Hunting, fishing and fish farming

In focus

Hunting

The roe deer is the most commonly hunted mammal. The number of hunted deer is increasing. And what about birds?

Fishing

The main fishing lakes are the Lakes of Geneva, Neuchâtel, Constance and Zurich. In terms of weight, whitefish and perch are the most fished species.

At a glance

The development of hunting and fishing is shown by annual data. Under fishing, a distinction is made between professional fishing and leisure angling.

Hunting (including special shot), 2021
  Animals
Roe deer 43 418
Fox 22 948
Red deer 13 199
Source: FOEN - Hunting statistics
Professional fishing, 2020
  kg
Whitefish 611 906
Perch 270 608
Roach 75 200
Source: FOEN - Fishing statistics

On this topic

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