Romania produces less and less fish

Global fish and seafood production has grown strongly in recent decades, supported by the expansion of aquaculture, but Romania is following an opposite trend, with decreases in both farmed fish and catches from fishing, according to an analysis by Our World in Data.

Globally, the growing demand for fish and seafood products has put increasing pressure on wild fish stocks, and the development of aquaculture – raising fish in controlled environments – has reduced this pressure. Currently, aquaculture production has exceeded fish catches from the wild.

According to the analysis, the world’s population has doubled in the last 50 years, average per capita consumption has doubled, and global fish and seafood production has quadrupled compared to half a century ago.

In the 1960s, aquaculture was a niche activity, with an annual production of only a few million tons. The pace of growth accelerated in the late 1980s, so that by 1990 production had reached 17 million ton...