Farmed Production of some Fish—and Seaweed—Is Soaring
- In 2023, global aquaculture production reached close to 99 million tonnes of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans, highlighting a major increase in farmed seafood output.
- This growth followed a steady shift since 2022 as aquaculture increasingly surpassed wild fishing due to overfishing concerns.
- Asia led global aquaculture production, contributing 92 percent of the total 136 million tonnes of farmed aquatic animals and plants, including seaweed.
- In Europe, 1.9 million tonnes of Atlantic salmon were sold in 2023, with 99 percent of sales from farmed sources.
- Aquaculture's rise implies growing reliance on controlled farming for food supply and ecological benefits, especially from seaweed farming.
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Overregulation and Foreign Competition Dominate House Hearing on U.S. Seafood; Tariffs Mentioned But Not Embraced as Solution - Coalition For A Prosperous America
At a June 4 hearing before the House Natural Resources Committee’s Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, lawmakers and industry representatives expressed growing frustration with what they described as an overregulated domestic seafood industry that is steadily losing ground to foreign competition.Democrats mostly led on the discussion over budget cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with Rep. Dave Min (D-CA-4…
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