May 25, 2022
Ireland emerges as EU's top organic aquaculture producer
Ireland led as the biggest organic aquaculture producer in the European Union as total production within the bloc came in at 74,032 tonnes in 2020, new data from the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) shows.
The total organic aquaculture production at EU-27 level accounted for 6.4% of the total EU aquaculture production. The production has increased by 60% compared to 2015 (46,341 tonnes at EU-27 level in 2015).
Based on data collected for this study (EU and national sources), the main species produced are mussels (41,936 tonnes), accounting for more than half of the total organic aquaculture production, followed by salmon (12,870 tonnes), trout (4,590 tonnes), carp (3,562 tonnes), oyster (3,228 tonnes) and European seabass/gilthead seabream (2,750 tonnes).
The main EU producers of organic aquaculture are Ireland (salmon and mussel), Italy (mussel and finfish), France (oyster, mussel and trout), the Netherlands (mussel), Spain (mussel and sturgeon), Germany, Denmark and Bulgaria (mussel).
- The Fish Site