World fisheries production

The global commercial production for human use of fish and other aquatic organisms occurs in two ways: they are either captured wild by commercial fishing or they are cultivated and harvested using aquacultural and farming techniques.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world production in 2005 consisted of 93.2 million tonnes captured by commercial fishing in wild fisheries, plus 48.1 million tonnes produced by fish farms.

[3] The following table shows the capture production by groups of species (fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

The following table shows the fish production in 2004 and projections for 2010 and later simulation target years.

tuna billfish shark herring sardine anchovy menhaden cod flatfish freshwater carp salmon tilapia