CATCHES
2025 YEAR – RECORDS
EUROPEAN HAKE, GILLNETS ON THE RISE
Puerto de Celeiro continues to be a leading hub for the catching and marketing of European hake. According to the official data published by PescadeGalicia, a total of 7,349 tonnes of European hake were auctioned at the fish market in 2025, generating €37.82 million, with an average price of €5.15/kg. This accounted for 66.94% of the total auctioned volume and 80.42% of the total auction value.
The introduction of the 87 closed fishing areas in October 2022 marked a turning point for the fleet. The reduced profitability of many longline vessels prompted a shift towards the use of gillnets. Since then, hake caught with gillnets has steadily gained prominence.
In 2025, of the more than 7,300 tonnes of hake auctioned at the fish market, hake caught with gillnets accounted for 80% of the total auctioned volume (72.3% in 2024) and 74.6% of the total value (64.7% in 2024). By contrast, longline-caught hake, the dominant fishing method until only a few years ago, saw its share fall from 27.7% of the total landed weight in 2024 to 20% in 2025, while its share of the total auction value declined from 35.30% to 25.4%. These figures show that, in 2025, gillnet-caught hake auctioned at the fish market increased by 7.8% in volume and 9.9% in first-sale value.
In 2025, a total of 10,979 tonnes of fishery products were auctioned at the Puerto de Celeiro fish market, generating €47.03 million in sales.
Compared with 2024, when the first-sale volume amounted to 11,146 tonnes, the auctioned volume declined by 1.49% (166.97 tonnes), a much smaller decrease than the 12.7% recorded in 2024. Meanwhile, the increase in the average first-sale price, from €4.20/kg in 2024 to €4.28/kg in 2025, enabled total fish market turnover to remain at levels similar to those of the previous year, with a slight increase of 0.37%, rising from €46.85 million to €47.03 million in 2025 (€177,230 more).
MAIN SPECIES
HAKE ACCOUNTS FOR 80.42% OF THE BILLING
At the Puerto de Celeiro fish market auctions in 2025, with a total of 7,349 tonnes marketed, hake maintained its position as the leading species in terms of auctioned volume, accounting for 66.94% of the total volume sold through the fish market.
In terms of value, hake alone accounted for 80.42% of the total turnover generated at the fish market auctions in 2025.
Main Species Sold by Vale
Main Special Sold by Volume
Following hake, the species with the highest auctioned volumes were blue whiting, with 892.29 tonnes (970.63 tonnes in 2024), accounting for 8.13% of the total volume marketed through the fish market (8.71% in 2024); mackerel, with 682.88 tonnes (827.75 tonnes in 2024), representing 5.73% of the total auctioned volume (7.43% in 2024); sardine, with 289.88 tonnes (444 tonnes in 2024), accounting for 2.64% of the total (3.98% in 2024); and anchovy, with 269.94 tonnes in 2025, representing 2.46% of the total auctioned volume. These were followed by horse mackerel, squid and longfin tuna.
Regarding the average prices achieved in 2025 for the four highest-value species at the fish market, increases were recorded for all of them except longfin tuna. The average price for hake reached €5.15/kg (€5.06/kg in 2024), mackerel averaged €2.27/kg (€1.41/kg in 2024), and blue whiting reached €1.57/kg (€1.14/kg in 2024). In the case of longfin tuna, the average first-sale price in 2025 was €4.39/kg, down by €1.97/kg compared with 2024, resulting in a price very similar to that recorded in 2023 (€4.52/kg).
OTHER SPECIES
MACKEREL
Second species in value and third in volume
With total first-sale revenue of €1.43 million (€1.17 million in 2024), mackerel ranked as the second most valuable species auctioned at the Puerto de Celeiro fish market in 2025 and the third in terms of volume, with 628.88 tonnes (827.75 tonnes in 2024). Although the auctioned volume of this species declined by 24.22%, its first-sale value increased by 22.22% compared with the previous year. This was due to a significant rise in the average price, which increased from €1.42/kg in 2024 to €2.27/kg in 2025.
BLUE WHITING
Second in volume and third in value
After hake and mackerel, blue whiting was the third most valuable species auctioned at the Puerto de Celeiro fish market in 2025 and ranked second only to hake in terms of auctioned volume. Although the volume sold (892.29 tonnes) declined by 8.07% compared with 2024, the auction value (€1.40 million) increased by a remarkable 26.12%. This growth was driven by a 37.72% increase in the average price, which rose from €1.14/kg in 2024 to €1.57/kg in 2025.
LONGFIN TUNA
Fourth in value at first sale
Longfin tuna ranked as the fourth most valuable species in terms of first-sale value at the Puerto de Celeiro fish market in 2025. In terms of volume, landings declined slightly by 1.20% compared with 2024, decreasing from 134.40 tonnes to 132.78 tonnes. First-sale revenue also fell by 31.8%. This decline was due to a 30.9% decrease in the average price, which dropped from €6.36/kg in 2024 to €4.39/kg in 2025.