Lithuania

Lithuania in the world and in the EU

Lithuania is a minor EU producer of aquaculture products. As for fishery production, in 2023 it ranked 12th among EU-27 producing countries.

Fishing fleet

Landings

Landings comprise the initial unloading of any fisheries products from on board a fishing vessel in a given Member State. They include aquatic plants and species not destined for human consumption. Landings are recorded in net weight and value, and concern landings made by vessels from EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and the UK.

Landings in Lithuania consist of fresh whole/gutted products only, entirely destined for human consumption.

There is 1 fishing port registered in Lithuania (source: EU Master Data Register, 03 December 2025).

The Port of Klaipėda is the only multipurpose, deep-water port in Lithuania. Fishing vessels also use small ports like Nida and Šventoji (source: FAO).

Main commercial species landed and % of total
2023, million euros (nominal value) and 1.000 tonnes

Aquaculture

Aquaculture consists in the farming of aquatic (fresh or saltwater) organisms, such as fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture data are reported in live weight equivalent and value.

Aquaculture activity in Lithuania is limited to freshwater farming. The following main production methods were used in 2023:

• 64% of production: in ponds;
• 30% of production: in recirculation systems;

The rest of production used other methods for which no detail is available.

Main commercial species farmed and % of total
2023, million euros (nominal value) and 1.000 tonnes

Producer organisations

Source: European Commission, List of the recognised producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector

In Lithuania, 3 producer organisations (POs) are formally recognized. Their role is to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and of the Common organisation of the markets (CMO) through the collective management of their members' activities.

Of the 3 POs, 2 operate in the fishery sector and 1 in aquaculture.

First sales

First sales concern the fish that is sold or registered at an auction center or to registered buyers or to producer organizations (PO). First sales may differ from landings since the former do not cover fish that is landed by vessels owned by processing companies or direct sales to processors.

Four places of sales were operating in 2025, namely Klaipeda, Palanga, Sventoji and Nida, whose total first sales amounted to 211 tonnes and 292.956 euros.

Processing

According to Eurostat-SBS, 5.396 persons were employed in the Lithuanian fish processing industry in 2023. The sector recorded a value added of 169 million euros, covering 13% of the value added of total manufacture of food products.

In 2024, the main products sold were “Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces and prepared meals and dishes)”, “Smoked Pacific, Atlantic and Danube salmon (including fillets, excluding heads, tails and maws)” and “Frozen fish fillets” (source: Eurostat-PRODCOM).

88 companies
Net turnover: 817,2
million euros
(2024, source: Eurostat - SBS)

Distribution

The supply chain of fisheries and aquaculture products in Lithuania (source: Eurofish):

Import

Main commercial species imported
and % of total imports
2024, million euros (nominal value)

Export

Main commercial species exported
and % of total exports
2024, million euros (nominal value)

Consumption

In 2023, apparent consumption was estimated at 20,00 kg per capita, a 11% increase compared with 2022. The most consumed species were blue whiting, herring, mackerel, mackerel, Atlantic horse mackerel and sprat (source: EUMOFA).

20,00 kg
per capita in live
weight equivalent
(2023, source: Agricultural Data 
Center)

The country in EUMOFA