Japan’s Tuna Imports Expose Malta’s Outsized Role in Global Seafood Trade
Malta's tuna fattening industry has an outsized influence on global seafood markets. In 2024, a reduction in Japan's spending on tuna imports from Malta contributed directly to a 5% fall in the total value of all fish and seafood imported by Japan worldwide.
The data is drawn fromThe EU Fish Market(2025 edition), recently published by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA), the European Commission 's official market intelligence tool.
The report states that in 2024 Japan imported 2.3 million tonnes of...
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