First Release

Year: LX.
Zagreb, 27 December 2023
POLJ-2023-7-2
ISSN 1334-0557

FISHERY, 2022

The total number of fishermen engaged in maritime fishing in 2022 decreased by 0.8% compared to 2021, while the total number of vessels decreased by 3.3%.

The total catches and production of sea fish and other sea organisms increased by about 672 tonnes, that is, by 0.8%, in 2022, as compared to the previous year.

The quantity of pelagic fish decreased by 0.8%, while the quantity of other fish increased by 4.2%.

Out of the total number of pelagic fish catches, the largest share was accounted for by the catches of pilchard (68.5%).

The catches of crustaceans increased by 53 tonnes (5.2%) and the catches of molluscs increased by 10 tonnes (1.5%).

The catches and production of shellfish increased by 169 tonnes (15.1%), primarily as a result of an increase in the production of clams.

The total production of freshwater fish in 2022 decreased by 32 tonnes (0.8%).

As compared to the previous year, the production of consumer fish in carp fishponds decreased by about 105 tonnes (2.8%), while the production in trout fishponds increased by 73 tonnes (20.8%). Out of the total freshwater fish produced, 59.7% relates to the production of carp and 10.3% to the production of trout.

The total value of fishery and aquaculture in 2022 increased by 10.7% compared to 2021. The increase in the total value is a result of an increase in the average prices of products of almost all types of fishery and aquaculture.

 

MARITIME FISHING

1 FISHERMEN ENGAGED IN COMMERCIAL AND SMALL COASTAL FISHING
           Fishermen Indices
2022
2021
2021 2022
Total 6 563 6 510 99,2
Commercial fishing 3 015 2 992 99,2
Small coastal fishing 3 548 3 518 99,2

2 VESSELS, BY TYPE
     2021 2022 Indices
2022
2021
Vessels Total vessel size, GT Total engine power, kW Vessels Total vessel size, GT Total engine power, kW Vessels Total vessel size, GT Total engine power, kW
Total 7 757 44 621 354 226 7 501 44 401 348 689 96,7 99,5 98,4
Ships 329 27 665 110 924 326 27 915 112 204 99,1 100,9 101,2
Boats 7 428 16 956 243 302 7 175 16 486 236 485 96,6 97,2 97,2

3 FISHING NETS, BY TYPE1)
      Nets, number Indices
2022
2021
2021 2022
Trawl nets 868 854 98,4
Purse seine nets 703 680 96,7
Drift nets 558 526 94,3
Single and triple gillnets 5 869 5 830 99,3

1) Data refer to the total number of fishing equipment (active and inactive) included in licences for commercial fishing at sea.

4 CATCHES AND PRODUCTION OF SEA FISH, CRUSTACEANS, SHELLFISH AND MOLLUSCS
         Catches and production, t Indices, total
2022
2021
2021 2022
Total Total Catches Production
Total 85 341 86 013 62 912 23 101 100,8
Fish 82 543 82 983 60 978 22 005 100,5
Pelagic fish 61 046 60 573 57 302 3 271 99,2
Pilchard 40 485 39 242 39 242 - 96,9
Anchovy 11 621 13 912 13 912 - 119,7
Bluefin tuna 6 002 4 073 802 3 271 67,9
Atlantic chub mackerel 1 144 1 667 1 667 - 145,7
Jack and horse mackerel 1 212 1 058 1 058 - 87,3
Other species 582 621 621 - 106,7
Other fish 21 497 22 410 3 676 18 734 104,2
Hake 1 062 1 178 1 178 - 110,9
Red mullet 793 647 647 - 81,6
Grey mullet 99 100 100 - 101,0
Conger 36 35 35 - 97,2
Seabass  9 094 10 047 13 10 034 110,5
Gilthead seabream 7 783 7 736 230 7 506 99,4
Picarels 102 95 95 - 93,1
Bogue 81 68 68 - 84,0
Sole 159 140 140 - 88,1
Other species 2 288 2 364 1 170 1 194 103,3
Crustaceans1) 1 021 1 074 1 074 - 105,2
Spiny lobster 9 12 12 - 133,3
Norway lobster 251 279 279 - 111,2
Prawn and other crustaceans 761 783 783 - 102,9
Shellfish1) 1 121 1 290 194 1 096 115,1
Oysters 74 118 28 90 159,5
Great Mediterranean scallop 52 38 38 - 73,1
Warty venus 67 59 59 - 88,1
Mediterranean mussel 886 1 019 13 1 006 115,0
Other shellfish 42 56 56 - 133,3
Molluscs 656 666 666 - 101,5
Squid 228 244 244 - 107,0
Octopus 130 137 137 - 105,4
Cuttlefish 91 98 98 - 107,7
Cephalopods and other molluscs 207 187 187 - 90,3

1) Data refer to edible and non-edible weight of catches.

G-1 CATCHES OF SEA FISH, CRUSTACEANS, SHELLFISH AND MOLLUSCS, 2022

G-2 PRODUCTION OF SEA FISH AND SHELLFISH, 2022

FRESHWATER FISHING

5 FISHPONDS AREA IN EXPLOITATION
      Area Indices
2022
2021
2021 2022
Carp fishponds, ha 12 484 12 506 100,2
Trout fishponds, m2 45 434 46 594 102,6

6 PRODUCTION OF MILT
     Production, ‘000 pcs Indices
2022
2021
2021 2022
Total 53 123 51 841 97,6
Carp 34 707 34 945 100,7
Trout 2 869 1 980 69,0
Other fish 15 547 14 916 95,9

7 PRODUCTION OF CONSUMER FISH
    2021 2022 Indices
2022
2021
Total In carp fishponds In trout fishponds Total In carp fishponds In trout fishponds Total In carp fishponds In trout fishponds
Total 4 149 3 798 351 4 117 3 693 424 99,2 97,2 120,8
Carp 2 827 2 827 - 2 459 2 459 - 87,0 87,0 -
Wels catfish 32 32 - 61 61 - 190,6 190,6 -
Grass carp 282 282 - 229 229 - 81,2 81,2 -
Carp (silver and bighead) 626 626 - 890 890 - 142,2 142,2 -
Trout 351 - 351 424 - 424 120,8 - 120,8
Other fish 31 31 - 54 54 - 174,2 174,2 -

G-3 PRODUCTION OF CONSUMER FISH IN CARP AND TROUT FISHPONDS, 2013 – 2022

G-4 PRODUCTION OF CONSUMER FISH IN CARP AND TROUT FISHPONDS, 2022

8 FISH, CRUSTACEANS, SHELLFISH AND MOLLUSCS SALES

 

      2021 2022 Value indices
2022
2021		 Price indices
2022
2021
          Sold, t Value, thousand kuna Average price, kuna/kg Sold, t Value, thousand kuna Average price, kuna/kg
Total1) 86 506 1 629 688 - 87 830 1 803 946 - 110,7 -
Maritime fishing 82 357 1 559 970 - 83 713 1 723 887 - 110,5 -
Fish 79 997 1 489 010 - 81 059 1 624 413 - 109,1 -
Pelagic fish – total 59 614 604 623 - 59 522 581 521 - 96,2 -
Of that:                 
Pilchard 40 353 140 560 3,48 39 222 162 782 4,15 115,8 119,3
Anchovy 11 409 76 675 6,72 13 733 96 990 7,06 126,5 105,1
Bluefin tuna 5 177 378 082 73,04 3 361 303 708 90,37 80,3 123,7
Mixed small fish                
Other species 2 675 9 306 3,48 3 206 18 041 5,63 193,9 161,7
Other fish – total 20 383 884 386 - 21 537 1 042 892 - 117,9 -
Of that:                
Hake 906 26 162 28,87 1 062 33 716 31,74 128,9 109,9
Red mullet 680 9 122 13,41 647 10 300 15,93 112,9 118,8
Grey mullet 41 720 17,49 54 914 17,04 126,9 97,5
Conger 15 274 18,19 16 347 21,77 126,8 119,7
Seabass  9 088 408 422 44,94 10 043 510 692 50,85 125,0 113,2
Gilthead seabream 7 699 350 756 45,56 7 659 383 766 50,11 109,4 110,0
Picarels 77 826 10,70 76 990 13,02 119,9 121,6
Bogue 55 478 8,69 46 420 9,12 88,0 105,0
Sole 113 7 504 66,32 113 7 182 63,49 95,7 95,7
Other species 1 708 80 123 46,90 1 822 94 565 51,90 118,0 110,7
Crustaceans – total2) 918 37 002 - 959 49 625 - 134,1 -
Spiny lobster 5 1 556 317,48 8 3 026 398,21 194,5 125,4
Norway lobster 196 20 364 103,73 215 26 048 121,35 127,9 117,0
Prawn and other crustaceans 717 15 082 21,03 737 20 551 27,88 136,3 132,6
Shellfish – total2) 1 020 18 449 - 1 194 25 435 - 137,9 -
Oysters, mussels and other shellfish 1 020 18 449 18,08 1 194 25 435 21,30 137,9 117,8
Molluscs – total2) 421 15 510 - 500 24 414 - 157,4 -
Squid 176 6 198 35,22 207 10 342 50,05 166,9 142,1
Cuttlefish 41 2 076 50,79 56 3 137 55,53 151,1 109,3
Octopus 54 3 481 64,68 72 5 961 82,73 171,3 127,9
Cephalopods 150 3 754 25,03 165 4 973 30,14 132,5 120,4
Freshwater fishing – total1) 4 149 69 717 - 4 118 80 059 - 114,8 -
Carp 2 828 48 980 17,32 2 459 51 725 21,04 105,6 121,5
Wels catfish 32 1 262 39,64 61 2 570 41,99 203,7 105,9
Grass carp 282 3 992 14,17 229 3 637 15,87 91,1 112,0
Carp (silver and bighead) 626 3 898 6,22 890 6 873 7,72 176,3 124,2
Trout 351 10 594 30,19 424 13 853 32,67 130,8 108,2
Other fish 31 992 32,39 55 1 402 25,58 141,3 79,0

1) Data do not contain catches of freshwater fish.
2) Data refer to edible and non-edible amounts.

G-5 VALUE OF MARITIME AND FRESHWATER FISHING, 2022

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Data on catches and production of sea and freshwater fish and other sea organisms as well as the data on fishermen, vessels and fishing equipment and the data on values and quantities of sold goods were taken over from the Directory of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture, in line with the Cooperation Agreement, which enables the surveying of basic indicators in the area of freshwater and maritime fishing and the collection of data on personnel, basic fishing means, vessels, fishing equipment, surface areas of carp and trout fishponds, catches and production of sea and freshwater fish, crustaceans, oysters and other molluscs and shellfish and the production of milt.

The Directorate of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture, as the producer of official statistics on fisheries, collects the necessary data and then processes and forwards them to the Croatian Bureau of Statistics according to the previously arranged deadline and in the form suitable for further usage.

The Croatian Bureau of Statistics is responsible for releasing statistical data on fisheries at the national level, in accordance with strategic documents of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

Data on fisheries are collected on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.

Coverage and comparability

Reporting units are legal entities and parts thereof as well as individual fishermen who are engaged in commercial maritime and freshwater fishing, small coastal fishing or in the production of sea fish and other sea organisms according to the records of the Directory of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture on issued licences for fishing and fish farming.

Data on the production of milt are collected in line with the Ordinance on statistical data collection on aquaculture (NN, Nos 137/21 and 87/22) and are expressed in the number of pieces, which is why they are not comparable to data from previous years. Pursuant to the same Ordinance, data on the quantities of food and fertilizers consumed in fishponds are no longer collected.

 

Abbreviations

EC European Community
EU European Union
GT gross tonne
ha hectare
kg kilogram
kuna/kg kuna per kilogram
kW kilowatt
m meter
m2 square meter
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
t tonne

 

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