Fishing
Fishing has been an important source of livelihood for people living in coastal Estonia. European sprat and Baltic herring have always been a part of the Estonian diet. Rainbow trout from fish farms has shown up more recently. Fish caught in Estonian waters and processed here reaches also the tables of people living in other countries.
Fishing and aquaculture statistics provide the following information:
- which fish and from which water bodies are caught the most;
- what is the state of spawning stock;
- how are Estonian fish farmers doing;
- how many people are employed in aquaculture and fishing.
Fisheries statistics are used to plan and monitor fishing activities, to manage fish stocks, taking into account the ecosystem, in order to reduce the negative impact of fishing activities and to secure fish stocks for the future.
Ocean fish catch
17,834.8 tonnes
2019
Baltic Sea fish catch
66,151.1 tonnes
2019
European sprat catch in the Baltic Sea
30,649.2 tonnes
2019
Baltic herring catch in the Baltic Sea
32,832.7 tonnes
2019
Inland waters fish catch
2,931.4 tonnes
2019
Spawning stock biomass of Baltic herring in the Baltic Proper
501,973 tonnes
2019
Fish farming production sold in Estonia
1,062 tonnes
2019
Share of marine protected areas
27.2 %
2019
Sales of farmed fish roe for consumption
6.3 tonnes
2019
Fish farming production sold | 2004 - 2019
Baltic Sea fish catch by species | 2004 - 2019
Ocean fish catch by species | 2004 - 2019
News
Last year, a record amount of aquaculture production was sold
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2018, aquaculture enterprises sold 944 tonnes of commercial fish and crayfish, with a total value of 4.2 million euros. The volume of aquaculture production sold in 2018 was highest in the last twenty five years.
News
Last year, a record amount of aquaculture production was sold
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2017, aquaculture enterprises sold 870 tonnes of commercial fish and crayfish, with a total value of 3.7 million euros. The volume of aquaculture production sold in 2017 was highest of the last five years.
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