Commentary on Italy's international seafood trade and its impacts

Journal title Economia agro-alimentare
Author/s Michele Romanelli, Otello Giovanardi
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2022/3
Language English Pages 24 P. 1-24 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/ecag2022oa14835
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Being within a geographical area, EU-27, which imports a large proportion of the fish products consumed annually from abroad, Italy finds itself in a particularly critical situation; domestic production from fishing and aquaculture on the whole accounts for only 20% of consumption and even less in the case of crustaceans and cephalopods. Despite its strong dependence on foreign countries, per capita consumption is quite high, at 31 kg/y in recent times; furthermore, among the imports from abroad there is a large number of species (or their families) mostly obtained through fishing. A wiser exploitation of national fishing resources, a greater development of domestic aquaculture and consumption patterns relying less on wild fish and shellfish are desirable.

Keywords: Fish per capita consumption; Diet; Wild fish stocks; Sustainability

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