TIRANA, June 28/ATA/In Albania, there are actually numbered 784 licensed entities to exercise fishing activity.
According to INSTAT data, during 2022, there were registered 32 entities more than last year.
Statistics show that the port with the largest number of licensed ships is the port of Durrës with 37.24% of the total fleet; the port of Vlora has 30.48% of the total number of the fleet; followed by the port of Saranda with 15 ,18%.
The government continues to support fishing with subsidies from the National Agricultural Support Scheme 2023.
The Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development said that 80 subjects have applied to measure 7: For the renovation of fishing vessels and the modernization of the fleet.
In recent years, the fishing sector has a number of fiscal benefits such as the removal of excise duty on fuel, the removal of the carbon tax, zero VAT for nets, boats, electronic equipment, zero VAT for refrigerators and fishing boat engines.
At present, there is a multiple increase in the export of fish. If compared to 2013, the exports have increased 4 times more. In 2022, there were exported over 9,219 tons of seafood. /p.s./
