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Country Fishery Information: CROATIA

 

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Area (kmq)

56542

geographic coordinates

45 10N, 15 30E

coastline (km)

5835
(mainland 1777, islands 4058)

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GENERAL ECONOMIC DATA

 

population (millions 2005 est.)*

4.6

annual population growth rate (1975-2005)*

0.2%

gross domestic product (GDP per capita annual growth rate) (1975-2005)*

2.6%

education index, 2005* 

0.899

human development index (HDI) value, 2005*

0.850

urban population (as % of total) 2005*

56.5

infant mortality rate (per 1.000 live births) 2005*

6

internet users (per 1.000 people) 2005**

330

personal computers (per 1.000 people) 2005est.**

200

agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 2005est.**

8

industry, value added (% of GDP) 2005est.**

32

services, etc., value added (% of GDP)2005est.**

61

 
The Republic of Croatia covers 56 542 sq. km and has a population of 4.6 million. Its coastal length is approximately 6 000 km since it comprises more than 1 000 islands, which account for nearly 9 percent of the total Mediterranean coastline. The total surface of the coastal and territorial sea is approximately 31 000 Km2. Along the Adriatic Sea coasts there are 718 large and small islands, 389 cliffs and 78 reefs. Moderate temperatures and an unpolluted environment provide extensive possibilities for mariculture activities. Croatia lies in the FAO-GFCM Geographical Sub Area 17. Marine and freshwater fishing is an important segment of Croatia's economy. The estimated national product from the Croatian fishing industry in terms of average annual income over the period 1995 - 2005 amounted to 180 million USD (Franicevic, 2005a).

Croatia’s domestic fisheries production in 2006 was approximately 52 570 tonnes, of which 37 853 from capture fisheries and 14 897 from aquaculture (FAO, 2008). Fishery exports of fish and fish products in 2000 totalled about 19 209 tonnes with a value of 43 977 USD while fishery imports totalled 22 568 tonnes with a value of 33 098. USD (Misura, 2002). In 2003-2005, average per capita supply was estimated at being 14.2 kg/year.

According to the data provided by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, export of fish and fish products represents 1.0-1.5 percent of total Croatian exports. Aquatic food import makes 3.71 percent of total agriculture and food import, while the value is 6.65 percent. Regarding export, it makes only 0.56 percent in quantity, but 11.03 percent in value. Most of the high value export is tuna production (Franicevic, 2005b).

Sea bass and sea bream are the dominant farmed species in Croatia. Additionally, tuna are ranched in the Central Adriatic: tuna production, according to export data, has increased from 39 tonnes in 1996 to 1 100 tonnes in 2000 and 2 200 tonnes in 2002. The two main shellfish species cultured in Croatia are the European flat oyster and Mediterranean mussel (Fredotović et al. 2004).

FISHERIES DATA  
total fisheries production (t) 2006*** 52570
capture production (t) 2006*** 37853
aquaculture production (t) 2006*** 14897
per caput fish supply (kg/year, 2003-2005)*** 14.2
production (tonnes in live weight) 2003-2005*** 39797
non-food uses (tonnes in live weight) 2003-2005*** 3853
imports (tonnes in live weight) 2003-2005*** 64548
exports (tonnes in live weight) 2003-2005*** 36294
food supply (tonnes in live weight) 2003-2005*** 64197
imports (US$ 1.000) 2006*** 112487
exports (US$ 1.000) 2006*** 159382
net balance 2006*** 46895
fishery exports as a percentage of agricultural exports (%) 2003*** 14.6
fishery exports as a percentage of total merchandise exports (%) 2006*** 1.5
· *UNDP. Human Development Report
· **The World Bank
· ***FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics - 2003



Source: FAO – FISHSTAT

 OTHER RESOURCES
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FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information Systems of:

   
- Albania · FAO Fisheries Country Profile
- Croatia · DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
- Italy · FAO FISHSTAT Plus
- Montenegro · FAO Yearbooks of Fishery Statistics
- Slovenia    
· (Republika Hrvatska-Državni zavod za Statistiku) Republic of Croatia-Central Bureau of Statistics
 

 

 

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