Foreign trade in fish

Imports of fish and fish products in 2008

		Quantity		Value
		1 000 kg	%	€ 1000	%
Fish for human consumption
	Fish and prepared fish	60 117	67	183 307	80
	Crustaceans and molluscs	3 852	4	22 713	10
	Roe	856	1	5 376	2
	Other	163	0	928	0
Animal feed
	Fish waste	11 458	13	1 855	1
	Fish meal	8 924	10	7 111	3
Other *		4 518	5	9 053	4
Total		89 887	100	230 343	100

* Living fish, fish fats and oils and their fractions

Exports of fish and fish products in 2008

		Quantity		Value
		1 000 kg	%	€ 1000	%
Fish for human consumption
	Fish and prepared fish	41 288	94	25 919	80
	Crustaceans and molluscs	7	0	58	0
	Roe	220	0	3 492	9
	Other	28	0	114	0
Animal feed		1 665	4	289	1
Other *		768	2	2 673	8
Total		43 976	100	32 545	100

* Living fish, fish fats and oils and their fractions

The method used to compile the statistics is described in details in the publication, in chapter 'Quality description'.

More information:

Aune Vihervuori
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Viikinkaari 4, P.O.Box 2
FI-00791 Helsinki, Finland
Phone +358 - (0)205 751 245
Fax +358 - (0)205 751 201
E-mail: firstname.lastname@rktl.fi

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