Fishing and aquaculture, 2023

In 2023 the total catch of fish was 2 073 tones and compared to 2022 it increased by 0.8%.

Of the total catch, the share of coldwater fish caught are 77.0%, and the warmwater fish catch is 23.0%. Compared to 2022, coldwater fish catch has decreased by 6.0%, and warmwater fish catch it increased by 33.1%.

In 2023 compared to 2022, an increase was observed in aquaculture production by 3.3%. Aquaculture production was 1 874 tones and of the total fish catch participate with 90.4%.

In 2023, 121 million pieces of eggs were produced and juvenile fish with a total weight of 189 530 kg, which compared to 2022 is a decrease of 7.5%. 

Of the fish species, the rainbow trout is the most bred as a juvenile.

For fish farming, fishponds, pools and canals and cages are mostly used as facilities.

The number of employees in fish production in 2023 is 222, of which 201 are men. 

In 2023, 9 223 people were engaged in recreational fishing, of which only 66 were women.