In 2025, the total value of fisheries products landed in the EU was €5.5 billion. This was a similar value to that in 2024. The EU’s fish catch, taken from the 7 marine areas covered by EU statistics, was an estimated 3.3 million tonnes in 2025.
The value of fish landings was highest in Spain, accounting for 31% of the EU total, followed by France (18%) and Italy (12%).
Source dataset: fish_ca_main
In terms of weight, the Spanish fishing fleet caught 21% of the EU’s total fish mass, with Denmark (16%) and France (14%) catching the next highest amounts.
Most EU catches in the Northeast Atlantic region
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of all the fishery products caught by the EU’s fishing fleet in 2025 were in the Northeast Atlantic. The key species caught in this area were herring (18% of the total), blue whiting (17%), sprat (15%) and mackerel (9%).
The second-largest catch was made in the Mediterranean and Black Sea area, contributing 8% of the total EU catch. Key species in this area were sardines (19%) and anchovies (16%).
Source datasets: fish_ca_main, fish_ca_atl27, fish_ca_atl34, fish_ca_atl37 and fish_ca_ind51
Another 7% of the total EU catch was taken in the Western Indian Ocean, where almost the entire take (94%) comprised 3 tuna species: skipjack (58%), yellowfin (29%) and bigeye tuna (7%).
The Eastern Central Atlantic and Southwest Atlantic area each contributed 5% to the total catch. In the Eastern Central Atlantic, the main catches were horse mackerel (38%), skipjack tuna (13%), yellowfin tuna (12%) and mackerel (9%). In the Southwest Atlantic, the catch consisted mainly of hake (79%) and squid (13%).
The remaining 2% of the total catch was taken in the Northwest and Southeast Atlantic region.