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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.
See also
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References
- FAO: Fisheries and Aquaculture 2005 statistics.
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