Observatory

Portugal Data

The latest available information on the sector in Portugal — official statistics on fisheries, aquaculture and first sale.

5 resources · Updated 2026-08-28

  1. DGRM

    Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services

    National authority · continuously updated

    Portugal's national authority for marine resources. It publishes fleet, commercial and recreational fishing, aquaculture, market and inspection data, including the National Data Collection Programme — the sector's official statistical base in Portugal.

    • Fleet
    • Aquaculture
    • Licensing
    Open at the official source

  2. Docapesca

    First-sale statistics

    Ports and auction markets · updated daily

    The body that runs Portugal's fishing ports and auction markets publishes daily auction statistics — volumes, species and first-sale prices across the national network. It is the closest thing to a real-time price source for Portuguese seafood.

    • First sale
    • Prices
    • Species
    Open at the official source

  3. INE

    Fishery Statistics

    Annual publication

    Portugal's national statistics institute publishes annual Fishery Statistics covering catches, aquaculture production, fleet and employment. It is the official series used for multi-year comparison and for reporting to Eurostat.

    • Catches
    • Production
    • Employment
    Open at the official source

  4. EUMOFA

    European market observatory — country data

    European Commission · updated monthly

    The European Commission's observatory for fishery and aquaculture products lets you isolate Portugal within the European market: per-capita consumption, trade, prices by species and monthly movement. Useful for positioning the domestic market against the rest of the EU.

    • Consumption
    • Trade
    • EU comparison
    Open at the official source

  5. FAO

    FishStat

    Global time series · updated annually

    The FAO's global fisheries and aquaculture database, with long time series by country and species. It is the reference for placing Portuguese figures in a world context and for long-run trend analysis.

    • Long series
    • Global comparison
    Open at the official source

These third-party resources remain hosted on the responsible organisations’ official sites, where the most recent information is available.

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