The document presents one of the results of the research activities of the FAO-AdriaMed Project on Fishery Socio-economics in the Adriatic Sea. It deals with a survey on existing socio-economic data in AdriaMed member countries. This paper constitutes a tool for comparison of the existing information on the national fishery socio-economics sector. Contributions of each countries participating in AdriaMed (Albania, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia) are provided.