Recreational fishing

Catches and value in recreational fishing in 2008

	Inland waters		Sea area		Total		Value of the catch
	1 000 kg		1 000 kg		1 000 kg		1 000 e
Perch	7 289		2 525		9 815		13 249
Pike	6 933		1 577		8 510		9 361
Roach	2 164		719		2 883		433
Perch pike	1 815		553		2 368		10 726
Bream	1 212		465		1 677		453
European whitefish	1 084		620		1 704		6 809
Vendace	1 606		17		1 622		3 424
Burbot	567		51		619		2 326
Brown trout	692		163		855		2 441
Rainbow trout	766		44		810		2 052
Grayling	306		1		307		1 228
Sea salmon	192		54		246		806
Land locked salmon	63		-		63		207
Other	409		979		1 388		437
Total	25 098		7 768		32 867		53 952

The method used to compile the statistics is described in details in the publication in chapter 'Quality description'. The statistics on recreational fishing is compiled every other year.

More information:

Pentti Moilanen
Turku Game and Fisheries
Itäinen Pitkäkatu 3
FI-20520 Turku, Finland
Phone +358 20 575 11
E-mail: firstname.lastname@rktl.fi

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