Background information
Type of species farmed
Aquaculture activity in Luxembourg is limited.
Source: 2023, EUMOFA
Sector’s size (production and consumption)
Production
Landlocked countries are not obliged to report aquaculture data (2023, STECF-22-17)
Consumption of fishery and aquaculture products
31,42 Kg/per capita (2021, EUMOFA)
Variation in consumption
-2% (2021/2020, EUMOFA)
Source: 2023, EUMOFA; 2023, STECF-22-17
Trends (past and future)
Luxembourg is a country with little developed aquaculture but wants to promote recirculating aquaculture systems with particular emphasis on high animal welfare standards, low energy consumption and circular economy.
Source: MNSPA
Impact of aquaculture in the country’s economy, food market and labour market
99% of fisheries and aquaculture products are imported, therefore domestic production represents less than 1%.
Source: MNSPA
Challenges and opportunities
- Limited availability of land for aquaculture and difficult access to land: high land prices.
- High environmental requirements and regulatory restrictions and no access to rivers or lakes for open space aquaculture farming.
- No local fish feed production and fish hatcheries
- High purchasing power of Luxembourg consumers and willingness of the majority of the population to spend more money on a local product.
- High consumption of fish and other fishery products in Luxembourg compared to European average.
- Growing demand for sustainable and ethical aquaculture products.
Source: MNSPA
Multi-annual National Strategic Plans for the development of sustainable Aquaculture
Relevant Authorities
National associations and networks
- Interreg Grande Région programme: Perciponie, POLYRAS
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) - Aquatic platform
Relevant Websites
Contact Details
Administration des services techniques de l’agriculture
Mrs. Jeanne Bormann, Head of unit animal production
- Telephone number: +352 45 71 72 241
Uploads
Summary in English of the "Published National Strategic Plan on Aquaculture" for Luxembourg