Fishing by country
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This page lists the world fisheries production for 2005. The tonnage from capture and aquaculture
is listed by country.
is listed by country. Capture includes fish
, crustaceans, molluscs, etc. Countries which harvested less than 100,000 tons are not included.
is listed by country. Countries whose total harvest was less than 100,000 tons are not included.
Aquaculture
Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the...
is listed by country.
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc
Following is a sortable table of the world fisheries harvest for 2005. The tonnage from capture and aquacultureAquaculture
Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the...
is listed by country. Capture includes fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
, crustaceans, molluscs, etc. Countries which harvested less than 100,000 tons are not included.
Country | Capture | Aquaculture | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 126,259 | 368 F | 126,627 F |
Angola | 240,000 F | 240,000 F | |
Argentina | 931,472 | 2,430 | 933,902 |
Australia | 245,935 | 47,087 | 293,022 |
Bangladesh | 1,333,866 | 882,091 | 2,215,957 |
Brazil | 750,283 | 257,783 | 1,008,066 |
Cambodia | 384,000 | 26,000 | 410,000 |
Canada | 1,080,982 | 154,083 | 1,235,065 |
Chile | 4,330,325 | 698,214 | 5,028,539 |
People's Republic of China | 17,053,191 | 32,414,084 | 49,467,275 |
Colombia | 121,000 F | 60,072 F | 181,072 F |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 220,000 F | 2,965 F | 222,965 F |
Denmark | 910,613 | 39,012 | 949,625 |
Ecuador | 407,723 | 78,300 F | 486,023 F |
Egypt | 349,553 | 539,748 | 889,301 |
Early Modern France | 574,358 | 258,435 | 832,793 |
Germany | 285,668 | 44,685 | 330,353 |
Ghana | 392,274 | 1,154 | 393,428 |
Greece | 92,738 | 106,208 | 198,946 |
Greenland | 216,302 F | 216,302 F | |
Hong Kong | 161,964 | 4,130 | 166,094 |
Iceland | 1,661,031 | 8,256 F | 1,669,287 F |
India | 3,481,136 | 2,837,751 | 6,318,887 |
Indonesia | 4,381,260 | 1,197,109 | 5,578,369 |
Iran | 410,558 | 117,354 | 527,912 |
Republic of Ireland | 262,532 | 60,050 | 322,582 |
Italy | 298,373 | 180,943 | 479,316 |
Japan | 4,072,895 F | 746,221 | 4,819,116 F |
Kenya | 148,124 | 1,047 | 149,171 |
North Korea | 205,000 F | 63,700 F | 268,700 F |
South Korea | 1,639,069 | 436,232 | 2,075,301 |
Latvia | 150,618 | 542 | 151,160 |
Lithuania | 139,785 | 2,013 | 141,798 |
Madagascar | 136,400 | 8,500 F | 144,900 F |
Malaysia | 1,214,183 | 175,834 | 1,390,017 |
Mauritania | 247,577 | 247,577 | |
Mexico | 1,304,830 | 117,514 | 1,422,344 |
Morocco | 932,704 | 2,257 | 934,961 |
Myanmar | 1,742,956 | 474,510 | 2,217,466 |
Namibia | 552,695 | 50 F | 552,745 F |
Netherlands | 549,208 | 68,175 | 617,383 |
New Zealand | 535,394 | 105,301 F | 640,695 F |
Nigeria | 523,182 | 56,355 | 579,537 |
Norway | 2,392,934 | 656,636 | 3,049,570 |
Oman | 150,571 | 173 | 150,744 |
Pakistan | 434,473 | 80,622 | 515,095 |
Panama | 214,737 | 8,019 | 222,756 |
Papua New Guinea | 250,280 F | 250,280 F | |
Peru | 9,388,662 | 27,468 | 9,416,130 |
Philippines | 2,246,352 | 557,251 | 2,803,603 |
Poland | 156,247 | 36,607 | 192,854 |
Portugal | 211,757 | 6,485 | 218,242 |
Russia | 3,190,946 | 114,752 | 3,305,698 |
Senegal | 405,070 | 193 F | 405,263 F |
Seychelles | 106,555 | 772 | 107,327 |
Sierra Leone | 145,993 | 145,993 | |
South Africa | 817,608 | 3,142 | 820,750 |
Spain | 848,803 | 221,927 | 1,070,730 |
Sri Lanka | 161,960 | 1,724 | 163,684 |
Sweden | 256,359 | 5,880 | 262,239 |
Republic of China (Republic of China) | 1,017,243 | 304,756 | 1,321,999 |
Tanzania | 347,800 F | 11 F | |
Thailand | 2,599,387 | 1,144,011 | 3,743,398 |
Tunisia | 109,117 | 2,665 | 111,782 |
Turkey | 426,496 | 119,177 | 545,673 |
Uganda | 416,758 | 10,817 | 427,575 |
Ukraine | 244,943 | 28,745 | 273,688 |
669,458 | 172,813 | 842,271 | |
United States | 4,888,621 | 471,958 | 5,360,579 |
Uruguay | 125,906 | 47 | 125,953 |
Vanuatu | 151,079 | 1 | 151,080 |
Venezuela | 470,000 F | 22,210 F | 492,210 F |
Vietnam | 1,929,900 | 1,437,300 | 3,367,200 |
Yemen | 263,000 | 263,000 | |
Other | 9,685,851 | 786,993 | 14,917,378 |
Total | 93,253,346 | 48,149,792 | 141,403,138 |
Aquatic plants
Following is a sortable table of the world fisheries harvest of aquatic plants for 2005. The tonnage from capture and aquacultureAquaculture
Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the...
is listed by country. Countries whose total harvest was less than 100,000 tons are not included.
Country | Capture | Aquaculture | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Chile | 409,851 | 15,492 | 425,343 |
Mainland China | 308,380 | 10,855,295 | 11,163,675 |
Indonesia | 7,730 | 910,636 | 918,366 |
Japan | 104,893 | 507,742 | 612,635 |
North Korea | 444,295 F | 444,295 F | |
South Korea | 15,212 | 621,154 | 636,366 |
Philippines | 298 | 1,338,597 | 1,338,895 |
Other | 459,439 | 96,761 | 556,200 |
Total | 1,305,803 | 14,789,972 | 16,095,775 |
See also
- World fish productionWorld fish productionFish are harvested through commercial fishing and aquaculture.According to the Food and Agriculture Organization , the world harvest in 2005 consisted of 93.2 million tonnes captured by commercial fishing in wild fisheries, plus 48.1 million tonnes produced by fish farms...
- Wild fisheries
- Ocean fisheriesOcean fisheriesA fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial value. Fisheries can be wild or farmed. Most of the world's wild fisheries are in the ocean. This article is an overview of ocean fisheries.-Statistics:...
- Population dynamics of fisheriesPopulation dynamics of fisheriesA fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial or recreational value. Fisheries can be wild or farmed. Population dynamics describes the ways in which a given population grows and shrinks over time, as controlled by birth, death, and...