Hungarian presidency working for competitive aquaculture
The EU member states’ officials responsible for fishery met in Balatonfüred, in western Hungary, at an informal meeting focusing on an economically and environmentally sustainable freshwater aquaculture and innovative and sustainable solutions in the sector, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
The Hungarian presidency convened the meeting of the sector’s directors general and attaches between July 8 and 10 with a view to drafting an “integrated and holistic approach to develop freshwater and maritime aquaculture”, the statement said.
Fish caught within the EU are falling short of satisfying growing demand, so increasing the sector’s competitiveness is “crucial”, the statement said.
One of the Hungarian presidency’s aims is a paradigm shift towards the consumption of freshwater as well as sea fish, the ministry said. Its aims are in line with the Aquaculture Strategy issued by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, which also aims to increase the industry’s role, they said.
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