FAO: Aquatic food sector must grow 22% to keep up with demand

After overtaking fishing as the world's main producer of aquatic foods in 2022, aquaculture remains on track for continued growth, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Fisheries and Aquaculture Division Director Manuel Barange told members of The Marine Ingredients Organization (IFFO) at their annual conference in late October.

Consumption of aquatic animal proteins is growing faster than that of any other plant or animal protein, Barange said. The growth in aquatic protein consumption has outstripped human population growth, and is primarily centered in Africa, he said.