The European Union’s dependence on imported seafood products continues to worsen, according to a study commissioned by European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries, scheduled to discuss the study on 25 February.
The EU’s self-sufficiency rate was 37.5% in 2022, falling to 14.2% if exports are excluded, which means that more than 80% of the products consumed are imported, according to the authors.
This average masks major disparities between species. Tuna, most of which is fished...