EU seafood sector report: Carly Wills looks at the findings of the latest EU Seafood Industry Report, published by Icelandic bank Glitnir

摘要

The report shows that the total seafood supply of the EU-27 countries in 2005 was 7.1 million tonnes, of which 5.8 million tonnes were derived from capture. The largest fishing nation is Denmark, representing 16% of total capture of the EU-27, followed by Spain (15%), the UK (12%) and France (11%). Seafood production in the EU-27: In 2005, the EU-27 catch was 5.8 million tonnes, which amounts to 6% of the world total. Over 70% of the catches came from the Northeast Atlantic fishing region. As a result of unsafe biological stock levels, catch limits are in place for several species such as anchovy, sandeel, herring, blue whiting, cod and sole.