Stats 2025

Fisheries - catches by Faroese vessels 2024

Species

Tonnes

Cod

28,338.6

Haddock

8,809.1

Saithe

23,218.9

Redfish

910.5

Common ling

4,111.7

Tusk

1,782.8

Blue ling

565.3

Catfish

128.5

Whiting

630.9

Monkfish

725.3

Greenland halibut

3,269.1

Lemon sole

339.1

Plaice

228.7

Grenadier

0.9

Black scabbard fish

2.3

Silver smelt

12,482.7

Herring

47,388.4

Mackerel

62,810.8

Skate

160.2

Spotted wolffish

45.3

Forkbeard

3.0

Blue whiting

405,550.9

Capelin

856.8

Langoustine

48.7

Scallops

2,902.6

Sprat

502.4

Prawn

8,335.4

Atlantic halibut

218.2

Lanternfish

92.3

Other catches

2,241.4

Total catches

616,801.5

 

Aquaculture - harvest 2025

Species

Tonnes

Atlantic salmon   

  115,852.8

 

The Pure Taste
of the Faroe Islands
The conservation and use of locally available wildlife is a natural part of life in the Faroe Islands.
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Sustainability
Living of the Sea
- Living of the Sea The conservation and use of locally available wildlife is a natural part of life in the Faroe Islands.
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The Legacy
a Fishing Nation with Proud Traditions
The conservation and use of locally available wildlife is a natural part of life 
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