Latvia: Fish and Seafood Market in Latvia

For 2015 the total Latvian fish catch was 32 percent lower than in 2014 and amounted to 83,000 MT. In 2015 a higher catch in the Baltic Sea did not offset reduced catch in long-distance fisheries. Half of the Latvian fish processing industry processes fish harvested in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga and the remaining half processes fish originating from the long-distance ocean catch and imports. Latvia has 100 fish processing plants producing for the domestic and export markets. In 2015 average annual fish consumption in Latvia amounted to 11.3 kilograms. Latvia imports mainly raw fish which is used by the local industry for further processing.

Latvia: Fish and Seafood Market in Latvia