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EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism

16. What percentage of fish products consumed in the European Union (EU) comes from aquaculture, both EU and non-EU?

Aquaculture products account for 27% of the consumption of aquatic food products (aquaculture and fishing) in the EU. EU aquaculture products account for 26% of those produced by the aquatic foods sector (extractive fishing and aquaculture). The percentage of aquaculture products consumed in the EU that come from EU aquaculture is 37,5% (supply balance sheet, EUMOFA 2022, https://www.eumofa.eu/supply-balance).