The EU gets serious about sustainable aquaculture and INAPRO contributes
Wednesday September 02, 2015
INAPRO participates to the discussion on the development of sustainable aquaculture launched by the European Commission and promotes aquaponics as an answer to the challenge of sustainable food production.
The European Union is showing its support to the aquaculture sector. According to Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for Fisheries, a political action is needed to boost the production of aquaculture products in Europe. Despite the fact that consumption of seafood in the EU is continuously increasing, putting pressure on already overexploited fish stocks, the growth of the European aquaculture sector has remained stable. The latest figures released by the European Commission show that 65% of the fish consumed in the EU is imported while only the 5% of the global aquaculture production come from Europe.
