EU fish landings hold at €5.5 billion as 2025 catch reaches 3.3 million tonnes
EU fisheries products landed in 2025 are valued at €5.5 billion, with the bloc’s total catch estimated at 3.3 million tonnes across seven marine areas. Spain leads the EU by landing value and catch weight, while the Northeast Atlantic remains the dominant fishing zone for the region’s fleet.
Highlights
- EU fisheries products landed in 2025 total €5.5 billion, unchanged from 2024, with Spain contributing 31% of total value, France 18%, and Italy 12%.
- By volume, Spain's fleet accounts for 21% of EU catch, Denmark 16%, and France 14%, with total catch reaching 3.3 million tonnes in 2025.
- The Northeast Atlantic supplies 72% of EU fishery output in 2025, led by herring (18%), blue whiting (17%), sprat (15%), and mackerel (9%).
Catch values and leading national fleets
As reported by Eurostat, the total value of fisheries products landed in the EU in 2025 stands at €5.5 billion, a level similar to 2024. Spain accounts for the largest share of that value at 31% of the EU total, followed by France at 18% and Italy at 12%.By weight, the Spanish fishing fleet catches 21% of the EU’s total fish mass. Denmark ranks next with 16%, while France takes 14% of the overall catch.
Regional catch patterns shape EU supply
The Northeast Atlantic accounts for nearly three-quarters, or 72%, of all fishery products caught by the EU’s fishing fleet in 2025. The main species in that area are herring at 18% of the total, blue whiting at 17%, sprat at 15% and mackerel at 9%.The Mediterranean and Black Sea area provides the second-largest catch, contributing 8% of the EU total, led by sardines at 19% and anchovies at 16%. The Western Indian Ocean adds another 7%, with 94% of that catch made up of skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna.
The Eastern Central Atlantic and Southwest Atlantic each contribute 5% of the total catch. In the Eastern Central Atlantic, horse mackerel, skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna and mackerel dominate, while hake and squid make up most of the Southwest Atlantic catch; the remaining 2% is taken in the Northwest and Southeast Atlantic region.
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