
Aquaculture production in the EU in 2023 reached almost 1.1 million tonnes of live weight in fish, molluscs, algae and crustaceans, with Spain, France and Greece leading among EU member states, according to data released on Monday by Eurostat.
Cyprus was 19th among EU member states with 5,700 tonnes, significantly below Malta in 11th place with 20,803 tonnes.
The three largest EU producers of farmed aquatic organisms were Spain with