Table 1. Apparent consumption of fish and fishery products in Asia and the Pacific, average 1993-19951/
Countries
|
Catch |
Non-food uses |
Imports |
Exports |
Food supply |
Population |
Per caput supply |
x 1,000 t |
x 1,000 t |
x 1,000 t |
x 1,000 t |
x 1,000 t |
millions |
kg/year |
|
A. EAST ASIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China Mainland Hong |
23 987 |
980 |
701 |
1 050 |
22 658 |
1 187 |
19.1 |
Kong SAR Taiwan |
227 |
29 |
428 |
287 |
343 |
6 |
56.8 |
Province of China |
1 316 |
2 |
142 |
653 |
802 |
21 |
38.2 |
Japan |
7 412 |
2 202 |
3 858 |
340 |
8 727 |
125 |
69.9 |
Korea, DPR |
1 811 |
747 |
1 |
66 |
999 |
22 |
46.0 |
Korea, Rep. |
2 679 |
327 |
434 |
531 |
2 256 |
44 |
50.7 |
Macau |
1.8 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
16 |
0.4 |
38.1 |
Mongolia |
0.1 |
0 |
1.5 |
0 |
1.6 |
2 |
0.7 |
Subtotal (A) |
37 434 |
4 287 |
5 582 |
2 929 |
35 803 |
1 363 |
26.3 |
B. SOUTH ASIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bangladesh |
1 103 |
4 |
0 |
39 |
1 060 |
117 |
9.1 |
India |
4 730 |
390 |
0.4 |
333 |
4 007 |
914 |
4.4 |
Maldives |
90 |
4 |
0 |
52 |
34 |
0.2 |
139.8 |
Nepal |
17 |
0 |
... |
... |
17 |
21 |
0.8 |
Pakistan |
572 |
188 |
0 |
106 |
278 |
133 |
2.1 |
Sri Lanka |
229 |
0 |
111 |
5 |
335 |
18 |
18.9 |
Subtotal (B) |
6 740 |
586 |
112 |
535 |
5 731 |
1 203 |
4.8 |
C. SOUTHEAST ASIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brunei Darussalam |
3.7 |
0 |
4 |
0.3 |
8 |
0.3 |
26.5 |
Cambodia |
108 |
... |
4 |
30 |
83 |
10 |
8.5 |
Indonesia |
3 916 |
23 |
15 |
580 |
3 328 |
195 |
17.1 |
Laos |
30 |
0 |
0.7 |
... |
31 |
5 |
6.6 |
Malaysia |
1 192 |
211 |
318 |
235 |
1 074 |
20 |
54.5 |
Myanmar |
831 |
109 |
0.3 |
17 |
706 |
44 |
15.9 |
Philippines |
2 270 |
0 |
144 |
172 |
2243 |
66 |
33.8 |
Singapore |
13 |
0 |
262 |
172 |
104 |
3 |
31.8 |
Thailand |
3 554 |
1 226 |
746 |
1 581 |
1 494 |
58 |
25.9 |
Vietnam |
1 117 |
27 |
... |
119 |
970 |
72 |
13.4 |
Subtotal (C) |
13 035 |
1 596 |
1 496 |
2 906 |
10 041 |
473 |
21.2 |
D. OCEANIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
229 |
20 |
233 |
103 |
340 |
18 |
19.2 |
Cook Islands |
1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0 |
1.2 |
0.02 |
61.6 |
Fiji |
31 |
6 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
0.8 |
33.4 |
Fr. Polynesia |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0.2 |
8 |
0.2 |
37.6 |
Kiribati |
29 |
24 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
6 |
0.08 |
73.3 |
New Caledonia |
3 |
0.5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0.2 |
19.9 |
New Zealand |
525 |
14 |
21 |
456 |
78 |
4 |
22.2 |
Papua New Guinea |
26 |
0 |
33 |
4 |
56 |
4 |
13.2 |
Samoa |
1.6 |
0 |
6 |
0.01 |
7 |
0.2 |
45.7 |
Solomon Islands |
56 |
1 |
0.03 |
44 |
12 |
0.4 |
33.5 |
Tonga |
2 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
25.8 |
Vanuatu |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0.01 |
4 |
0.2 |
24.8 |
Subtotal (D) |
916 |
69 |
328 |
738 |
544 |
27 |
20.1 |
Total Asia-Pacific |
58 125 |
6 538 |
7 518 |
7 108 |
52 119 |
3 066 |
16.9 |
LIFDCs2/ |
43 636 |
2 964 |
2 210 |
3 398 |
39 507 |
3 443 |
11.5 |
World |
112 000 |
30 458 |
21 791 |
21 546 |
81 572 |
5 606 |
14.5 |
Table 2. Numbers of fishers in Asia and the Pacific region1/
Countries |
Year |
Full time |
Part time |
Occasional |
Total |
American Samoa |
1994 |
41 |
50 |
50 |
141 |
Australia |
1991 |
|
|
|
21 000 |
Bangladesh |
1995 |
720 180 |
349 878 |
374 902 |
1 444 960 |
Brunei Darussalam |
1995 |
891 |
1 995 |
... |
2 886 |
Cambodia |
1995 |
|
|
|
83 243 |
China Mainland |
1995 |
5 071 940 |
6 356 715 |
|
11 428 655 |
- Hong Kong SAR |
1995 |
21 600 |
6 350 |
|
27 950 |
Fiji |
1994 |
30 000 |
22 500 |
7 000 |
59 500 |
Fr. Polynesia |
1993 |
350 |
300 |
1 000 |
1 650 |
Guam |
1990 |
60 |
350 |
150 |
560 |
India |
1994 |
2 394 174 |
1 443 223 |
2 121 347 |
5 958 744 |
Indonesia |
1995 |
1 169 526 |
902 938 |
390 773 |
4 568 0592/ |
Japan |
1995 |
|
|
|
301 440 |
Kiribati |
1990 |
2 000 |
4 500 |
12 000 |
18 500 |
Korea, DPR |
1990 |
|
|
|
47 000 |
Korea, Rep. |
1995 |
83 052 |
165 460 |
98 698 |
347 210 |
Laos |
1990 |
|
|
|
15 000 |
Macau |
1990 |
|
|
|
4 984 |
Malaysia |
1995 |
82 200 |
|
(18 466)3/ |
100 666 |
Maldives |
1995 |
|
|
|
21 932 |
Myanmar |
1993 |
520 110 |
60 852 |
(28 000)3/ |
580 962 |
Nepal |
1990 |
15 000 |
|
|
28 000 |
New Caledonia |
1995 |
86 |
704 |
... |
790 |
New Zealand |
1992 |
4 838 |
4 219 |
... |
9 057 |
Niue |
1992 |
75 |
150 |
75 |
300 |
Pakistan |
1995 |
207 491 |
182 423 |
... |
389 914 |
Papua New Guinea |
1990 |
400 |
|
(10 000)3/ |
10 400 |
Philippines |
1995 |
|
|
|
990 872 |
Singapore |
1995 |
587 |
|
|
587 |
Solomon Islands |
1993 |
|
|
|
2 400 |
Sri Lanka |
1994 |
|
|
|
125 000 |
Taiwan Province of China |
1994 |
189 826 |
113 218 |
... |
303 044 |
Thailand |
1994 |
80 000 |
28 934 |
(330 000)3/ |
438 934 |
Tonga |
1991 |
1 631 |
2 415 |
1 943 |
5 989 |
Tuvalu |
1993 |
121 |
111 |
357 |
589 |
Vanuatu |
1990 |
|
|
(300)3/ |
300 |
Vietnam |
1995 |
2 610 000 |
420 000 |
... |
3 030 000 |
Total |
|
13 206 179 |
10 067 285 |
3 008 295 |
30 371 218 |
Table 3. Total value of international trade of major fishery commodity groups1/ by countries in Asia and the Pacific
Country
|
Imports |
Exports |
||
19862/ |
19963/ |
19862/ |
19963/ |
|
A. ASIA: |
|
|
|
|
* Bangladesh |
1 |
619 f4/ |
117 738 |
255 366 f |
Brunei Darussalam |
7 787 |
6 179 f |
253 |
559 |
* Cambodia |
... |
7 581 f |
... |
22 502 f |
* China Mainland |
76 312 f |
1 184 170 |
645 813 f |
2 856 986 |
China Taiwan |
204 630 |
612 945 |
1 421 967 |
1 810 033 |
Hong Kong SAR |
624 726 |
1 928 143 |
417 868 |
647 569 |
* India |
- |
9 902 f |
363 103 |
978 352 |
* Indonesia |
26 315 |
113 427 |
340 619 |
1 678 222 |
Japan |
6 593 515 |
17 023 945 |
897 851 |
709 445 |
* Korea, DPR |
- |
3 571 f |
35 930 f |
59 554 f |
Korea, Rep. |
117 079 |
1 057 511 |
1 171 111 |
1 512 992 |
Laos |
... |
1 063 f |
- |
171 f |
Macau |
10 914 |
18 150 |
7 684 |
2 578 |
Malaysia |
126 598 |
344 655 |
132 547 |
326 692 |
* Maldives |
- |
- |
16 138 |
48 858 |
* Mongolia |
2 040 f |
52 |
- |
136 |
Myanmar |
- |
424 f |
21 600 f |
98 231 f |
* Nepal |
- |
324 f |
... |
... |
* Pakistan |
102 |
84 |
97 037 |
140 745 |
* Philippines |
19 019 |
139 468 |
200 099 |
436 542 |
Singapore |
257 666 |
641 782 |
204 268 |
541 376 |
* Sri Lanka |
30 971 |
64 867 |
22 660 |
66 547 |
Thailand |
283 658 |
818 353 |
1 011 896 |
4 117 865 |
Vietnam |
- |
6 431 f |
90 493 f |
503 555 f |
Subtotal (A) |
8 381 333 |
22 983 646 |
7 216 675 |
16 814 876 |
B. OCEANIA: |
|
|
|
|
Australia |
226 960 |
475 102 |
326 691 |
797 726 |
Cook Islands |
140 f |
385 f |
- |
495 |
Fiji |
13 917 |
19 881 |
16 235 |
47 517 |
Fr. Polynesia |
6 907 |
5 671 f |
29 |
289 f |
* Kiribati |
112 |
555 f |
1 190 |
2 002 f |
Marshall Islands |
350 f |
264 f |
- |
2 977 f |
Micronesia |
... |
3 919 f |
34 f |
412 f |
New Caledonia |
3 414 |
7 065 |
1 380 |
9 559 |
New Zealand |
22 379 |
58 763 |
344 393 |
816 495 |
N. Marianas |
... |
... |
... |
- |
Palau |
... |
2 070 f |
200 |
296 f |
* Papua New Guinea |
36 587 |
14 830 f |
11 207 |
9 369 f |
* Samoa |
1 230 f |
6 096 f |
- |
601 f |
* Solomon Islands |
808 |
113 |
30 977 |
30 301 |
Tonga |
269 |
513 f |
512 |
1 645 |
* Tuvalu |
... |
... |
... |
391 f |
* Vanuatu |
4 635 f |
1 011 f |
3 553 |
385 f |
Subtotal (B) |
317 708 |
596 238 |
736 401 |
1 720 460 |
GRAND TOTAL |
8 699 041 |
23 579 884 |
7 953 076 |
18 535 336 |
1/ Including the following seven principal fishery commodity groups:
2/ FAO (1989). FAO Fishery Statistics
Yearbook, Vol. 65, Table A-6, pp. 30-33.
3/ FAO (1998c). FAO Fishery Statistics
Yearbook, Vol. 83, Table A-5, pp. 20-21.
4/ Symbols used: |
f |
= FAO estimate from available sources of
information. |
|
... |
= data not available |
|
- |
= none, nil, negligible |
|
* |
= Low-income food-deficit countries (LIFDCs). |
(x 1 000 tonnes)
Area
|
Year |
|||||
1950 |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
1997 |
|
Asia - Inland waters (Area 04) |
1 047 |
2 318 |
3 549 |
4 650 |
10 288 |
21 268 |
Oceania - Inland waters (Area 06) |
0 |
0.7 |
1 |
10 |
24 |
24 |
Subtotal A |
1 047 |
2 318 |
3 550 |
4 660 |
10 312 |
21 292 |
Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51) |
526 |
981 |
1 466 |
1 885 |
2 926 |
3 701 |
Eastern Indian Ocean (Area 57) |
297 |
664 |
1 091 |
2 103 |
3 120 |
4 252 |
Northwest Pacific (Area 61) |
4 027 |
8 957 |
11 936 |
18 078 |
25 030 |
36 205 |
Western Central Pacific (Area 71) |
545 |
1 432 |
3 731 |
5 060 |
8 119 |
10 090 |
Eastern Central Pacific (Area 77) |
3 |
19 |
109 |
144 |
225 |
139 |
Southwest Pacific (Area 81) |
44 |
84 |
144 |
374 |
717 |
862 |
Subtotal B |
5 442 |
12 137 |
18 478 |
27 643 |
40 137 |
55 249 |
Total Asia-Pacific (A + B) |
6 489 |
14 455 |
22 028 |
32 303 |
50 449 |
76 541 |
Growth rate (% per year) |
- |
12.3 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
7.4 |
Total World |
19 755 |
36 691 |
67 198 |
75 583 |
103 530 |
130 589 |
% Asia-Pacific |
32.8 |
39.4 |
32.8 |
42.7 |
48.7 |
58.6 |
Table 5. Fishery production by country in the Asia-Pacific region in 1987 and 19961/
(x 1 000 tonnes)
Country or area
|
Marine |
Inland |
Total |
Av. annual change of total (±%)3/
|
|||
1987 |
1996 |
1987 |
1996 |
1987 |
1996 |
||
A. EAST ASIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* China Mainland |
4 731 |
12 459 |
647 |
1 763 |
5 378 |
14 222 |
16.4 |
Hong Kong SAR |
218 |
184 |
0 |
0 |
218 |
184 |
(-1.5) |
Taiwan Province of China |
935 |
967 |
2 |
... |
937 |
967 |
0.3 |
Japan |
10 989 |
5 871 |
130 |
94 |
11 119 |
5 964 |
(-4.6) |
* Korea, DPR2/ |
2 700 |
328 |
... |
... |
2 700 |
328 |
(-8.8) |
Korea, Rep. |
2 351 |
2 406 |
47 |
8 |
2 399 |
2 414 |
0.1 |
Macau |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
(-6.0) |
* Mongolia |
- |
- |
... |
... |
... |
... |
(-3.9) |
Subtotal (A) |
21 928 |
22 216 |
856 |
1 865 |
22 755 |
24 080 |
0.6 |
B. SOUTH ASIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Bangladesh |
232 |
279 |
434 |
595 |
667 |
874 |
3.1 |
* India |
1 679 |
2 841 |
455 |
651 |
2 134 |
3 492 |
6.4 |
* Maldives |
57 |
106 |
- |
- |
57 |
106 |
8.5 |
* Nepal |
- |
- |
5 |
11 |
5 |
11 |
11.3 |
* Pakistan |
336 |
395 |
83 |
142 |
419 |
537 |
2.8 |
* Sri Lanka |
149 |
210 |
32 |
15 |
181 |
225 |
2.4 |
Subtotal (B) |
2 453 |
3 831 |
1 009 |
1 414 |
3 463 |
5 245 |
5.1 |
C. SOUTHEAST ASIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brunei Darussalam |
4 |
7 |
... |
... |
4 |
7 |
8.9 |
* Cambodia |
17 |
31 |
62 |
64 |
80 |
95 |
1.9 |
* Indonesia |
1 931 |
3 385 |
276 |
344 |
2 207 |
3 730 |
6.9 |
* Laos |
-859 |
- |
22 |
26 |
22 |
26 |
1.8 |
Malaysia |
541 |
1 127 |
1 |
4 |
860 |
1 131 |
3.2 |
Myanmar |
1 404 |
636 |
139 |
169 |
680 |
805 |
1.8 |
* Philippines |
15 |
1 606 |
245 |
184 |
1 649 |
1 790 |
0.9 |
Singapore |
2 542 |
10 |
... |
- |
15 |
10 |
(-3.4) |
Thailand |
9 |
2 935 |
90 |
204 |
2 632 |
3 138 |
1.9 |
Vietnam |
|
684 |
136 |
127 |
732 |
811 |
1.1 |
Subtotal (C) |
7 909 |
10 421 |
981 |
1 122 |
8 881 |
11 543 |
3 |
D. OCEANIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
193 |
190 |
2 |
2 |
195 |
192 |
(-0.1) |
Cook Islands |
1 |
1 |
0 |
... |
1 |
1 |
(-0.8) |
Fiji |
31 |
28 |
3 |
3 |
35 |
31 |
(-1.1) |
Fr. Polynesia |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
33.6 |
* Kiribati |
36 |
25 |
0 |
- |
36 |
25 |
(-3.1) |
Marshall Islands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
... |
... |
5 |
Micronesia |
4 |
9 |
... |
... |
4 |
9 |
15.9 |
New Caledonia |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
(-4.6) |
New Zealand |
227 |
420 |
... |
1 |
228 |
421 |
8.5 |
Palau |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
(-1.4) |
* Papua New Guinea |
11 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
26 |
26 |
0.2 |
* Samoa |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
(-7.7) |
* Solomon Islands |
45 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
53 |
1.9 |
Tonga |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0.3 |
* Tuvalu |
1 |
... |
0 |
0 |
1 |
... |
(-5.7) |
* Vanuatu |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
(-1.6) |
Subtotal (C) |
567 |
760 |
19 |
20 |
589 |
779 |
3.2 |
Total Asia-Pacific |
32 857 |
37 228 |
2 855 |
4 421 |
35 688 |
41 647 |
1.7 |
(A+B+C+D) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
World Total |
78 846 |
87 073 |
6 122 |
7 553 |
84 968 |
94 625 |
1.1 |
% Asia-Pacific |
41.7 |
42.7 |
46.6 |
58.5 |
42 |
44 |
|
Notes: |
1/ FAO (1998a). FAO Fishery Statistics
Yearbook 1996, Vol. 82, Tables A-2, 3, 4, pp. 95-103. |
|
2/ Data obtained from the Ministry of
Fisheries, DPRK (FAO, 1998d). |
|
3/ These average increases based on 1987 and
1996 data for comparison only. They are not representing actual annual growth
rate of fisheries in the countries concerned. |
|
* Low-income food-deficit countries (LIFDCs). |
(x 1 000 tonnes)
Country or area
|
Fish and Shellfish |
Seaweeds |
Total all Species |
||
19861/ |
19972/ |
19861/ |
19972/ |
1997 |
|
A. EAST ASIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
China Mainland |
3 579 |
19 316 |
1 288 |
4 715 |
24 031 |
Hong Kong SAR |
9 |
8 |
- |
- |
8 |
Taiwan Province of China |
257 |
258 |
9 |
12 |
270 |
Japan |
693 |
807 |
610 |
533 |
1 340 |
Korea, DPR3/ |
... |
70 |
1 075 |
419 |
489 |
Korea, Rep. |
428 |
392 |
524 |
648 |
1 040 |
Subtotal (A) |
4 966 |
20 851 |
3 506 |
6 327 |
27 178 |
B. SOUTH/SOUTHEAST ASIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
Bangladesh |
134 |
513 |
- |
- |
513 |
Cambodia |
2 |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
India |
686 |
1 776 |
- |
- |
1 776 |
Indonesia |
333 |
755 |
77 |
157 |
912 |
Laos |
5 |
14 |
- |
- |
14 |
Malaysia |
52 |
103 |
-- |
- |
103 |
Myanmar |
6 |
87 |
- |
- |
87 |
Nepal |
4 |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
Pakistan |
8 |
22 |
- |
- |
22 |
Philippines |
302 |
330 |
169 |
627 |
957 |
Singapore |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
4 |
Sri Lanka |
4 |
7 |
- |
- |
7 |
Thailand |
134 |
576 |
- |
- |
576 |
Vietnam |
131 |
480 |
2 |
12 |
492 |
Subtotal (B) |
1 802 |
4 691 |
248 |
796 |
5 487 |
C. OCEANIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
9 |
27 |
- |
- |
27 |
New Zealand |
17 |
73 |
- |
- |
73 |
Subtotal (C) |
26 |
100 |
- |
- |
100 |
Total Asia-Pacific (A+B+C) |
6 794 |
25 642 |
3 754 |
7 123 |
32 765 |
World Total |
8 827 |
28 808 |
3 765 |
7 242 |
36 050 |
% Asia-Pacific |
77 |
89 |
99.7 |
98.4 |
90.9 |
Notes: |
1/ FAO (1997b). Aquaculture Production
Statistics, 1986-1995. FAO, Rome. FAO Fisheries Circular No. 815, Revision
9. |
|
2/ FAO (1999d). Aquaculture Production
Statistics, 1988-1997. FAO, Rome. FAO Fisheries Circular No. 815, Revision 11,
203 p. |
|
3/ Data obtained from the Ministry of
Fisheries, DPRK (FAO, 1998d). |
AREA (Years in regression) |
Parameters a, bY=aX + b |
R2 |
Max. prod. (106 t) |
Fully fished in: |
E.C. Atlantic (63-92) |
-0.0065, 0.15 |
0.46** |
4.3 |
1984 |
N.E. Atlantic (51-92) |
-0.0012, 0.04 |
0.17* |
11.6 |
1983 |
N.W. Atlantic (51-92) |
-0.0024, 0.05 |
0.34** |
3.9 |
1971 |
S.E. Atlantic (51-92) |
-0.0044, 0.12 |
0.35** |
3.2 |
1978 |
S.W. Atlantic (65-92) |
-0.0028, 0.10 |
0.07(1) |
0.8 |
1997(1) |
W.C. Atlantic (51-92) |
-0.0016, 0.07 |
0.14* |
2.3 |
1987 |
E. Indian (51-92) |
-0.0009, 0.08 |
0.08(1) |
(10.2) |
2037(1) |
W. Indian (51-92) |
-0.0006, 0.06 |
0.03(1) |
(12.5) |
2051(1) |
Med. & B. Sea (51-92) |
-0.0003, 0.03 |
0.01(1) |
(2.2) |
???? |
E.C. Pacific (71-92) |
-0.0075, 0.12 |
0.33** |
2.5 |
1988 |
N.E. Pacific (60-94) |
-0.0037, 0.12 |
0.19* |
4.1 |
1990 |
N.W. Pacific (51-92) |
-0.0015, 0.07 |
0.32** |
26.4 |
1998 |
S.E. Pacific (74-92) (.) |
-0.0051, 0.14 |
0.11* |
29.1 |
2001 |
S.W. Pacific (70-92) |
-0.0068, 0.17 |
0.33** |
1.1 |
1991 |
W.C. Pacific (51-92) |
-0.0019, 0.10 |
0.34** |
10.9 |
2003 |
Antarctica (65-77) (.) |
-0.3027, 4.40 |
0.44** |
(0.95) |
1980 |
TOTAL |
n.a. |
n.a. |
125.0 |
n.a. |
N. Atlantic (51-92) |
-0.0014, 0.04 |
0.38** |
14.2 |
1980 |
Atlantic Total (51-92) |
-0.0018, 0.06 |
0.51** |
21.4 |
1983 |
N. Pacific (51-92) |
-0.0016, 0.07 |
0.38** |
29.5 |
1996 |
Pacific Total (51-92) |
-0.0020, 0.10 |
0.29** |
54.3 |
1999 |
Indian Total (51-92) |
-0.0006, 0.07 |
0.06(1) |
???? |
???? |
WORLD (51-92) |
-0.0015, 0.07 |
0.42** |
82.1 |
1999 |
Table 8. Comparison between estimated potentials of marine fishery resources and average landings during 1992-1996 by major fishing areas and by oceans (in million tonnes)1/
Major Fishing Area |
Estimated potential2/ (A) |
Average landings
1992-963/(B) |
Difference (A-B) |
Status4/ |
51 Western Indian |
13 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
I |
57 Eastern India |
10 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
I |
61 Northwest Pacific |
26 |
22.5 |
3.5 |
I |
71 Western Central Pacific |
11 |
8.7 |
2.3 |
I |
77 Eastern Central Pacific |
3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
O |
81 Southwest Pacific |
1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
O |
Sum of Areas |
64 |
40.9 |
23.1 |
I |
Pacific Total |
54 |
53.3 |
0.7 |
I-F |
Indian Total |
23 |
7.5 |
15.5 |
I |
Sum of Oceans |
77 |
60.8 |
16.2 |
I-F |
World |
82 |
83.8 |
-1.8 |
F |
Notes: |
1/ Adapted from Table 6 of Grainger and
Garcia (1996). |
|
2/ See text, p.7. |
|
3/ FAO Fishery Statistics Yearbook Vol. 82,
Table A-1 (a). |
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4/ I: increasing; F: fully fished; and O:
overfished (based on rates of increase in marine fishery production,
1951-1996). |