Generally the sources of these data are national fishery administrations
The intention of the statistical compilation is to provide complete coverage of fishery employment statistics throughout the world. Coverage completeness Collection Method: Data is primarily collected directly from each country through the FISHSTAT FM questionnaire Processing Method: Where officially reported national statistics are lacking or are considered unreliable FAO/FIPS occasionally makes estimates based on alternative sources of information |

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