EU External Trade - Freshwater fish, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)

Extra-EU sourcing of Freshwater fish, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) is highly concentrated. 🇮🇸 Iceland captures 44.4% of imports (€707K), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (39.6%). With an HHI of 3677, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Freshwater fish, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇭 Switzerland accounts for 60.5% (€694K), ahead of 🇲🇺 Mauritius (11.8%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇸🇳 Senegal.

Within the EU, 🇫🇷 France concentrates 50.6% of Freshwater fish, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) imports, well ahead of 🇮🇪 Ireland (20.0%). The top importing member states are 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇪🇸 Spain.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were falling sharply, shifting by -62.1% and -79.5% respectively.