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Collection Overview  
This database contains capture production statistics by country or territory, species item, and FAO Major Fishing Area.
Available Formats & Information Products  
Dataset
Global Capture Production (online query)

Dataset
Capture Production (FishStat)

Publication
Data included in the dataset are published as FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics, Capture Production (even numbers Part 1) - presenting an array of data of volume of nominal catches, for recent years by country, species and major fishing areas. (Trilingual, E-F-S):
EIMS

Document
FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics Summary tables (PDF)
Typical Usage  
Global analyses, sector studies.
Status  
The dissemination of statistics on capture production was separated from the total production collection starting with the 1996 inquiry. At present separate data sets are available from 1950 onwards.

* China 1997-2006 provisional data subject to revision.