelagic species have been integrated using FAO data
| Country | Catches | % oF total |
|---|---|---|
| China | 15 576 | 16.68% |
| Indonesia | 6 736 | 7.21% |
| India | 5 450 | 5.84% |
| EU-28 | 5 428 | 5.81% |
| United States | 5 040 | 5.40% |
| Russia | 4 878 | 5.22% |
| Peru | 4 185 | 4.48% |
| Vietnam | 3 277 | 3.51% |
| Japan | 3 274 | 3.51% |
| Norway | 2 533 | 2.71% |
| Chile | 2 334 | 2.50% |
| Myanmar/Burma | 2 150 | 2.30% |
| Philippines | 1 889 | 2.02% |
| Bangladesh | 1 801 | 1.93% |
| Mexico | 1 637 | 1.75% |
| Thailand | 1 479 | 1.58% |
| Others | 25 707 | 27.53% |
| Total | 93 381 | 100% |
NB: FAO estimates for non-EU countries.
Source: Eumofa, based on Eurostat and FAO.
| Country | Catches | % over the total |
|---|---|---|
| ES | 908 161 | 16.73% |
| DK | 904 572 | 16.66% |
| UK | 723 306 | 13.32% |
| FR | 530 474 | 9.77% |
| NL | 363 097 | 6.69% |
| DE | 248 178 | 4.57% |
| IE | 246 823 | 4.55% |
| SE | 232 632 | 4.29% |
| PL | 225 225 | 4.15% |
| IT | 196 002 | 3.61% |
| FI | 190 375 | 3.51% |
| PT | 173 601 | 3.20% |
| LV | 118 139 | 2.18% |
| EE | 82 684 | 1.52% |
| EL | 78 288 | 1.44% |
| LT | 73 235 | 1.35% |
| HR | 73 235 | 1.29% |
| BE | 24 649 | 0.45% |
| RO | 14 998 | 0.28% |
| BG | 8 558 | 0.16% |
| HU | 5 607 | 0.10% |
| CZ | 3 557 | 0.07% |
| MT | 2 223 | 0.04% |
| SK | 1 870 | 0.03% |
| CY | 1 756 | 0.03% |
| AT | 350 | 0.01% |
| SI | 265 | 0.005% |
| Total EU-28 | 5 428 570 | 100% |
NB: Not relevant for LU.
Sources: Eurostat for marine fishing and FAO for inland water catches. LV catches of pelagic species have been integrated using FAO data.
| Atlantic herring | 776 711 | 14.4% |
| Atlantic mackerel | 497 926 | 9.3% |
| Sandeels (= Sandlances) nei | 406 933 | 7.6% |
| European sprat | 370 857 | 6.9% |
| Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | 365 118 | 6.8% |
| European pilchard (= Sardine) | 215 579 | 4.0% |
| Skipjack tuna | 195 309 | 3.6% |
| Atlantic horse mackerel | 151 708 | 2.8% |
| European anchovy | 139 767 | 2.6% |
| Atlantic chub mackerel | 131 196 | 2.4% |
| Atlantic cod | 128 986 | 2.3% |
| European hake | 123 287 | 2.2% |
| Yellowfin tuna | 117 820 | 2.2% |
| European plaice | 86 870 | 1.6% |
| Jack and horse mackerels nei | 84 194 | 1.1% |
Sources: Eurostat for marine fishing and FAO for inland water catches. LV catches of pelagic species have been integrated using FAO data
| BE | ||
| European plaice | 7 920.7 | 32.1% |
| Common sole | 2 214.7 | 9.0% |
| Anglerfishes nei | 1 577.7 | 6.4% |
| Tub gurnard | 1 577.7 | 5.1% |
| Norway lobster | 1 116.3 | 4.5% |
| BG | ||
| Sea snails | 3 653 | 42.7% |
| European sprat | 3 189 | 37.3% |
| Sand gaper | 819 | 9.6% |
| CZ | ||
| Common carp | 2 750 | 77.3% |
| DK | ||
| Sandeels (= Sandlances) nei | 354 170 | 39.2% |
| Atlantic herring | 148 525 | 16.4% |
| European sprat | 129 480 | 14.3% |
| Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | 60 928 | 6.7% |
| DE | ||
| Atlantic herring | 62 820 | 25.3% |
| Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | 45 522 | 18.3% |
| Atlantic mackerel | 24 745 | 10.0% |
| European pilchard (= Sardine) | 22 621 | 9.1% |
| Freshwater fishes nei | 16 306 | 6.6% |
| European sprat | 13 996 | 5.6% |
| EE | ||
| Atlantic herring | 35 153 | 42.5% |
| European sprat | 26 546 | 32.1% |
| Northern prawn | 7 413 | 9.0% |
| IE | ||
| Atlantic mackerel | 86 430 | 35.0% |
| Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | 44 560 | 18.1% |
| Jack and horse mackerels nei | 23 918 | 9.7% |
| Atlantic herring | 16 288 | 6.6% |
| Boarfishes nei | 15 482 | 6.3% |
| EL | ||
| European anchovy | 13 033 | 16.6% |
| European pilchard (= Sardine) | 12 674 | 16.2% |
| Marine fishes nei | 4 162 | 5.3% |
| European hake | 3 962 | 5.1% |
| ES | ||
| Skipjack tuna | 136 144 | 15.0% |
| Atlantic chub mackerel | 65 652 | 7.2% |
| Yellowfin tuna | 64 698 | 7.1% |
| European anchovy | 50 811 | 5.6% |
| Argentine hake | 47 312 | 5.2% |
| Blue shark | 42 460 | 4.7% |
| FR | ||
| Skipjack tuna | 54 155 | 10.2% |
| Yellowfin tuna | 50 623 | 9.5% |
| European hake | 45 259 | 8.5% |
| Tangle | 45 259 | 5.7% |
| Atlantic herring | 28 813 | 5.4% |
| Great Atlantic scallop | 27 128 | 5.1% |
| HR | ||
| European pilchard (= Sardine) | 48 420 | 69.2% |
| European anchovy | 10 883 | 15.6% |
| IT | ||
| European anchovy | 39 039 | 19.9% |
| European pilchard (= Sardine) | 22 700 | 11.6% |
| Striped venus | 11 809 | 6.0% |
| Deep-water rose shrimp | 9 210 | 4.7% |
| European hake | 7 598 | 3.9% |
| CY | ||
| Albacore | 571 | 32.5% |
| Bogue | 138 | 7.8% |
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | 110 | 6.3% |
| Surmullet | 87 | 4.9% |
| LV | ||
| European sprat | 35 744 | 30.3% |
| Jack and horse mackerels nei | 25 217 | 21.3% |
| Atlantic herring | 24 795 | 21.0% |
| Atlantic chub mackerel | 14 630 | 12.4% |
| LT | ||
| Atlantic horse mackerel | 21 566 | 29.4% |
| Atlantic chub mackerel | 19 675 | 26.9% |
| European sprat | 12 480 | 17.0% |
| Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | 5 300 | 7.2% |
| HU | ||
| Common carp | 3 386 | 60.4% |
| Cyprinids nei | 892 | 15.9% |
| MT | ||
| Atlantic chub mackerel | 432 | 19.4% |
| Swordfish | 361 | 16.3% |
| Common dolphinfish | 289 | 13.0% |
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | 248 | 11.1% |
| NL | ||
| Atlantic herring | 91 494 | 25.2% |
| Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | 81 514 | 22.4% |
| Atlantic mackerel | 43 574 | 12.0% |
| European plaice | 32 622 | 9.0% |
| European pilchard (= Sardine) | 28 766 | 7.9% |
| PL | ||
| European sprat | 69 971 | 31.1% |
| Atlantic herring | 43 008 | 19.1% |
| Atlantic horse mackerel | 42 544 | 18.9% |
| Freshwater fishes nei | 16 052 | 7.1% |
| Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | 15 890 | 7.1% |
| PT | ||
| Atlantic horse mackerel | 21 335 | 12.3% |
| Atlantic chub mackerel | 19 248 | 11.1% |
| European pilchard (= Sardine) | 14 975 | 8.6% |
| Blue shark | 13 853 | 8.0% |
| Atlantic redfishes nei | 10 664 | 6.1% |
| Atlantic cod | 9 452 | 5.4% |
| RO | ||
| Veined rapa whelk | 9 244 | 61.6% |
| Goldfish | 2 686 | 17.9% |
| SI | ||
| Common carp | 58 | 21.8% |
| Rainbow trout | 21 | 7.9% |
| Whiting | 21 | 7.8% |
| Gilthead seabream | 19 | 7.2% |
| Common sole | 13 | 4.9% |
| Musky octopus | 12 | 4.4% |
| SK | ||
| Common carp | 1 395 | 74.6% |
| FI | ||
| Atlantic herring | 134 522 | 70.7% |
| European sprat | 16 088 | 8.5% |
| SE | ||
| Atlantic herring | 103 182 | 44.4% |
| European sprat | 58 386 | 25,1% |
| Sandeels(= Sandlances) nei | 42 339 | 18.2% |
| UK | ||
| Atlantic mackerel | 228 689 | 31.6% |
| Atlantic herring | 84 058 | 11.6% |
| Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | 66 386 | 9.2% |
| Atlantic cod | 38 846 | 5.4% |
NB: NB: Not relevant for LU. Data by main species is not available for AT.
Sources: Eurostat for marine fishing and FAO for inland water catches. LV catches of pelagic species have been integrated using FAO data.
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Aquaculture is a significant activity in many Member States, producing around 1.3 million tonnes in volume and more than EUR 5 billion in value. Of total world aquaculture production, EU occupies a share of 1.23% in terms of volume and 2.29% in terms of value. Mediterranean mussels make up around a quarter of the total volume farmed in the EU, while Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout together represent just under a third of the total value.
The main aquaculture-producing Member States in terms of volume are Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Greece.
| Country | Value | % Value | Volume | % volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 1 282 725 | 25.36% | 222 249 | 16.20% |
| FR | 770 814 | 15.24% | 189 482 | 13.81% |
| ES | 578 253 | 11.43% | 314 957 | 22.96% |
| EL | 545 689 | 10.79% | 125 640 | 9.16% |
| IT | 542 709 | 10.73% | 156 307 | 11.39% |
| IE | 185 017 | 3.66% | 43 247 | 3.15% |
| MT | 180 402 | 3.57% | 15 721 | 1.15% |
| DK | 114 694 | 2.27% | 34 850 | 2.54% |
| PL | 105 407 | 2.08% | 36 506 | 2.66% |
| HR | 100 974 | 2.00% | 17 114 | 1.25% |
| DE | 99 184 | 1.96% | 33 784 | 2.46% |
| NL | 93 587 | 1.85% | 51 141 | 3.73% |
| PT | 83 743 | 1.66% | 12 553 | 0.91% |
| FI | 72 010 | 1.42% | 14 584 | 1.06% |
| CZ | 56 879 | 1.12% | 21 685 | 1.58% |
| SE | 53 692 | 1.06% | 14 793 | 1.08% |
| HU | 38 799 | 0.77% | 18 258 | 1.33% |
| CY | 37 724 | 0.75% | 7 276 | 0.53% |
| BG | 32 806 | 0.65% | 15 751 | 1.15% |
| RO | 32 790 | 0.65% | 12 798 | 0.93% |
| AT | 23 375 | 0.46% | 3 863 | 0.28% |
| LT | 10 624 | 0.21% | 3 407 | 0.25% |
| SK | 6 112 | 0.12% | 2 609 | 0.19% |
| SI | 4 376 | 0.09% | 1 684 | 0.12% |
| EE | 3 717 | 0.07% | 870 | 0.06% |
| LV | 2 235 | 0.04% | 808 | 0.06% |
| BE | 683 | 0.01% | 75 | 0.01% |
| Total EU-28 | 5 059 021 | 100% | 1 372 012 | 100% |
NB: Not relevant for LU.
Sources: Eurostat and Eumofa.
Source: Eumofa, based on Eurostat, FAO national administrations and Federation of European Aquaculture Producers data.
| Country | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 131 860 769 | 59.56% | 64 358 481 | 57.48% |
| Indonesia | 11 424 415 | 5.16% | 15 896 100 | 14.20% |
| India | 10 882 498 | 4.92% | 15 896 100 | 5.52% |
| Chile | 9 216 766 | 4.16% | 1 219 747 | 1.09% |
| Vietnam | 8 599 847 | 3.88% | 3 831 241 | 3.42% |
| Norway | 6 954 930 | 3.14% | 1 308 634 | 1.17% |
| Bangladesh | 5 227 379 | 2.36% | 2 333 352 | 2.08% |
| EU-28 | 5 059 021 | 2.29% | 1 372 012 | 1.23% |
| Japan | 4 147 649 | 1.87% | 1 021 580 | 0.91% |
| South Korea | 3 037 683 | 1.37% | 2 306 280 | 2.06% |
| Thailand | 2 393 042 | 1.08% | 889 891 | 0.79% |
| Ecuador | 2 131 716 | 0.96% | 464 505 | 0.41% |
| Philippines | 1 769 054 | 0.80% | 2 237 787 | 2.00% |
| Myanmar/Burma | 1 548 720 | 0.70% | 1 048 863 | 0.94% |
| Brazil | 1 294 010 | 0.58% | 595 000 | 0.53% |
| Egypt | 1 218 558 | 0.55% | 1 451 841 | 1.30% |
| Others | 14 629 788 | 6.61% | 5 448 157 | 4.87% |
| Total | 221 395 844 | 100% | 111 965 471 | 100% |
Source: Eumofa for EU and FAO for other countries.
| Main Commercial Species | Value | % VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic salmon | 1 340 351 | 26.49% |
| Rainbow trout | 659 891 | 13.04% |
| European seabass | 489 850 | 9.68% |
| Gilthead seabream | 484 653 | 9.58% |
| Pacific cupped oyster | 463 552 | 9.16% |
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | 270 576 | 5.35% |
| Japanese carpet shell | 241 101 | 4.77% |
| Mediterranean mussel | 212 827 | 4.21% |
| Blue mussel | 208 849 | 4.13% |
| Common carp | 174 469 | 3.45% |
Source: Eurostat and Eumofa.
| Main Commercial Species | Volume | % VOLUME |
|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean mussel | 335 284 | 24.44% |
| Atlantic salmon | 209 575 | 15.27% |
| Rainbow trout | 189 582 | 13.82% |
| Blue mussel | 127 234 | 9.27% |
| Pacific cupped oyster | 95 744 | 6.98% |
| Gilthead seabream | 94 936 | 6.92% |
| European seabass | 79 102 | 5.77% |
| Common carp | 72 312 | 5.27% |
| Japanese carpet shell | 39 183 | 2.86% |
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | 20 418 | 1.49% |
Source: Eurostat and Eumofa.
| BE | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Freshwater fishes nei | 683.40 | 100 | 75 | 100% |
| BG | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 12 523 | 38.2% | 3 226 | 20.5% |
| Common carp | 8 936 | 27.2% | 4 273 | 27.1% |
| Mediterranean mussel | 2 535 | 7.7% | 3 292 | 20.9% |
| North African catfish | 2 147 | 6.5% | 909 | 5.8% |
| CZ | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Common carp | 46 276 | 81.4% | 18 460 | 85.1% |
| DK | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 100 320 | 87.5% | 30 546 | 87.6% |
| European eel | 5 877 | 5.1% | 532 | 1.5% |
| DE | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 34 904 | 35.2% | 8 452 | 25.0% |
| Blue mussel | 23 708 | 23.9% | 16 856 | 49.9% |
| European eel | 15 443 | 15.6% | 1 202 | 3.6% |
| Common carp | 11 235 | 11.3% | 4 597 | 13.6% |
| EE | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 2 646 | 71.2% | 702 | 80.7% |
| Freshwater fishes nei | 932 | 25.1% | 148 | 17.0% |
| IE | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Atlantic salmon | 133 530 | 72.2% | 18 342 | 42% |
| Pacific cupped oyster | 33 133 | 17.9% | 7 636 | 18% |
| Blue mussel | 14 942 | 8.1% | 16 340 | 38% |
| EL | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Gilthead seabream | 258 202 | 47.3% | 55 948 | 44.5% |
| European seabass | 247 669 | 45.4% | 44 285 | 35.2% |
| ES | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Mediterranean mussel | 130 365 | 22.5% | 241 715 | 76.7% |
| European seabass | 119 151 | 20.6% | 17 656 | 5.6% |
| Gilthead seabream | 88 458 | 15.3% | 17 005 | 5.4% |
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | 79 102 | 13.7% | 5 136 | 1.6% |
| Turbot | 59 194 | 10.2% | 8 771 | 2.8% |
| Rainbow trout | 50 041 | 8.7% | 16 829 | 5.3% |
| FR | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Pacific cupped oyster | 415 486 | 53.9% | 84 025 | 44.3% |
| Rainbow trout | 132 198 | 17.2% | 34 971 | 18.5% |
| Blue mussel | 120 468 | 15.6% | 45 642 | 24.1% |
| Mediterranean mussel | 15 029 | 1.9% | 7 058 | 3.7% |
| HR | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| European seabass | 36 237 | 35.9% | 5 616 | 32.8% |
| Gilthead seabream | 31 142 | 30.8% | 4 830 | 28.2% |
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | 23 119 | 22.9% | 2 162 | 12.6% |
| Common carp | 4 390 | 4.3% | 2 039 | 11.9% |
| IT | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Japanese carpet shell | 223 524 | 41.2% | 37 157 | 23.8% |
| Rainbow trout | 100 733 | 18.6% | 34 407 | 22.0% |
| European seabass | 56 442 | 10.4% | 7 039 | 4.5% |
| Mediterranean mussel | 56 252 | 10.4% | 62 502 | 40.0% |
| Gilthead seabream | 55 043 | 10.1% | 7 173 | 4.6% |
| CY | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Gilthead seabream | 24 008 | 63.6% | 4 950 | 68.0% |
| European seabass | 13 069 | 34.6% | 2 254 | 31.0% |
| LV | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Common carp | 1 300 | 58.2% | 606 | 75.0% |
| Rainbow trout | 448 | 20.1% | 92 | 11.4% |
| Sturgeons nei | 267 | 12.0% | 42 | 5.2% |
| LT | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Common carp | 7 092 | 66.8% | 2 706 | 79.4% |
| Freshwater fishes nei | 1 025 | 9.7% | 110 | 3.2% |
| HU | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Common carp | 25 921 | 66.8% | 12 241 | 67.0% |
| Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei | 5 964 | 15.4% | 3 174 | 17.4% |
| Freshwater fishes nei | 1 590 | 4.1% | 737 | 4.0% |
| MT | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | 168 356 | 93.3% | 13 120 | 83.5% |
| Gilthead seabream | 10 900 | 6.0% | 2 458 | 15.6% |
| NL | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Blue mussel | 47 000 | 50.2% | 43 969 | 86.0% |
| European eel | 21 053 | 22.5% | 2 000 | 3.9% |
| Cupped oysters nei | 11 456 | 12.2% | 1 709 | 3.3% |
| AT | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 8 651 | 37.0% | 1 303 | 33.7% |
| Brook trout | 3 616 | 15.5% | 551 | 14.3% |
| Common carp | 2 573 | 11.0% | 397 | 10.3% |
| PL | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Common carp | 44 414 | 42.1% | 17 188 | 47.1% |
| Rainbow trout | 40 252 | 38.2% | 13 808 | 37.8% |
| PT | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Grooved carpet shell | 43 220 | 51.6% | 3 832 | 30.5% |
| Turbot | 18 670 | 22.3% | 2 745 | 21.9% |
| Gilthead seabream | 6 197 | 7.4% | 1 038 | 8.3% |
| European seabass | 4 736 | 5.7% | 701 | 5.6% |
| RO | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Common carp | 15 559 | 47.4% | 4 539 | 35.5% |
| Rainbow trout | 7 331 | 22.4% | 1 840 | 14.4% |
| Bighead carp | 2 924 | 8.9% | 2 771 | 21.7% |
| Silver carp | 2 362 | 7.2% | 1 854 | 14.5% |
| Sturgeons nei | 1 653 | 5.0% | 252 | 2.0% |
| SI | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 2 654 | 60.7% | 737 | 43.8% |
| European seabass | 495 | 11.3% | 80 | 4.8% |
| Salmonids nei | 467 | 10.7% | 82 | 4.9% |
| Mediterranean mussel | 340 | 7.8% | 641 | 38.1% |
| SK | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 2 729 | 44.7% | 1 024 | 39.2% |
| North African catfish | 1 985 | 32.5% | 932 | 35.7% |
| Common carp | 1 223 | 20.0% | 556 | 21% |
| FI | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 63 414 | 88.1% | 13 579 | 93.1% |
| European whitefish | 7 311 | 10.2% | 799 | 5.5% |
| SE | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Rainbow trout | 44 304 | 82.5% | 11 361 | 76.8% |
| Chars nei | 7 084 | 13.2% | 1 310 | 8.9% |
| UK | Value | % Value | Volume | % Volume |
| Atlantic salmon | 1 198 828 | 93.5% | 189 707 | 85.4% |
| Rainbow trout | 43 960 | 3.4% | 13 041 | 5.9% |
NB: Not relevant for LU.
Source: Eurostat and Eumofa.
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Despite an increase in production costs, the fish processing industry in the EU is generally profitable. Overall turnover is over EUR 32 billion with Spain, France and the United Kingdom as the main contributors.
| ES | 6 050 |
| FR (*) | 4 455 |
| UK | 3 935 |
| PL | 2 760 |
| DK | 2 610 |
| DE | 2 172 |
| IT | 2 109 |
| PT (*) | 1 286 |
| NL (*) | 978 |
| BE | 762 (**) |
| IE | 679 |
| SE | 590 |
| LT | 504 |
| FI | 353 |
| EL | 296 |
| LV | 183 |
| EE (*) | 127 |
| RO | 99 |
| SK | 92 |
| CZ (*) | 89 |
| HR | 88 |
| BG | 85 |
| AT (*) | 47 |
| SI | 33 |
| MT | 24 |
| CY (*) | 3 (***) |
| HU (*) | 1 |
| Total | 30 410 |
(*) Eurostat data.
(**) 2016 data.
(***) 2015 data.
NB: Not relevant for LU.
Sources: Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), The EU Fish Processing Sector – Economic report (STECF-19-15), Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2019, ISBN 978-92-76-14666-7, doi:10.2760/30373, JRC119498, and Eurostat where data no submitted by Member States.
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Producer organisations (2019)
Fishermen and fish farmers may join forces through producer organisations to make their production sustainable and to market their products efficiently. They do so by developing production and marketing plans. These organisations are key actors in fisheries and aquaculture. In 2019, there were 215 producer organisations across 19 Member States.
NB: In CZ, CY, LU, HU, MT, AT, SI, SK and FI there were no producer organisations.
Source: Member States; data retrieved on 31 December 2019.
Advisory councils
Advisory councils are stakeholders' organisations made up of representatives from the industry and from other interest groups (which respectively have 60% and 40% of the seats in the general assembly and the executive committee). Their purpose is to submit recommendations on issues related to fisheries and aquaculture to the Commission and the Member States. Advisory councils may also provide information for the development of conservation measures, while Member States are to consult them in the context of regionalisation.
As they pursue an aim of general interest for the EU, advisory councils receive financial assistance from the Commission to cover part of their operational costs.
In addition to the seven existing advisory councils (Baltic Sea, Long Distance Fleet, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, North-Western Waters, Pelagic Stocks, South-Western Waters), the latest CFP reform established four new advisory councils for the Black Sea, Aquaculture, Markets and Outermost Regions. The first three are already operational, and the last is in the process of becoming fully operational.
