EU self-sufficiency in European seabass reaches 80%, compared with 68% for gilthead seabream

The European Union met 80% of its European seabass supply from within the EU in 2025, up from 73% in 2024. For gilthead seabream, the rate was 68%, while total supply fell by 6% to 149,000 tonnes, according to a report by Seafood Europe, a sector association representing fish processors and traders, formerly known as AIPCE-CEP.

The report puts EU seabass supply at 127,000 tonnes, including 25,000 tonnes imported from third countries. Extra-EU imports of seabream amounted to 48,000 tonnes.

For both species, Seafood Europe presents self-sufficiency as the share of supply that does not depend on those imports: import dependence stood at 20% for seabass and 32% for seabream.

Türkiye was the leading extra-EU source, accounting for 96% of seabass imports and 83% of seabream imports. These percentages refer to imports from third countries; they do not represent Türkiye’s share of all fish available in the EU.