Seafood demand and aquaculture growth. Relationships vary in developed, emerging markets

Abstract

An analysis of the relationships between aquaculture development and its consequences on seafood consumption found both similarities and differences across countries and species. Developing and emerging producing countries coincided across seafood consumption and the share of local aquaculture in total supply. The relationship between consumption and local supply was weak in developed importing countries. Developed markets were important as drivers for aquaculture expansion in developing countries. Consumption in northern countries somewhat drove development of the production of certain species in the southern world.