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Fish are harvested through commercial fishing

Commercial fishing

Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. It provides a large quantity of food to many countries around the world, but those who practice it as an industry must often pursue fish far into the ocean under adverse conditions...

and aquaculture

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...

.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization

Food and Agriculture Organization

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...

(FAO), the world harvest

Fishing by country

This page lists the world fisheries production for 2005. The tonnage from capture and aquaculture is listed by country.-Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc:...

in 2005 consisted of 93.2 million tonne

Tonne

The tonne, known as the metric ton in the US , often put pleonastically as "metric tonne" to avoid confusion with ton, is a metric system unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. The tonne is not an International System of Units unit, but is accepted for use with the SI...

s captured by commercial fishing

Commercial fishing

in wild fisheries

Wild fisheries of the world

A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial value. Fisheries can be marine or freshwater. They can also be wild or farmed. This article is an overview of the habitats occupied by the worlds' wild fisheries, and the human impacts on those...

, plus 48.1 million tonnes produced by fish farms. In addition, 1.3 million tons of aquatic plants (seaweed

Seaweed

Seaweed is a loose, colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae. The term includes some members of the red, brown and green algae...

etc) were captured in wild fisheries and 14.8 million tons were produced by aquaculture

Aquaculture

Marine and inland fisheries

World capture production 2007 in thousands of tonne Tonne The tonne, known as the metric ton in the US , often put pleonastically as "metric tonne" to avoid confusion with ton, is a metric system unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. The tonne is not an International System of Units unit, but is accepted for use with the SI... s
	Inland fisheries		Marine fisheries	Totals
Freshwater fish Freshwater fish Freshwater fish are fish that spend some or all of their lives in freshwater, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 0.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, the most obvious being the difference in levels of salinity...		8,695	23	8,718
Diadromous fish		341	1,444	1,785
Marine fishes Ocean fisheries A 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:...		82	65,627	65,709
Crustacean Crustacean Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span... s		474	5,367	5,840
Molluscs		383	7,182	7,564
Other		61	388	449
Totals		10,035	80,029	90,064

Capture production by species

The following table shows the capture production by groups of species (fish, crustacean

Crustacean

Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...

s, molluscs, etc) in tonnes.

Capture production by groups of species in tonnes
Type	Group	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
freshwater fish	Carp Carp Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain... s, barbels and other cyprinid Cyprinid The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids... s	616 828	574 405	569 934	616 985	624 333	594 392	648 160
freshwater fish	Tilapia Tilapia Tilapia , is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapia inhabit a variety of fresh water habitats, including shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisan fishing in Africa and the... s and other cichlid Cichlid Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of... s	636 758	680 004	678 157	662 276	689 661	754 395	753 372
freshwater fish	Miscellaneous freshwater fishes	5 592 329	5 634 005	5 733 341	5 400 530	6 234 448	6 277 565	6 797 864
finfish	Sturgeon Sturgeon Sturgeon is the common name used for some 26 species of fish in the family Acipenseridae, including the genera Acipenser, Huso, Scaphirhynchus and Pseudoscaphirhynchus. The term includes over 20 species commonly referred to as sturgeon and several closely related species that have distinct common... s, paddlefish Paddlefish Paddlefish are primitive Chondrostean ray-finned fishes. The paddlefish can be distinguished by its large mouth and its elongated, spatula-like snout, called a rostrum, which is longer than the rest of the head... es	2 851	2 603	2 313	1 908	1 628	1 450	1 333
freshwater fish	River eel Eel Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators... s	11 939	16 138	12 374	11 444	10 516	10 746	10 463
finfish	Salmon Salmon Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true... s, trout Trout Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water... s, smelts	913 327	805 154	891 042	809 873	966 097	880 261	1 031 141
migratory fish	Shad Shad The shads or river herrings comprise the genus Alosa, fish related to herring in the family Clupeidae. They are distinct from others in that family by having a deeper body and spawning in rivers. The several species frequent different areas on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea.... s	788 770	860 346	665 284	589 692	524 800	569 160	605 548
finfish	Miscellaneous migratory fishes	75 921	83 328	75 650	79 538	79 465	68 077	65 817
demersal fish	Flounders, halibut Halibut Halibut is a flatfish, genus Hippoglossus, from the family of the right-eye flounders . Other flatfish are also called halibut. The name is derived from haly and butt , for its popularity on Catholic holy days... s, soles Sole (fish) Sole is a group of flatfish belonging to several families. Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae, but, outside Europe, the name sole is also applied to various other similar flatfish, especially other members of the sole suborder Soleoidei as well as members of the flounder...	956 926	1 009 253	948 427	915 177	917 326	862 162	900 012
finfish	Cod Cod Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of... s, hake Hake The term hake refers to fish in either of:* family Phycidae of the northern oceans* family Merlucciidae of the southern oceans-Hake fish:... s, haddock Haddock The haddock , also known as the offshore hake, is a marine fish distributed on both sides of the North Atlantic. Haddock is a popular food fish and is widely fished commercially.... s	9 431 141	8 695 910	9 304 922	8 474 044	9 385 328	9 398 780	8 964 873
finfish	Miscellaneous coastal fish Coastal fish Coastal fish, also called offshore fish or neritic fish, are fish that inhabit the sea between the shoreline and the edge of the continental shelf. Since the continental shelf is usually less than 200 metres deep, it follows that pelagic coastal fish are generally epipelagic fish, inhabiting the... es	6 119 412	6 112 189	6 310 904	6 315 752	6 789 732	7 002 006	6 640 784
demersal fish	Miscellaneous demersal fishes	2 955 849	3 033 384	3 008 283	3 062 222	3 059 707	3 163 050	2 986 081
pelagic fish Pelagic fish Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or the lake. They can be contrasted with demersal fish, which do live on or near the bottom, and reef fish which are associated with coral reefs.The marine pelagic...	Herring Herring Herring is an oily fish of the genus Clupea, found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, including the Baltic Sea. Three species of Clupea are recognized. The main taxa, the Atlantic herring and the Pacific herring may each be divided into subspecies... s, sardine Sardine Sardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant.... s, anchovies	22 671 427	24 919 239	20 640 734	22 289 332	18 840 389	23 047 541	22 404 769
pelagic fish Pelagic fish Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or the lake. They can be contrasted with demersal fish, which do live on or near the bottom, and reef fish which are associated with coral reefs.The marine pelagic...	Tuna Tuna Tuna is a salt water fish from the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Tuna are fast swimmers, and some species are capable of speeds of . Unlike most fish, which have white flesh, the muscle tissue of tuna ranges from pink to dark red. The red coloration derives from myoglobin, an... s, bonito Bonito Bonito is a name given to various species of medium-sized, predatory fish in the Scombridae family. First, bonito most commonly refers to species in the genus Sarda, including the Atlantic bonito and the Pacific bonito ; second, in Japanese cuisine, bonito refers to the skipjack tuna , which, in... s, billfish Billfish The term billfish is applied to a number of different large, predatory fish characterised by their large size and their long, sword-like bill. Billfish include the sailfish and marlin, which make up the family Istiophoridae, and the swordfish, sole member of the family Xiphiidae... es	5 943 593	5 816 647	5 782 841	6 138 999	6 197 087	6 160 868	6 243 122
pelagic fish Pelagic fish Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or the lake. They can be contrasted with demersal fish, which do live on or near the bottom, and reef fish which are associated with coral reefs.The marine pelagic...	Miscellaneous pelagic fishes	10 712 994	10 654 041	12 332 170	11 772 320	11 525 390	11 181 871	11 179 641
sharks etc	Shark Shark Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago.... s, ray Batoidea Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fish commonly known as rays and skates, containing more than 500 described species in thirteen families... s, chimaera Chimaera Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes, known informally as ghost sharks, ratfish , spookfish , or rabbitfishes... s	858 007	870 455	845 854	845 820	880 785	819 012	771 105
other fish	Marine fishes not identified	10 721 534	10 736 398	10 599 122	10 513 550	9 714 669	9 747 625	9 565 512
crustacean Crustacean Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...	Freshwater crustaceans	494 111	563 641	626 407	816 405	366 117	353 446	391 526
crustacean Crustacean Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...	Crab Crab True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax... s, sea spider Sea spider Sea spiders, also called Pantopoda or pycnogonids, are marine arthropods of class Pycnogonida. They are cosmopolitan, found especially in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, as well as the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. There are over 1300 known species, ranging in size from to over in some deep... s	1 061 042	1 101 880	1 093 256	1 122 414	1 334 001	1 332 932	1 323 616
crustacean Crustacean Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...	Lobster Lobster Clawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Though several groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, the clawed lobsters are most... s, spiny rock lobsters	229 179	227 950	222 138	225 646	225 793	233 825	231 233
crustacean Crustacean Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...	King crab King crab King crabs, also called stone crabs, are a superfamily of crab-like decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus.King... s, squat lobster Squat lobster Squat lobsters are decapod crustaceans of the families Galatheidae, Chirostylidae and Kiwaidae, including the common genera Galathea and Munida. They are not lobsters at all, but are more closely related to porcelain crabs, hermit crabs and then, more distantly, true crabs... s	77 644	67 932	46 382	41 853	43 993	36 457	52 064
crustacean Crustacean Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...	Shrimp Shrimp Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important... s, prawn Prawn Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian... s	3 028 171	3 089 755	2 957 730	2 969 311	3 545 309	3 542 438	3 416 533
crustacean Crustacean Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...	Krill Krill Krill is the common name given to the order Euphausiacea of shrimp-like marine crustaceans. Also known as euphausiids, these small invertebrates are found in all oceans of the world... , planktonic crustaceans	101 957	114 425	104 216	125 989	117 981	118 164	127 034
crustacean	Miscellaneous marine crustaceans	1 293 164	1 372 858	1 427 312	1 359 158	449 711	486 249	470 568
mollusc	Freshwater molluscs	552 452	595 286	628 205	631 444	435 668	427 843	415 105
mollusc	Abalone Abalone Abalone , from aulón, are small to very large-sized edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis... s, winkles, conch Conch A conch is a common name which is applied to a number of different species of medium-sized to large sea snails or their shells, generally those which are large and have a high spire and a siphonal canal.... s	121 414	120 190	131 429	112 798	121 844	133 240	120 400
mollusc	Oysters	158 196	249 675	198 132	185 122	196 424	150 088	166 145
mollusc	Mussel Mussel The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The... s	207 470	261 635	240 718	224 741	186 062	188 359	143 182
mollusc	Scallop Scallop A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source... s, pecten Pecten Pecten is Latin for "honeycomb." Its genitive form is pectinis, which yields the root pectin-.Pecten may refer to:*Pecten , any honeycomb structure in animals... s	609 418	665 569	702 382	750 445	804 349	790 887	711 342
mollusc	Clam Clam The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs... s, cockle Cockle (bivalve) Cockle is the common name for a group of small, edible, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae.Various species of cockles live in sandy sheltered beaches throughout the world.... s, ark shells	841 658	798 069	822 520	799 336	899 362	835 150	705 649
mollusc	Squid Squid Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles... s, cuttlefish Cuttlefish Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda . Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but molluscs.... es, octopus Octopus The octopus is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of arms, and like other cephalopods they are bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms... es	3 602 711	3 679 332	3 348 493	3 261 615	3 612 308	3 807 189	3 892 145
mollusc	Miscellaneous marine molluscs	1 562 141	1 509 752	1 505 608	1 486 114	936 169	988 220	1 049 731
other	Frog Frog Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail... s and other amphibian Amphibian Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods... s	1 807	2 328	2 486	2 463	2 917	2 836	2 845
other	Turtle Turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield... s	1 243	1 010	818	1 444	1 498	408	422
other	Sea squirts and other tunicate Tunicate Tunicates, also known as urochordates, are members of the subphylum Tunicata, previously known as Urochordata, a group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons that is classified within the phylum Chordata. While most tunicates live on the ocean floor, others such... s	3 905	3 858	2 427	2 320	2 951	2 496	2 735
other	Horseshoe crab Horseshoe crab The Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, is a marine chelicerate arthropod. Despite its name, it is more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions than to crabs. Horseshoe crabs are most commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico and along the northern Atlantic coast of North America... s and other arachnoid Arachnoid Arachnoid may refer to:Relating to arachnidsArachnoid mater, a layer of the meninges, membranes that contain the central nervous system*Arachnoid , a geological structure found only on the planet Venus... s	2 397	1 696	1 299	1 387	1 190	519	732
echinoderm Echinoderm Echinoderms are a phylum of marine animals. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone....	Sea urchin Sea urchin Sea urchins or urchins are small, spiny, globular animals which, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum. They inhabit all oceans. Their shell, or "test", is round and spiny, typically from across. Common colors include black and dull... s and other echinoderms	121 567	122 480	107 460	123 955	107 109	115 831	100 063
other	Miscellaneous aquatic Aquatic animal An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that... invertebrate Invertebrate An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone. The group includes 97% of all animal species – all animals except those in the chordate subphylum Vertebrata .Invertebrates form a paraphyletic group... s	542 659	556 787	475 045	454 572	521 855	278 097	360 679
	World total	93 623 912	95 609 607	93 045 815	93 197 994	90 353 972	94 363 635	93 253 346

Projected production

The following table shows the fish production in 2004 and projections for 2010 and later simulation target years. All figures, other than percentages, are in million tonnes.

	2000	2004	2010	2015	2020	2020	2030
Information source	FAO statistics	FAO statistics	SOFIA 2002	FAO study	SOFIA 2002	IFPRI study	SOFIA 2002
Marine capture	86.8	85.8	86		86		87
Inland capture	8.8	9.2	6		6		6
Total capture	95.6	95.0	93	105	93	116	93
Aquaculture	35.5	45.5	53	74	70	54	83
Total production	131.1	140.5	146	179	163	170	176
Food fish production	96.9	105.6	120		138	130	150
Percentage used for food fish	74%	75%	82%		85%	77%	85%
Non-food use	34.2	34.8	26		26	40	26

Marine and inland fisheries

Capture production by species

Projected production

See also