Baltic herring is the most important fish stock for Finnish fisheries.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify the metric (volume vs. economic value). By volume, Baltic herring is clearly dominant; by economic value, the picture is more nuanced but herring remains the most significant single species in terms of total landed value.

Sources

• PrimaryNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)The Baltic herring and sprat catches, mainly caught by the trawler fleet, contained 91% of the total catch. A total of 54 million kilos of Baltic herring was landed in 2024, out of a total commercial marine fishery catch of 72 million kilos.
• PrimaryNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)In 2024, the commercial marine fishery catch totalled 72 million kilos, showing a decrease of 17 million kilos from the previous year, mainly due to smaller Baltic herring and sprat catches. The Baltic herring catch alone was 54 million kilos.
• PrimaryNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)According to provisional statistics by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), last year's [2023] Baltic herring catch totalled 69 million kilos, representing the dominant share of Finland's total commercial marine fishery catch.
• SecondaryItämeri.fi (Baltic Sea portal, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE and Ministry of the Environment)The most important herring stock in Finland is found in the Gulf of Bothnia, which accounts for 70–80% of the country's annual commercial fishery catch.