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Britain's seafood exports taking world by storm: minister

Xinhua, September 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Seafood caught off the shores of the British Isles is making it onto menus across the world, earning almost a billion U.S. dollars for the British economy in the past year, government fisheries minister George Eustice said Friday.

Exported to a record 76 countries, New Yorkers are dining out on British smoked salmon, while British seafood is featured in paella in Madrid, and in baked lobster in Hong Kong.

Defra, the government department for environment, food and rural affairs, said salmon exports from Britain have leapt by almost 74 percent since 2010, while lobster exports have grown by 40 percent, scallops by 17 percent, and langoustines by more than 13 percent.

Britain's booming luxury seafood exports comes as one of the country's leading fisheries ports, Grimsby, hosts this year's World Seafood Congress, which opens Saturday.

Minister Eustice said: "Britain's seafood exports are continuing to take the world by storm, with the UK leading the way in luxury markets."

Eustice said Britain's lobster exports to China grew by a staggering 126 percent between 2013 and 2014.

Since 2010, salmon exports to the United States from Britain have increased by 76 percent, with a massive 192,565 tonnes exported.

The Seafood Congress takes place between Sept. 5 and 9 in the North Sea-facing port of Hull in northern England. Bringing together a global audience, the event will explore key issues on the sourcing and trading of seafood. Endit