In the last 20 years the freshwater aquaculture sector in the EU has faced several constraints including lack of investment and innovation, low diversity of products in the market (e.g. mainly live and fresh products for carp), a high degree of...

In 2021, the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) has released several monitoring reports with the aim to provide an overview on the fishery and aquaculture sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. This document...

The global shift to renewable energy, including large-scale development of offshore wind farms (OWFs), is well underway. This expansion will in certain places lead to increased coexistence and the potential for multiple uses of the space available...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to confine its spread have impacted fisheries and aquaculture production systems across the European Union (EU). This report covers the time period from March to September 2020 for all 27 EU Member States...

This report on the Economic Performance of the EU Aquaculture sector 2021 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest information available on the production, economic value, structure, and competitive performance of the aquaculture sector at the...

Market forces will continue to drive the growth of European aquaculture as the only viable (capture fishing levels remain at over capacity) means to meet the demand for an increased fish supply. However, meeting this growing demand in a sustainable...

The objective of this study is to analyse the new challenges faced by fishermen and fish farmers, how these stakeholders utilise online sales and digital solutions, and the sales opportunities available across local, national, and global seafood...

The EU Blue Economy Report has become the reference to understand past developments, trends and future opportunities in the blue economy and all individual economic activities related to our seas and oceans in the EU and its Member States. In its...

Ensuring responsible and sustainable fisheries management around the world requires standardized, reliable, and up-to-date information for sound decision-making. FAO, as the only repository for global fishery and aquaculture data, regularly collects...

This factsheet presents the top 10 species groups in 2019 global aquaculture production and features seaweeds that are recently receiving increasing global attention as potential restorative aquaculture species. The ranking of all 68 species groups...