The EU has always been heavily reliant on imports when it comes to seafood, but particularly so when it comes to whitefish, according to Simon Rilatt, director at Espersen.
Giving a presentation for the European Seafood Federation (AIPCEE), Rilatt noted how the EU market for whitefish has grown by about 10 percent since 2012, driven predominantly by cod. In 2017, the EU market for groundfish amounted to 3.12 million metric tons --- 1.23 million of which was cod -- this compares to just over 2.8
