European consumers have been paying more for their farmed seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) this year as demand for this highly popular Mediterranean species continues to grow amid a shortage of wild-caught bass.
According to new figures published by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA), within the EU the highest retail prices for seabass in the first-quarter of this year were seen in France, where consumers paid an average of EUR 15.33 (USD 17.26) per kg…
