albania

Albania’s inland fishery contributes on average over 25% to total capture production (freshwater and marine). Albania is home to Lake Shkodër,…

Control of fisheries has been strengthened This article is featured in Eurofish Magazine 5 2022.…

Global warming and climate change are increasingly affecting fisheries and aquaculture activities and while they may bring some advantages,…

This article featured in EUROFISH Magazine 3 2020. A project consortium with partners from Albania and Croatia intends to improve the skills of fishermen by developing a master’s degree in marine fisheries and by upgrading vocational training to provide Albanian fishermen with internationally recognized skills. The agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors are the main employers in Albania with a share of more than 40%. With regards to fisheries, Albania, as an EU candidate country, is obliged to conduct reforms before it can implement the EU Common Fisheries Policy. At the same time, there is a trend to expand the Albanian fishing fleet with more trawlers and purse seiners. Compared to other Mediterranean fishing fleets, however, Albania’s fleet is small, accounting for less than 1% of the total.

May / June 2020 EM 3 Country profile: Croatia,…

September / October 2019 EM 5 Country profile: Albania,…