Half of Mediterranean fish catches are by Mediterranean Partner Countries - Issue number 88/2008 - Products Statistics in Focus

Fisheries production by Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) was 2.8 million tonnes in 2006: 73% of production was from capture fisheries of which 42% came from the Mediterranean Sea. Pelagic species were the most prominent in the catches, and aquaculture accounted for 27% of total production. MPCs accounted for 54% of fish caught in the Mediterranean, and the EU-27 for 35%. The total catches by the MPCs in the Mediterranean increased by 47% in the period 1990-2006. Fisheries in the internal waters of the MPCs accounted for 11% of total production and for 15% of production from capture.