The FAO Fisheries Department has prepared a major review entitled The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, which includes eight regional summaries. FAO Fisheries Department. FAO Fisheries Circular. Rome, FAO. 1996. 54p. Europe is also a major region for fish trade, with the European Union alone accounting for about one third of the world's fish imports.
Some European countries have very high levels of fish consumption by world standards.
One section of this review deals with the current fisheries situation including the role of fisheries in the economy, fishery production, utilisation, trade, consumption, technology and investment in fisheries. Various issues are also discussed. Finally, the outlook for European fisheries and aquaculture is considered. The FAO Fisheries Circular is a vehicle for the distribution of short or ephemeral notes, lists, etc., including provisional versions of documents to be issued later in other series. The role of regional fisheries in the world fisheries 3.