According to FAO Near East fisheries data for 2003, the thirty two member countries as a group produced a total of 4.4 million tonnes of fish from all sources (marine and inland waters as well as catch and aquaculture). About 3.7 million tonnes (85 percent) of this production came from capture fisheries while the balance of 669 000 tonnes (15 percent) came from aquaculture in marine, brackish and fresh water bodies.