Farmed Fish Are a Growing Share of the Global Fish Harvest
Notes:
Aquaculture Production as a Share of Total Marine and Freshwater Fish Harvest, 1984-95
Globally, almost 20 percent of all fish and shellfish production in 1995 was attributable to aquaculture, or about 21 million metric tons (not counting seaweeds) out of 112 million metric tons. For more information see http://www.wri.org/trends/fishfarm.html.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, 1996 (FAO, Rome, 1997), Table 1, p. 5.
Note: Includes finfish and shellfish only; does not include seaweed.