Why Belgian fish?
271
Fish processing companies
In Belgium, there are 271 fish processing companies that work with amongst others North Sea fish.
134.317
Export in tonnes of fish products
Our export of fish products (fish, molluscs and shellfish) in the member states of the European Union amounts to 134.317 tons.
21.588
The main fishing grounds
In 2017, the main fishing grounds for the Flemish fisheries in terms of volume were the central North Sea.
More about Belgian fish
The Flemish fishing sector is very professional. Thanks to Flanders’ central location in the middle of Europe, 300 million consumers can be reached within 12 hours.
