This dataset presents information on fisheries policies. It is designed to monitor and quantify developments in fisheries policy, to establish a common basis for policy dialogue among countries, and to provide economic data to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of policies. The dataset report country programmes data aggregated according to the main indicators presented in the Fisheries Support Estimate Manual.

This dataset presents statistics on government financial transfers: direct and indirect financial contribution, from national and European governments, to each subsector of the fisheries.

This dataset presents the share of Research and Development expenditures on total Government Financial Transfers. Fisheries Research and Development expenditures are budgetary expenditures that finance research and development activities related to fisheries, irrespective of the institution (private or public, ministry, university, research centre or fisher group) or where they take place, the nature of research (scientific, institutional, etc.), or its purpose. The focus is on Research and Development expenditures on applied research related to the fisheries sector. Social-sciences research related to fisheries is included. Data dissemination when associated primarily with research and development (knowledge generation), e.g. reports from research and databases developed as an adjunct to research, also belongs to this sub-category.

The concept of landings refers to the quantities of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (and animals), residues and seaweeds on a landed weight basis, i.e. the mass (or weight) of a product at the time of landing, regardless of the state in which is landed (i.e. whole, gutted, filleted, meal, etc.).

This dataset presents statistics on trade by product: imports and exports in tonnes and US dollars, for all sorts of fish, shellfish, etc. and all types of processing. Classification is according the Harmonised System (HS, i.e. harmonized commodity description and coding system of the World Customs Organization).

This dataset presents statistics on employment in fisheries: number of persons, male and female, employed full-time and part-time, in each subsector of the fisheries.

This dataset presents statistics on fishing fleet: gross tonnage and number of vessels, with and without engine, depending on vessel length.

This dataset presents statistics on inland fisheries: in tonnes and national currency.

This dataset presents statistics on recreational fisheries: catches in tonnes of fish and shellfish, and number of recreational fishers.