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Vattenbruk 2016 | JO 60 SM 1701 |
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In English
Summary Summary
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publikationen (PDF)”. In 2016,
Swedish aquaculture production was 11 417 metric tonnes
of fish for consumption which, when converted to round fresh weight, is
the equivalent of 13 451 tonnes. The
dominating species was rainbow trout (11 547 tonnes in fresh weight), with 86
percent of the total production of fish for consumption. The production of
arctic char amounted to 1 760 tonnes. The
production of eel was estimated at 117 tonnes. Furthermore, there were 2 317
tonnes of cultivated blue mussels. The total
value of aquaculture production of fish for consumption, including crayfish
and mussels, amounted to SEK 487 million, an increase of
SEK 142 million compared with 2015. The dominating species was rainbow trout,
with SEK 374 million. The production
of fish for stocking was estimated at 860 tonnes. This is a decrease of
20 percent compared with 2015. The dominating species was rainbow trout, with
591 tonnes. Salmon trout production amounted to 170 tonnes, and arctic char was
estimated at 51 tonnes. The total value of aquaculture production of fish
for stocking amounted to SEK 68 million, a decrease of SEK 11 million compared
with 2015. For compensatory purposes, 2.9 million fry of salmon
and sea trout were released, mainly in rivers running into the Baltic Sea. The number of persons employed in Swedish aquaculture was estimated at 469, and the total
number of working hours was estimated at 470 000. List of tables
1. Number of fry of salmon released in rivers and coastal areas, 2012–2016, thousands 2. Number of fry of sea trout released in rivers and coastal areas, 2012–2016, thousands List of terms
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