According to surveys carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the quantities produced by global aquaculture reached an all-time high of 120 million tonnes (live weight) in the year 2019, with a total sale value (ex farm gate) of 274.6 billion US dollars. Of this, 85.3 million tonnes were accounted for by animals (USD 259.5 billion), 34.7 million tonnes by algae and aquatic plants (USD 14.8 billion) and 26,841 tonnes by ornamental shellfish and pearls (USD 228.4 million).
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Adverse impact is tempered by positive developments The most important EU fleet in the Mediterranean has been declining in size for some years. Effort in terms of days at sea has been reduced and catch volumes and values have declined since 2004 with a slight uptick in 2013.
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Seafood speciality with nearly 1,000 suckers This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 4 2021, Mediterranean cuisine includes countless culinary classics that today are just as popular across the rest of Europe and the world. These include octopus dishes, which are prized by consumers far beyond the borders of Italy, Croatia or Greece.
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Carp production in semi-intensive conditions can very significantly This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 4 2021. Cereal grains, pelleted, and extruded feed in semi-intensive common carp production have different impacts on production, meat quality, the pond ecosystem, and profitability.
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New study confirms that Croatians are fairly avid eaters of fish and seafood This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 4 2021. The Directorate of Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture conducted an analysis of the consumption of fishery and aquaculture products in the Croatia for the years 2018 and 2019. The aim of the study was to determine the net supply (availability) and per capita (apparent) consumption of fishery and aquaculture products.
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July / August 2021 EUROFISH Magazine 4 Country profile: Italy,…
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In cooperation with GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) and in the implementation of the EU-funded project Select activities of the strategies towards the sustainability of fisheries and sustainable aquaculture development implemented in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea”,…
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Eurofish is a non-profit, international organisation with 13 member countries headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Eurofish contributes to the development of fisheries and aquaculture by publishing marketing and industry related information in the Eurofish Magazine and its website, and on the organisation’s website, as well as by organising conferences, workshops, seminars, business-to-business meetings and by implementing a variety of projects in the fields of fisheries, aquaculture, processing, and trade and marketing. Eurofish has in-depth knowledge about the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Europe and neighbouring countries, and an extensive network in the region.
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To clarify some of the issues, Eurofish organised a webinar with specialists on the seafood industry and markets,…
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Eurofish organised a webinar on Brexit, and what it means for European seafood traders on June 24.…
