In 2025, enterprises of Ukraine’s fisheries sector harvested 44.7 thousand tonnes of fish and other aquatic bio-resources. A significant share of the volume was provided by fishing operations beyond Ukraine’s jurisdiction, ProAgro Group reports.

According to the State Agency of Fisheries, the largest volume of bio-resources was harvested in the World Ocean — 20.16 thousand tonnes. In particular, Ukrainian vessels operating in the CCAMLR area (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) caught 19.52 thousand tonnes, including 18.87 thousand tonnes of Antarctic krill. This international organization regulates fishing activities in Antarctic waters to protect the ecosystems of the Southern Ocean.

In addition, in 2025, for the first time since 2006, a Ukrainian vessel conducted fishing operations in the NAFO area (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization), which is responsible for managing fish stocks in the open waters of the North Atlantic. A total of 637 tonnes of aquatic bio-resources were harvested in this zone.

At the same time, Ukraine’s aquaculture production increased by 17.5% to 10.78 thousand tonnes, indicating growing domestic demand for locally produced fish products. Special commodity fish farms accounted for 2.26 thousand tonnes of the catch.

In Ukraine’s inland waters, 126 fishing enterprises harvested nearly 11.49 thousand tonnes of aquatic bio-resources, with the largest share coming from the Dnipro reservoirs — 10.2 thousand tonnes (+3%).

“These figures confirm that Ukraine’s fisheries sector remains capable of operating systematically — both in national waters and in the fishing areas of the World Ocean,” said Ihor Klymenko, Head of the State Agency of Fisheries.

As reported earlier, at the end of last year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided modern technical equipment to the Institute of Fisheries, Marine Ecology and Oceanography.