World Fisheries Production

The following data provide information on the world fisheries production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants, including seaweeds, by capture and aquaculture, by major producers.

As can be seen, China has always been the top producer of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and aquatic plants.
The Philippines reached rank 8th.(2003 and 2006), the lowest is rank 14. (1997)
Here is the list, although incomplete.

Philippines -----------Rank
(Year)

1994------12
1995------12
1996-------13
1997-------14
1998--------12
1999 to 2000 –no available record
2003--------8
2004--------9
2005--------No available record
2006--------8

Source: Various issues of Philippine Fisheries Profile



Nominal Catches of Fish, Crustaceans
and Molluscs by Major Producers,
1994

Country---------Production (000MT)----------% Share to Total

1. China----------------20,718-----18.9
2. Peru------------------11,587-----10.6
3. Chile-----------------7,841------7.2
4. Japan-----------------7,363------6.7
5. USA------------------5,940------5.4
6. India------------------4,540------4.1
7. Indonesia-------------3,954------3.6
8. Russian Fed.---------3,780------3.4
9. Thailand--------------3,432------3.1
10. Korea DPRp--------2,700------2.5
11. Norway--------------2,551------2.3
12. Philippines-----------2,276------2.1
13. Other countries------32,903-----30.0

World Total---------------109,585----

Philippine Fisheries Profile, 1996

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Nominal Catches of Fish, Crustaceans and
Molluscs by Major Producers,
1995

Country---------Production (000MT)----------% Share to Total

1. China------------------24,433----21.6
2. Peru--------------------8,943-----7.9
3. Chile-------------------7,591-----6.7
4. Japan-------------------6,758-----6.0
5. USA--------------------5,634-----5.0
6. India--------------------4,904-----4.3
7. Indonesia---------------4,374-----3.9
8. Russian Fed. -----------4,118-----3.6
9. Thailand-----------------3,502-----3.1
10. Korea DPRp-------------2,808-----2.5
11. Norway-------------------2,688-----2.4
12. Philippines---------------2,269-----2.0
13. Other countries------34,888-----30.9

World Total---------------112,910---100.0

Source: Philippine Fisheries Profile, 1997


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Nominal Catches of Fish, Crustaceans and
Molluscs by Major Producers,
1996

Country---------Production (000MT)----------% Share to Total

1.China, Main----------------14,222------------15.0
2. Peru--------------------------9,515-------------10.1
3. Chile-------------------------6,693--------------7.1
4. Japan-------------------------5,964--------------6.3
5. USA--------------------------5,001--------------5.3
6. Russian Fed.-----------------4,676--------------4.9
7. Indonesia---------------------3,730--------------3.9
8. India---------------------------3,492--------------3.7
9. Thailand-----------------------3,138--------------3.3
10. Norway-----------------------2,638--------------2.8
11. Korea D PRp-----------------2,414--------------2.6
12. Iceland------------------------2,060--------------2.2
13. Philippines--------------------1,790--------------1.9
14. Other Countires---------------29,292------------31..0

Source: Philippine Fisheries Profile, 1998

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Nominal Catches of fish, Crustaceans and
Molluscs, by Major Producers,
1997

Country-----------------Production(000MT)----------%Share to Total

1. China, Main-------------15,722-----------------------16.8
2. Peru-----------------------7,870-------------------------8.4
3. Japan----------------------5,882-------------------------6.3
4. Chile-----------------------5,811-------------------------6.2
5. USA------------------------5,010-------------------------5.4
6. Russian Fed.---------------4,662-------------------------5.0
7. Indonesia-------------------3,649-------------------------3.9
8. India-------------------------3,602-------------------------3.9
9. Thailand---------------------2,912------------------------3.1
10. Norway--------------------2,857-------------------------3.1
11. Iceland---------------------2,206-------------------------2.4
12. Korea DPRp--------------2,204--------------------------2.4
13. Denmark------------------1,827--------------------------2.0
14. Philippines----------------1,806--------------------------1.9
15. Other countries-----------27,309-------------------------29.2

World Total--------------------93,329-------------------------100.0

Source: Philippine Fisheries Profile, 1999

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Nominal Catches of Fish, Crustaceans and
Molluscs, by Major Producers,
1998

Country-----------------Production(000MT)----------%Share to Total

1. China------------------17,230-----------------------20.0
2. Japam------------------5,259------------------------6.1
3. USA--------------------4,709------------------------5.5
4. Russian Fed.-----------4,455------------------------5.5
5. Peru---------------------4,338------------------------5.0
6. Indonesia---------------3,699------------------------4.3
7. Chile---------------------3,265------------------------3.8
8. India---------------------3,215------------------------3.7
9. Thailand-----------------2,900------------------------3.4
10. Norway------------------2,850------------------------3.3
11. Korea Rep---------------2,027------------------------2.3
12. Philippines---------------1,828------------------------2.1
13. Iceland--------------------1,682------------------------1.9
14. Denmark------------------1,557------------------------1.8
15. 15. Other Countries------27,285----------------------31.6

World Total---------------------86,299---------------------100.0

Source: Philippine Fisheries Profile, 2000
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World Fisheries Production of Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs and
Aquatic Plants (includes seaweeds),
2003 (MT)

Major Countries----MT-----% share

1. China---------------57,350,528-----39.21
2. Peru-----------------6,111,342-----4.18
3. Japan----------------6,035,000-----4.13
4. Indonesia-----------5,959,929-----4.07
5. India-----------------5,904,584-----4.04
6. USA------------------5,532,781-----3.78
7. Chile------------------4,563,441-----3.12
8. Philippines------------3,618,348-----2.47
9. Thailand---------------3,590,452-----2.45
10. Russian Fed----------3,429,079-----2.34
11. Norway---------------3,285,416-----2.25
12. viet Nam--------------2,634,388-----1.80
13. Korea Rep.-----------2,492,545------1.70
14. Other countries-------35,766,253----24.45

Total----------------------146,274,086----100%

Source: Philippine Fisheries Profile, 2005

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World Fisheries Production of Fish, Crustaceans,
Molluscs and Aquatic Plants (includes seaweeds),
2004 , (‘000 MT)


Major Countries-------------MT-----% share

1.China-----------------------58,600,941-----37.60
2. Peru------------------------9,642,797------6.19
3. Indonesia------------------6,337,381------4.07
4. India-----------------------6,088,059------3.91
5. Chile-----------------------6,020,646------3.86
6. USA-----------------------5,601,714------3.59
7. Japan----------------------5,775,987------3.71
8. Thailand------------------4,017,945------2.58
9. Philippines---------------3,929,031------2.52
10. Norway------------------3,308,540------2.12
11. Russian Fed-------------3,109,575------2.00
12. Viet Nam----------------3,108,105------1.99
13. Korea Rep. -------------2,537,253------1.63
14. Other Countries--------37,756,860------24.23

World Total-----------------155,834,843-----100

Source: Philippine Fisheries Profile, 2006


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World Fisheries Production of Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs and
Aquatic Plants (includes seaweeds)
2006 (000MT)

Major Countries----MT-----% share

1.China-----------------------62,712,488------39.23
2. Peru------------------------7,049,318--------4.41
3. Indonesia------------------6,972,445--------4.36
4. India-----------------------6,983,270---------4.37
5. Chile-----------------------5,310,205--------3.32
6. Japan----------------------5,524,598---------3.46
7. USA-----------------------5,331,171---------3.33
8. Philippines---------------4,411,572----------2.76
9. Thailand------------------4,162,096----------2.60
10. Viet Nam----------------3,647,627----------2.28
11. Russian Fed-------------3,456,023----------2.16
12. Norway------------------3,109,722-----------1.95
13. Korea Rep. -------------3,042,846-----------1.90
14. Other Countries--------38,153,154----------23.87


World Total------------------159,866,535---------100.00

Source: Philippine Fisheries Profile, 2007