The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.

Total annual captured seafood mass

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2018) is reported.


Value:		≈ 9.64 × 10¹⁰ kg / yr see this value in other units This is equivalent to... ≈ 96.4 Mt / yr
HuID:		44836
Relevant Year(s):		2018
Summary:		Here, the term seafood aggregates the fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals, but excludes aquatic mammals, reptiles, seaweeds and other aquatic plants. The long-term trend in total global capture fisheries has been relatively stable since the late-1980s, with catches generally fluctuating between 86 million tonnes and 93 million tonnes per year.
Method:		Information on capture production is collected annually from relevant national offices concerned with fishery statistics, by means of a system of standardized forms, which list for each country the relative species items and fishing areas breakdown. In the case of some "aquatic products", data are also obtained from trade associations or other specialized international organizations to which data are also submitted. In this way the statistics are reviewed by subject matter specialists. Data concerning the nominal catch of certain major groups are generally reviewed in collaboration with the regional agency concerned. For example, for ISSCAAP group 36 (Tunas, bonitos and billfishes) data provided by the national correspondents are often replaced by the "best scientific estimates" produced by regional bodies collecting tuna catch statistics (i.e. ICCAT, IOTC, SPC and IATTC).
Source:		FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Fisheries Commodities Production and Trade 1976-2018. (2020)
Dataset:		Total animal seafood mass by source (FAO_FishStatJ_total_mass_source.csv) global resolution
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Original Data License:		CC-BY-NC-SA IGO 3.0 (FAO Modified)
Added By:		ilopezgo