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GLOBEFISH RESEARCH PROGRAMME World Octopus Market: Volum e 94 World Octopus Market Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fish Products and Industry Division Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy Tel.:+39 06 5705 5074 Fax: +39 06 5705 5188 www.globefish.org Volume 94 World Octopus Market by Helga Josupeit (June 2008) The GLOBEFISH Research Programme is an activity initiated by FAO's Fish Utilisation and Marketing Service, Rome, Italy and financed jointly by: - NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service), Washington, DC, USA - FROM, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Madrid, Spain - Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Copenhagen, Denmark - European Commission, Directorate General for Fisheries, Brussels, EU - Norwegian Seafood Export Council, Tromsoe, Norway - OFIMER (Office National Interprofessionnel des Produits de la Mer et de l’Aquaculture), Paris, France - ASMI (Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute), USA - DFO (Department of Fisheries and Oceans), Canada - SSA (Seafood Services Australia), Australia - Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, GLOBEFISH, Fish Products and Industry Division Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy – Tel.: (39) 06570 56313 E-mail: [email protected] - Fax: (39) 0657055188 – http//:www.globefish.org The designation employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Helga Josupeit.; WORLD OCTOPUS MARKET GLOBEFISH Research Programme, Vol.94 Rome, FAO. 2008. p. 65. The most important octopus fisheries and markets are located in Japan, Republic of Korea and in the northern Mediterranean countries. Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is the main species produced, it is highly desirable and commands high prices. Quite important in commercial terms is also the baby octopus (Eledone spp.) fisheries in Asia. Octopus resources, especially in the Eastern Central Atlantic are overexploited, and national authorities have taken draconic steps for the protection of the species. Morocco closed in 2004 the octopus fisheries for several months. There are some timid signs that this protection measures have paid off, and that the resource is slowly recovering. Total octopus exports reached 220 000 tonnes in 2005, for a value of more than US$ 900 million. In volume terms, China became the main octopus exporter in 2004. Moroccan production was hit by a major crisis due to an imposed ban on octopus fishing. In value terms, however, Morocco is still the main octopus exporter, followed by Spain (several re-exports through Las Palmas). Import figures for octopus reflect the general trend experienced in catch and export: they increased continuously from 1976 to 2000, to drop off in recent years. In 2005, total octopus imports reached 270 000 tonnes. However, when looking at the 2005 figures, there is a 50 000 tonnes, or 20% of total octopus traded, difference between exports and imports. This indicates that export figures are less accurate than the import figures. The Republic of Korea is the top octopus importing country and by far the world’s main octopus consumer. Acknowledgement : Layout Tony Piccolo GLOBEFISH. Photo credit: Turan Rahimzadeh All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Director, Information Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. © FAO 2008 ii TABLE OF CONTENT 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................................................................1 2. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................3 2.1. Octopus Landings...........................................................................................................3 2.2. Octopus: an intelligent creature......................................................................................4 2.3. Octopus production by fishing area and country .........................................................10 2.4. Octopus aquaculture.....................................................................................................11 2.5. Quality requirements, grading and preparation of octopus ..........................................11 3. MAIN SUPPLIERS AND EXPORTERS..............................................................................14 3.1. Marocco........................................................................................................................14 3.2. Mauritania ....................................................................................................................16 3.3. China ............................................................................................................................19 3.4. Spain.............................................................................................................................22 3.5. Viet Nam ......................................................................................................................23 3.6. Thailand........................................................................................................................25 3.7. Mexico..........................................................................................................................28 3.8. Senegal .........................................................................................................................29 4. MAIN CONSUMERS AND IMPORTERS...........................................................................31 4.1. The Republic of Korea .................................................................................................32 4.2. Japan.............................................................................................................................35 4.3. Europe ..........................................................................................................................39 4.4. Greece...........................................................................................................................40 4.5. Italy...............................................................................................................................41 4.6. Spain.............................................................................................................................44 4.7. Portugal ........................................................................................................................46 4.8. Other EU countries.......................................................................................................47 4.9. United States of America .............................................................................................48 4.10. Others ...........................................................................................................................49 5. OUTLOOK ..............................................................................................................................49 6. MAIN PRODUCTS AND RECIPES.....................................................................................49 6.1. Buying and storing tips ................................................................................................49 6.2. Preparation, uses and tips.............................................................................................49 6.2.1. Broiling...................................................................................................................50 6.2.2. Deep frying.............................................................................................................50 6.2.3. Stewing ...................................................................................................................50 6.3. Nutritional highlights ...................................................................................................50 6.4. Recipes and preparations..............................................................................................51 6.4.1. General...................................................................................................................51 Octopus salad .........................................................................................................51 iii Octopus appetizer...................................................................................................51 Roasted octopus......................................................................................................52 6.4.2. Italian specialities ..................................................................................................53 Octopus carpaccio ..................................................................................................53 Baby octopus with polenta .....................................................................................53 Spaghetti with octopus ...........................................................................................53