If you've been a decision-maker in the food processing business long enough, you'd know about its long-term growth what about near-term trends?
These five headlines can help you better understand the blue-food producers' challenges and the solutions technology presents in 2024.
1. Consumption Rises as Inflation Eases
Seafood sales can correlate with inflation. Fish and shellfish should stay on most people's plates as long as prices go down or move steadily. In 2024, it's so far, so good. From January to April, inflation figures averaged 3.78 2.58 and 1.62 percentage points below 2023's first and second halves, respectively.
Industry stakeholders benefit significantly from the sustainability movement. Seafood has become a desirable protein for healthconscious and green-minded consumers. Advancements in ecosystem-based fisheries management have paved the way for more eco-friendly practices.
Regional fisheries management organizations employ data-driven harvest strategies to set regular fishing limits based on the status of specific species' populations. They empower seafood interests to react accordingly and swiftly to changes in ecosystem conditions, prevent overexploitation of marine resources and help build fishery resilience.
Managers use a science-based framework to evaluate harvest strategies under scenarios involving solid and insufficient data about the subject subject species. Stakeholders collaborate to factor in various risks and trade-offs when assessing plans.
This approach allows leaders to consider as many variables as possible to offset the unknowns ever-changing environmental conditions bring and meet goals. It protects wild stocks while maximizing catch.
2. Seaweed Cultivation Gains Traction in the West
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