European Commission 13 July 2011, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT

52011SC0884 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT /* SEC/2011/0884 final - COD 2011/0194 */ Executive summary The EU is the first market in the world for fisheries and aquaculture products - a market worth €55 billion euro (or 12 million tons). On average, EU citizens eat 22 kg of fisheries and aquaculture products per year, which accounts for 15% of their protein intake.