"The EU fish market" aims at providing an economic description of the whole European fisheries and aquaculture industry. It replies to questions such as what is produced/exported/imported, when and where, what is consumed, by whom and what are the main trends. A comparative analysis allows to...

In July 2024 compared to July 2023, first-sales value increased in Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. In absolute terms the highest increase was observed in the Netherlands, due mainly to shrimp Crangon spp., common sole and red mullet. However,...

Over the 36-month observation period (September 2021 - August 2024), the weighted average first-sales price of European lobster in France was 26,18 EUR/kg, 14% more than in Denmark (22,88 EUR/kg) and 42% more than in Ireland (18,42 EUR/kg). Between weeks 38/2021 to 37/2024 the price of live...

"The EU fish market" aims at providing an economic description of the whole European fisheries and aquaculture industry. It replies to questions such as what is produced/exported/imported, when and where, what is consumed, by whom and what are the main trends. A comparative analysis allows to...

Between weeks 40/2021 and 39/2024, prices of fresh or chilled swordfish from Morocco fluctuated between 4,90 EUR/kg (week 35/2024) and 13,72 EUR/kg (week 49/2021), while 48% of weekly prices were between 8,00 EUR/kg and 10,00 EUR/kg. Over the 36-month observation period (October 2021 to...

"The EU fish market" aims at providing an economic description of the whole European fisheries and aquaculture industry. It replies to questions such as what is produced/exported/imported, when and where, what is consumed, by whom and what are the main trends. A comparative analysis allows to...

"The EU fish market" aims at providing an economic description of the whole European fisheries and aquaculture industry. It replies to questions such as what is produced/exported/imported, when and where, what is consumed, by whom and what are the main trends. A comparative analysis allows to...

Many countries sell fishing rights to foreign nations and fishers. Although African coastal waters are among the world's most biologically rich, African countries earn much less than their peers from selling access to foreign fishers. African countries sell fishing access individually (in...

We study the events alleged in recent Norwegian salmon industry antitrust cases to explore the relationship between vertical integration and collusion. In particular, we are interested in whether vertical integration can facilitate the strategic use of coordination devices such as public price...

Instrumental variables (IV) estimation of a demand equation using time series data is shown to produce a weighted average derivative of heterogeneous potential demand functions. This result adapts recent work on the causal interpretation of two-stage least squares estimates to the simultaneous...

The production of underexploited small fish species has surpassed that of bigger and more valuable species, such as Oreochromis species. However, profitability and efficiency of the key players in the marketing chain and system associated with these small fish species are yet to be understood....

"The Fulton Fish Market started out in 1822 as a general food market like others in the city because it was located in a residential neighborhood. The merchants who operated there began to specialize in fish during the 1850s because there were efficiencies associated with wholesaling one product...

The paper looks at the political economy of fishing in colonial and post-colonial periods in Kenya. Also examined was the imposition of new fishing gear and methods during the colonial era and how they replaced and affected the indigenous ones. As a corollary, there was unprecedented overfishing...

The paper reports an analysis of price behaviour at a fish market which is organised as a sequence of descending-price auctions and which is attended by two different types of buyers: retailers and wholesalers. The main outcome of this study is that although each type of buyer paid different...

Fish play a major role in the Bangladesh food system. Fish production, processing and marketing are major source of incomes for many households, and fish consumption accounts for a significant share of protein consumption in the Bangladeshi diet. Moreover, fish production and consumption are...

In order to be healthy, people need essential amino acids, carbohydrates, essential fatty acids and not less than 28 vitamins and minerals. The fish is a healthy protein source with a special nutritional value, rich in essential nutrients: proteins, amino acids, vitamins A, B6, B12, D, and...