Fisheries play important role in providing food and income in many EU countries, either as a stand-alone activity
or in association with crop agriculture and livestock rearing. Greece is an economy in crisis in high need of exports
and fisheries can help in increasing the country’s exports, contributing to its GNP growth and job creation. Greece is
the main country producer of Mediterranean fish and maintains a stable share that is greater than 40% of the EU-27
production. The sector is oligopolistic with the 5 largest companies accounting for 3/4 of aggregate sales, benefiting
from economies of scale in production. The 5 largest Greek fisheries are ranked among the largest European ones.
Greek fish farming is export-oriented and one of the major export sectors of the Greek economy, with exports