Fish catch
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Kontakt
Contact organisation: Statistics Estonia
Contact organisation unit: Economic and Environmental Statistics Department
Contact name: Anton Kardakov
Contact person function: Agricultural and Technology Statistics Service Team, Leading Analyst
Contact mail address: 51 Tatari Str, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia
Contact email address: anton.kardakov@stat.ee
Contact phone number: 372 5334 5697
Metadata last certified 25/02/2026
Metadata last update 09/07/2025
Purpose
The purpose of the statistical activity is to provide information about fish catch from the ocean, the Baltic Sea and inland waters by fish species. The data are used to develop, monitor and evaluate the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy. Fishing data also contribute to the promotion of sustainable fisheries and food security.
Type of activity
Administrative data process
Statistical presentation
Data description (S.3.1)
Ocean fish catch by species; the Baltic Sea fish catch by economic activity and species; inland waters fish catch by waterbody and species
Classification system (S.3.2)
Sector coverage (S.3.3)
The data cover marine and freshwater fishing.
The Classification of Economic Activities in Estonia (EMTAK) based on NACE Rev. 2:
0311 Marine fishing;
0312 Freshwater fishing
The Classification of Economic Activities in Estonia (EMTAK) based on NACE Rev. 2:
0311 Marine fishing;
0312 Freshwater fishing
Statistical concepts and definitions (S.3.4)
Baltic Sea fishing – fishing on the open sea and/or in coastal waters of the Baltic Sea
Commercial fishing – fishing or collecting agar-agar with commercial fishing gear (longlines, entangling nets, trap nets, seine nets, trawls)
Fisherman’s fishing authorisation – the right to fish by commercial fishing gear at sea to the 20 m isobath or on Lake Peipus, Lake Lämmijärv and Lake Pskov or on another waterbody belonging to the state
Fishing area – a defined and registered area at sea to the 20 m isobath or on another waterbody, which is established for rational division, use and protection of fishery resources and fishing grounds or for fish farming in a natural waterbody.
Depending on the establisher, a fishing area can be:
- national fishing area;
- municipal fishing area;
- private fishing area.
Fishing with restricted fishing rights – fishing with restricted authorisation, which gives the right to fish with limited fishing gear
Inland waters fishing – fishing on inland waters
Ocean fishing – fishing at a distance from the coast, on the open ocean or in the economic zones of other countries
Restricted fishing authorisation – the right to fish with a limited number of commercial fishing instruments (with one to three entangling nets or with one fyke net of up to 1 metre high or with one bottom line of up to 250 hooks) at sea to the 20 m isobath, or on Lake Peipus, Lake Lämmijärv and Lake Pskov on an area of water up to 1 kilometre from the shore, or on Lake Võrtsjärv
Commercial fishing – fishing or collecting agar-agar with commercial fishing gear (longlines, entangling nets, trap nets, seine nets, trawls)
Fisherman’s fishing authorisation – the right to fish by commercial fishing gear at sea to the 20 m isobath or on Lake Peipus, Lake Lämmijärv and Lake Pskov or on another waterbody belonging to the state
Fishing area – a defined and registered area at sea to the 20 m isobath or on another waterbody, which is established for rational division, use and protection of fishery resources and fishing grounds or for fish farming in a natural waterbody.
Depending on the establisher, a fishing area can be:
- national fishing area;
- municipal fishing area;
- private fishing area.
Fishing with restricted fishing rights – fishing with restricted authorisation, which gives the right to fish with limited fishing gear
Inland waters fishing – fishing on inland waters
Ocean fishing – fishing at a distance from the coast, on the open ocean or in the economic zones of other countries
Restricted fishing authorisation – the right to fish with a limited number of commercial fishing instruments (with one to three entangling nets or with one fyke net of up to 1 metre high or with one bottom line of up to 250 hooks) at sea to the 20 m isobath, or on Lake Peipus, Lake Lämmijärv and Lake Pskov on an area of water up to 1 kilometre from the shore, or on Lake Võrtsjärv
Statistical unit (S.3.5)
Legal person;
natural person
natural person
Statistical population (S.3.6)
Natural and legal persons engaged in fishing
Reference area (S.3.7)
Estonia as a whole
Time coverage (S.3.8)
1992–…
Base period (S.3.9)
Not applicable
Reference period
Year
Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements (S.6.1)
Official Statistics Act;
Regulation (EC) No 1921/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 (Text with EEA relevance);
Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance);
Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance);
Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance).
Regulation (EC) No 1921/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 (Text with EEA relevance);
Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance);
Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance);
Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance).
Data sharing (S.6.2)
None