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Fishcount estimates of numbers of individuals killed in (FAO) reported fishery production

  1. Global estimates
  2. Estimates for selected country
  3. Estimates for selected species
  4. Estimate of living farmed fishes

Global estimates:
Species
group
FisheryYearDate
published
Tonnage (t)Lower
estimated numbers
(millions)
Upper
estimated numbers
(millions)
Link
FishesWild capture1999-2007 201077,388,322*973,9712,735,579Link to estimate
FishesWild capture1999-2007201977,575,346*982,2632,745,803 Link to estimate
FishesWild capture2007-2016201976,631,067*787,4582,328,767Link to estimate
FishesWild capture for reduction2005-2009201218,425,399*448,8191,025,575Link to estimate
FishesWild capture for reduction2007-2016201916,196,476*462,2931,119,626Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture2010201239,174,29736,734121,757Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture2011201441,649,75637,900128,509Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture2015201851,907,47147,997160,506Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture2016201951,043,14747,841158,743Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture2017201953,402,66151,107167,476Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture201120145,876,254169,086 423,604Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture201520187,351,350215,673522,102Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture201620197,688,180230,105 550,310Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture201720198,442,672255,227 604,731Link to estimate
* Average annual tonnage for years shown

Note
The number of fishes represented by aquaculture production has increased each year shown due to the expansion of aquaculture. The number of fishes in global fish capture has decreased for 2007-2016 as compared to 1999-2007 and this is largely due to a decline in the peruvian anchovy catch (see analysis).

 
Estimates for your selected country:
Species
group
FisheryYearDate
published
Link
FishesWild capture2007-20162019Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20102012Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20112014Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20152018Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20162019Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20172019Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture20112014Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture20152018Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture20162019Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture20172019Link to estimate

 
Estimates for your selected species:
Species
group
FisheryYearDate
published
Link
FishesWild capture2007-20162019Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20112014Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20152018Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20162019Link to estimate
FishesAquaculture20172019Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture20112014Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture20152018Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture20162019Link to estimate
DecapodsAquaculture20172019Link to estimate