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China accounts for about one-third of the total fish production of the world. The total fish production in 2003 was 45.6 million tons. Of this total, 63.2% was from ], an increasing sector, and 36.7% from ] caught in rivers, lakes, and the sea. China accounts for about one-third of the total fish production of the world. According to the ] statistics, the total fish production in 2005 was 49.5 million tons. Of this total, 65.5% was from ], an increasing sector, and 34.5% from ] caught in rivers, lakes, and the sea.<ref name="FAO 1955">FAO 1955 statistics</ref>


Aquaculture, the ] of fish in ponds and lakes, accounts for more than half of China's output. China's 2003 reported harvest was 28.8 million tons, more than 10 times that of the second-ranked nation, India, which produced 2.2 million tons. The principal aquaculture-producing regions are close to urban markets in middle and lower ] valley and the ] delta. Aquaculture, the ] of fish in ponds and lakes, accounts for more than half of China's output. China's 2005 reported harvest was 32.4 million tons, more than 10 times that of the second-ranked nation, India, which produced 2.8 million tons.<ref name="FAO 1955"/> The principal aquaculture-producing regions are close to urban markets in middle and lower ] valley and the ] delta.


China's 2003 reported catch of wild fish was 16.7 million tons, far outcatching the second-ranked nation, the United States, with its 4.9 million tons. China's 2005 reported catch of wild fish was 17.1 million tons, far outcatching the second-ranked nation, the United States, with its 4.9 million tons.<ref name="FAO 1955"/>
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==References==
* ]: 2005 statistics.


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Fishing on the Fushui River, China

China accounts for about one-third of the total fish production of the world. According to the FAO statistics, the total fish production in 2005 was 49.5 million tons. Of this total, 65.5% was from aquaculture, an increasing sector, and 34.5% from wild fish caught in rivers, lakes, and the sea.

Aquaculture, the farming of fish in ponds and lakes, accounts for more than half of China's output. China's 2005 reported harvest was 32.4 million tons, more than 10 times that of the second-ranked nation, India, which produced 2.8 million tons. The principal aquaculture-producing regions are close to urban markets in middle and lower Yangtze valley and the Zhu Jiang delta.

China's 2005 reported catch of wild fish was 17.1 million tons, far outcatching the second-ranked nation, the United States, with its 4.9 million tons.

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  1. ^ FAO 1955 statistics

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