Overseas

Organic aquaculture is often presented as one of the future horizons of the European seafood sector. In public debates and simplified narratives, it is frequently described as a structural answer to the environmental, productive and social challenges facing the supply chain. However, the latest Monthly...

Extra-EU imports of tuna and related species have long held a distinctive place in debates on European seafood markets. They are mass-market products, deeply embedded in industrial and commercial supply chains, yet structurally dependent on sourcing beyond the European Union. The latest EUMOFA Monthly Highlights...

Today, the success of a food product is no longer determined solely by quality, but by its ability to perform within the retail environment. In supermarkets where dwell time is shrinking and consumer attention is increasingly fragmented, what truly matters is how a product fits...

The path towards a more energy-efficient European fisheries and aquaculture sector is entering a decisive political and operational phase. On 17 February 2026, in Brussels, the European Commission – through DG MARE – will bring together institutions and key industry stakeholders at the high-level conference...

There is a recurring narrative around artificial intelligence in marketing that risks being misleading: the idea that AI makes everything simpler. A closer look at what is happening in digital communication today reveals a different reality. AI does not reduce complexity—it makes it visible. And...

In a context in which aquaculture is increasingly expected to contribute to European food security, while at the same time reducing its environmental footprint and responding to growing market demands for transparency, feed plays a strategic role that is often underestimated. It is precisely at...

The conclusions of the EU Council on climate resilience are not staying on paper: they are strongly confirmed by data and real-world cases. A recent Planet Tracker report, supported by scientific evidence referenced by the IPCC, shows how climate change is already becoming a financial...

A fragile stability for Western Mediterranean fisheries The political agreement reached by European Union ministers on fishing opportunities in the Western Mediterranean for 2026 offers the fleet a sense of short-term continuity and breathing space, but it leaves unresolved an issue the sector has known...

When last spring in Barcelona the new Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Farm Standard was presented, it did not look like the usual update of a rulebook. For those working in aquaculture it immediately felt like a shift in approach: fewer separate documents, more of a...

Italian Cuisine is now officially a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision taken yesterday, 10 December 2025, by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee meeting in New Delhi, places Italy’s culinary tradition on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and immediately becomes a political, economic...