Overview

• Industry leaders, policymakers and researchers convened Monday for the 13th Conxemar-FAO-MAPA congress focused on aquatic food’s role in global food security.
• Conxemar’s president urged international cooperation across governments, companies and science communities to address shared sustainability and supply challenges.
• The agenda elevates innovation in seaweed, cultivated proteins and food biotechnology as emerging sources to meet rising nutrition needs.
• FAO’s Manuel Barange underscored fish and aquaculture in combating malnutrition, noted aquaculture has quadrupled since 1995 with output now above 200 million tons, and pressed for faster gains in sustainable management.
• An assessment presented by Fundación Fish Nation called for updating the FAO code to cover decarbonization, traceability, climate change and social conditions, as Galicia promoted itself as Europe’s marine pantry and the Conxemar fair neared 800 exhibitors.