EU consumers slightly reduced their overall seafood consumption in 2017, as trade flows and demand shifted in key categories, according to the EU Fish Processors and Traders Association's (AIPCE-CEP) annual Finfish report (download the full report here in PDF).

While per capita consumption -- subtracting exports from estimated domestic supply and imports -- is trending along averages since 2006, the 24.8 kilograms per capita was down 1.2 percent from last year's 25.1 kg/capita.

Overall total consumption was placed at 12.68