7.2 Fisheries
This chapter provides statistics on the agriculture and fisheries activities by region in MALTA. The first part provides information on the sales by quantity and value of produced fruit and vegetables. Following this, a series of indicators related to livestock show the number of heads and type of livestock that were reared as well as the number of licences that were operating locally. Then, the last part covers the local fisheries sector and portrays data on the quantity and value of fish landings recorded in MALTA by the different fish species.
Salient Points
Fisheries: 2024
… a total of 1.8 million kilogrammes of fish landings registered in MALTA in 2024, of which 93.9 per cent were recorded by Maltese fishermen.
… the total value of fish landings by Gozitan fishermen accounted for 7.6 per cent of the total value of fish landings recorded in MALTA.
Charts
7.2.1 Quantity of fish landings by species and region (NUTS 3)
Reference year: 2024
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Tables
Methodological Notes
1. Monthly data on fish landings is collected on a quarterly basis through an administrative source, which is in turn, collected via the daily returns of sales as submitted by the fishermen at the fish market or directly by themselves.