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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. In addition, 1.3 million tons of aquatic plants (seaweed etc.) were captured in wild fisheries and 14.8 million tons were produced by aquaculture. The number of individual fish caught in the wild has been estimated at 0.97-2.7 trillion per year (not counting fish farms or marine invertebrates).

Marine and inland fisheries

World capture production 2007 in thousands of tonnes
	Inland fisheries		Marine fisheries		Totals
Freshwater fish		8,695	23		8,718
Diadromous fish		341	1,444		1,785
Marine fishes		82	65,627		65,709
Crustaceans		474	5,367		5,840
Mollusks		383	7,182		7,564
Other		61	388		449
Totals		10,035	80,029		90,064

Capture production by species

The following table shows the capture production by groups of species (fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.) in tonnes.

Projected production

The following table shows the fish production in 2004 and projections for 2010 and later simulation target years. All figures, other than percentages, are in million tonnes.

Charts

See also

• Fishing industry by country
• Wild fisheries
• Ocean fisheries
• Population dynamics of fisheries
• List of harvested aquatic animals by weight

Notes

1. World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2021. 2021. doi:10.4060/cb4477en. ISBN 978-92-5-134332-6. Retrieved 2021-12-13. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
2. FAO: Fisheries and Aquaculture
3. A Mood and P Brooke (July 2010). Estimating the Number of Fish Caught in Global Fishing Each Year. FishCount.org.uk.
4. FAO: Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc. - World capture production 2007
5. FAO (2005) Part 4.
6. Based on the statistics available to the FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit in 2000
7. Based on latest statistics of the FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit
8. ^ FAO (2002) The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2002. Rome.
9. FAO (2004) Future prospects for fish and fishery products: medium-term projections to the years 2010 and 2015. FAO Fisheries Circular FIDI/972-1. Rome
10. Delgado, C; Wada, N; Rosegrant, M; Meijer, S and Ahmed, M (2003) Fish to 2020: supply and demand in changing global markets. International Food Policy research Institute. Washington, DC.

References

• FAO (2005) Review of the state of world marine fishery resources. Fisheries technical paper T457, ISBN 92-5-105267-0
• FAO (2006) Yearbooks of Fishery Statistics Summary Tables
• FAO (2007) State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006 Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-105568-7
• FAO (2009) State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2008 Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-106029-2
• FAO (2010) State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010 Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-106675-1
• FAO Yearbook (2008) Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics 2006 Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-006067-5
• FAO: Summary tables of Fishery Statistics Rome. Retirved 28 November 2009.
• FAO: Fishery resources Rome.

v t e Principal commercial fishery species groups
Wild	Large pelagic fish Mackerel Salmon Shark Swordfish Tuna albacore bigeye Atlantic bluefin Pacific bluefin southern bluefin skipjack yellowfin Forage fish Anchovy Capelin Herring Ilish Menhaden Sardines Saury Shad Sprat european Demersal fish Catfish Cod Atlantic Pacific Alaska pollock Flatfish flounder halibut plaice sole turbot Haddock Mullet Orange roughy Pollock Rockfish Smelt-whitings Toothfish Freshwater fish Carp Sturgeon Tilapia Trout Other wild fish Eel Whitebait more... Crustaceans Crab Krill Lobster Shrimp Prawns more... Molluscs Abalone Mussels Octopus Oysters Scallops Squid more... Echinoderms Sea cucumbers Sea urchin more... Fisheries Cod fisheries Crab fisheries Krill fishery Lobster fishing Shrimp fishery
Farmed	Carp bighead common crucian grass silver Catfish Freshwater prawns Gilt-head bream Mussels Oysters Salmon Atlantic salmon trout coho chinook Scallops Seaweed Shrimp Tilapia
Commercial fishing World fish production Commercial species Fishing topics Fisheries glossary

v t e Fisheries and fishing topic areas
Fisheries	Aquaculture Diversity of fish Fish diseases and parasites Fish farming Fisheries management Fisheries science Individual fishing quota Sustainable fishery Overfishing Wild fisheries
Fishing	Artisanal fishing Fisherman Fishing vessel History of fishing
Industry	List of harvested aquatic animals by weight By country Commercial fishing Marketing Markets Processing Products Seafood
Recreation	Angling Big-game fishing Catch and release Fishing tournaments Fly fishing
Techniques	Destructive fishing practices Fish trap Fishfinder Fishing net Gathering seafood by hand Handline fishing Spearfishing Trawling Trolling
Tackle	Artificial flies Bait Bite indicators Hook Line Lures Rod Sinker
Locations	Fish ponds Fishing banks Fishing villages Marine habitats
Crime	Bering Sea Anti-Poaching Operations Coral poaching Freshwater eel poaching and smuggling Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Arctic
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