The value of fisheries and aquaculture imports into the EU in the first six months of this year increased by 8 percent year-on-year to EUR 11.6 billion (USD 12.1 billion). In volume terms, these products amounted to 3 million metric tons (MT), up 5 percent year-on-year.
According to new figures published by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA), groundfish accounted for 19 percent of imports from third-countries in value and 21 percent in volume, with E…