Country
Fishery Information: CROATIA |
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CROATIA |
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GEOGRAPHIC STATISTICS |
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Area (kmq) |
56542 |
geographic coordinates |
45 10N, 15 30E |
coastline (km)
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5835
(mainland 1777, islands 4058) |
GENERAL ECONOMIC DATA |
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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)*
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2.6% |
education
index, 2005* |
0.899 |
human development index (HDI) value, 2005*
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0.850 |
urban population (as % of total) 2005*
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56.5 |
infant mortality rate (per 1.000 live births) 2005*
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6 |
internet users (per 1.000
people) 2005**
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330 |
personal computers (per 1.000 people) 2005est.** |
200 |
agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 2005est.**
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8 |
industry, value added (% of GDP) 2005est.**
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32 |
services, etc., value added (% of GDP)2005est.**
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61 |
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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).
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FISHERIES DATA |
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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 |
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Source: FAO – FISHSTAT
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