RT Journal Article
T1 The decline of mussel aquaculture in the European Union: causes, economic impacts and opportunities
A1 Avdelas, Lamprakis
A1 Avdic‐Mravlje, Edo
A1 Marques, Ana Cristina Borges
A1 Cano, Suzana
A1 Capelle, Jacob J.
A1 Carvalho, Natacha
A1 Cozzolino, Maria
A1 Dennis, John
A1 Ellis, Tim
A1 Fernández Polanco, José María
A1 Guillen, Jordi
A1 Lasner, Tobias
A1 Le Bihan, Véronique
A1 Llorente, Ignacio
A1 Mol, Arie
A1 Nicheva, Simona
A1 Nielsen, Rasmus
A1 Oostenbrugge, Hans van
A1 Villasante Larramendi, Carlos Sebastián
A1 Višnić, Svjetlana
K1 Access to space
K1 Atomization
K1 Economic performance
K1 Environmental factors
K1 Low impact
K1 Swot analysis
AB In contrast to the increasing aquaculture production of mussels worldwide, production in the European Union (EU) has shown a decreasing trend over the last two decades. Aquaculture production of mussels in the EU peaked in the late 1990s at more than 600 000 tonnes; by 2016, production volume had dropped by 20% to 480 000 tonnes. As mussel production represents more than ⅓ of EU aquaculture production, this decrease is an important contributor to the stagnation of EU aquaculture. Previous studies have suggested diseases, lack of mussel seed (spat), and low profitability as the main causes of the EU mussel production decrease. In this study, we investigate how economic and environmental factors have contributed. Moreover, we examine if the different mussel production techniques (raft, longline, on‐bottom, and ‘bouchot’) have been differently affected, by analysing the economic performance and cost structure evolution for the period 2010–2016. We complement these results with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis of the EU mussel sector based on expert knowledge
PB Wiley
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24246
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24246
LA eng
NO Avdelas, L., Avdic‐Mravlje, E., Borges Marques, A.C., Cano, S., Capelle, J.J., Carvalho, N., Cozzolino, M., Dennis, J., Ellis, T., Fernández Polanco, J.M., Guillen, J., Lasner, T., Le Bihan, V., Llorente, I., Mol, A., Nicheva, S., Nielsen, R., van Oostenbrugge, H., Villasante, S., Visnic, S., Zhelev, K. and Asche, F. (2021), The decline of mussel aquaculture in the European Union: causes, economic impacts and opportunities. Rev. Aquacult., 13: 91-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12465
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026