Publication: January 2026 Download: English At a glance note: English Authors: Poseidon: Tim HUNTINGTON and Rod CAPPELL Executive summary This study analyses how seafood imports affect the European Union’s capacity to meet its own seafood demand – its self-sufficiency and food security. It compares production costs, competitiveness, and innovation between Read more…
The presentation of the study took place on 16 July 2025 and mainly focused on: the current state of play in the development of plant-based products that imitate seafood potentially misleading practices as regards the labelling of these products on the EU market national initiatives to tackle the issues generated Read more…
Publication: June 2025 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL At a glance note: English Authors: Bertrand LE GALLIC (Université Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, UMR 6308, AMURE, IUEM, Plouzané, France) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In recent years, plant-based food substitutes have emerged as a rapidly growing Read more…
Published: October 2018 [rev. edition December 2019] This study researched the drivers and mechanisms of both structural and non-structural horizontal and vertical integration in the seafood industry in all Member States with a coastline. The objective of the study was to identify trends among the Member States. The observed trends Read more…
The PECH Committee requested research on the “Seafood industry integration in all EU Member States with a coastline” and this research was presented in the Committee on 3 December 2019. The study provides a clear description of the corporate structure of the EU seafood industry (fishing, processing and the retail Read more…
Belgium Select another country here: [display-map id=’10589′] Composition of the Belgian seafood sector Belgian fishing companies generated approximately EUR 82 million in landings income in 2015 (Table 9). Processing companies further generated approximately EUR 592 million in 2016. Belgium had a relatively high trade deficit in the fisheries segment. While Read more…
Denmark Select another country here: [display-map id=’10601′] Composition of the Danish seafood sector The fishing industry plays a significant role in the Danish economy (Eurofish, 2015a). Landings and fish processing accounted together for nearly 1% of GDP in 2015 (see Table 18). In 2015, Danish fishing companies generated EUR 440 Read more…
Cyprus Select another country here: [display-map id=’10598′] Composition of the Cypriot seafood sector Cypriot fishing companies generated EUR 8 million in landings income in 2015. Processing companies generated EUR 7 million in revenues in 2012 – the latest year for which figures were available. Island nation Cyprus had a trade Read more…
Bulgaria Select another country here: [display-map id=’10592′] Composition of the Bulgarian seafood sector In 2015, Bulgarian fishing companies generated EUR 5 million in landings income. Processing companies generated EUR 63 million in 2016 (see Table 13). Bulgaria had a trade deficit in fish and fish products of EUR 26 million Read more…
