With the only growth in both fisheries and aquaculture production currently coming from Asia -- potentially unsustainably -- the European Union needs to start pulling its weight in contributing to the expected future growth and demand for seafood, according to Kontali’s Paul Steinar Valle.
For the moment, however, there is an increasing imbalance in seafood trade in Europe, with the vast majority imported. And although volumes of seafood imports have been more or less stable over the past decade, the value has increased significantly, meaning the EU is paying more for it.
