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Following is a sortable table of the world fisheries' harvest of aquatic plants for 2005. The tonnage from capture and aquaculture is listed by country. Countries whose total harvest was less than 100,000 tons are not included.
World map of fish and seafood consumption Historical development of seafood consumption. This list of countries by seafood consumption gives a comprehensive overview that ranks nations worldwide based on their annual seafood consumption per capita. Seafood includes fish and other important marine animals.
World capture fisheries and aquaculture production by species group [1]. The global commercial production for human use of fish and other aquatic organisms occurs in two ways: they are either captured wild by commercial fishing or they are cultivated and harvested using aquacultural and farming techniques.
World capture fisheries and aquaculture production by species group [1] This is a list of aquatic animals that are harvested commercially in the greatest amounts, listed in order of tonnage per year (2012) by the Food and Agriculture Organization. Species listed here have an annual tonnage in excess of 160,000 tonnes.
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
Italian fisherman Dino Ferrari caught a 280-lb. Wels Catfish Thursday in Italy's Po Delta river, setting a new record. The U.K. Mirror reported that the catch is the world's largest wels catfish ...
Bangladesh is the top hilsa-producing country in the world, followed by Myanmar and then India. [5] Hilsa fishes for sale at fish market in West Bengal, India. An estimated 97% of the total hilsa catch comes from Bangladesh. Ilish production in the country increased by 92% from 2008 to 2023. [15]
In 2005, China was sixth largest importer of fish and fish products in the world, with imports totalling US$4.0 billion. [2] In 2003, the global per capita consumption of fish was estimated at 16.5 kg, with Chinese consumption, based on her reported returns, at 25.8 kg. [2] The common carp is still the number one fish of aquaculture.