The commercially exploited species in the Baltic fisheries are mainly marine fish, i.e. cod (Gadus morhua L.), the clupeids, sprat (Sprattus sprattus L.) and herring (Clupea harengus L.) the flatfish, flounder (Platichthys flesus L.), plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.), turbot (Psetta maxima L.), brill (Scophthalmus rhombus L.) and dab (Limanda limanda L.). Other important target species are the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), and sea trout (Salmo trutta L.), pike-perch ( Stizostedion lucioperca) and whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) as well as eel (Anguilla anguilla), bream (Abramis brama), perch (Perca fluviatilis) and pike (Esox lucius).

For a more detailed description of these species and for their status, see "Documentation"