The Footprint of Global Fish Trade Project

OVERVIEW

Seafood consumption is on the rise. However, the consumption of seafood is not distributed evenly; annual per capita fish consumption of industrialized nations is nearly three times that of developing countries. Because local fisheries in many national waters are overexploited, the demand for fish is met by imports from developing countries. This project develops a global database of seafood imports by country in order to estimate the ecosystem impacts of the increasing worldwide demand for fish.

Publications and Reports:

PUBLISHED PAPERS

Swartz, W., U.R. Sumaila, R. Watson and D. Pauly. 2010. Sourcing seafood for the three major markets: The EU, Japan and the USA. Marine Policy 34(6):1366-137.

Marine Policy paper (subscription needed)

November, 2010