General Figures
- Malta has a coastline of 173 km.
- Maltese Short Sea shipping prevails over ocean shipping with 92% of the sea transport (2005).
- The Maltese fishing fleet is made of aproximately 1400 vessels. Most of these vessels are small scale coastal vessels built according to traditional design.
Maritime Activities
- Malta is the 8th largest register in the world and the 2nd largest in Europe with over 1500 merchant vessels flying the Maltese flag (2005).
- The Port of Valleta is a major harbour for cruise liners sailing in the Mediterranean.
- The production of fisheries and aquaculture amount to over 2.000 tonnes per year.
- The value of the aquaculture sector is €4.3 million (2005).
Employment in maritime activities
| Maritime activity | Jobs |
| Coastal Tourism and recreation | 28 000 |
| Fisheries a) | 1 441 |
| Seaports | 5 536 |
| Shipbuilding | 1 763 |
| Shipping | 3 000 |
| a) Data comprise employment in fishing, fish processing and aquaculture | |
Further Information
http://europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/publications/studiews_reports_en.htm
http://www.europa.eu/comm/eurostat
http://www.eea.europa.eu/
http://www.eurosion.org
http://www.frontex.europa.eu
http://www.gov.mt
http://www.mcst.org.mt
Source: EU Maritime Policy: Facts and Figures - Malta, 2008.[To consult the full document]
