10 Jun 2024 --- The seafood industry is tapping into aquaculture more than traditional fishing for the first time to meet the world’s rising aquatic food demand, according to the UN’s State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) 2024 report. The global fisheries and aquaculture sector produced 223.2 million metric tons of seafood in 2022, including 185.4 million metric tons of aquatic animals and 37.8 million metric tons of algae. The FAO is expecting a 10% production spike by 2032 due to aquaculture expansion and capture fisheries recovery, which includes harvesting of naturally occurring living resources in marine and freshwater environments.
