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Estimated numbers of individuals in aquaculture production (FAO) of selected fish species 2017

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Data for Striped catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) in 2017
Country Production (t)¹ Estimated
mean weight²
(EMW) g EMW id² Estimated Numbers
(millions)³
Bangladesh         499,815 500-1,500 206 333 - 1,000

India         450,000 500-1,500 206 300 - 900

Thailand          15,282 500-1,500 206 10 - 31

Nepal             690 500-1,500 206 <1 - 1

Dominican Republic             500 500-1,500 206 <1 - 1

Jamaica             249 500-1,500 206 <1

Haiti              70 500-1,500 206 <1

Singapore              10 500-1,500 206 <1

Puerto Rico               1 500-1,500 206 <1

Total         966,617 644 - 1,933

Estimated by A Mood and P Brooke, Sep 2019

Notes
1. Source of production tonnage: FAO FishStat "Aquaculture Production (Quantities and values) 1950-2017 (Release date: 25th March 2019)".
2. Source of estimated mean weights (EMWs) : as for our earlier estimate, see Estimating the Number of Farmed Fish Killed in Global Aquaculture Each Year.
3. The estimated numbers are calculated as the production tonnage divided by estimated mean weight (EMW) where a mean weight has been estimated for the species.
4. The fish numbers for species without an estimated mean weight (EMW) have not been estimated for each individual species or country.

Country	Production (t)¹	Estimated mean weight² (EMW) g	EMW id²	Estimated Numbers (millions)³
Bangladesh	499,815	500-1,500	206	333 - 1,000
India	450,000	500-1,500	206	300 - 900
Thailand	15,282	500-1,500	206	10 - 31
Nepal	690	500-1,500	206	<1 - 1
Dominican Republic	500	500-1,500	206	<1 - 1
Jamaica	249	500-1,500	206	<1
Haiti	70	500-1,500	206	<1
Singapore	10	500-1,500	206	<1
Puerto Rico	1	500-1,500	206	<1
Total	966,617			644 - 1,933