Commercial marine fishery 2016 (provisional)

In 2016, the marine catch by fishing vessels registered in Finland totalled 158 million kg.
The bulk of catch consisted Baltic herring (137 million kg), followed by sprat (17 million kg). The catch of both of these species increased five million kg compared to year 2015.
One third of the Baltic herring catch and half of the sprat catch was landed in Sweden, Estonia or Danmark.
The fishing of the Baltic herring and sprat was very concentrated and about ten vessels trawled half of the catch. The majority of the fishermen fished with gill nets or trap nets in the coastal areas. Their catches remained in the same level as in the previous year.