FAO Global Capture Production database updated …

1 FAO Global Capture Production database updated to 2015 Summary informationFisheries and Aquaculture Department Table 1. World Capture Production in 2014 and 201520142015 Variationmillion tonnesmillion tonnesInland Capture (excluding anchoveta) notes on major changes in the database , this year all on Asian countries. Although in Capture fisheries their share is not as predominant as in aquaculture (about 90% of the Global Production ), in 2015 Asian countries produced 53% of Global marine catches and 66% of inland catches. Reduction of marine catches by China is expected to start with 2016 data but 2015 still marked an increase of million tonnes. China reported about million tonnes as Distant water fishery but details on species and fishing area are provided only for those catches marketed in China (about 45% of Distant water catches).

2 In absence of information, the remaining million tonnes are entered in the FAO database under Marine fishes nei in area 61-Northwest Pacific , affecting the trend of that area. On the other hand, this discloses that a great quantity of supposedly unreported distant water catches by China are already in the FAO database , although a part of them is not under the correct fishing Marine and inland catches by Myanmar for the last ten years (2006-2015) have been significantly revised downward. Data for this country have been questioned by FAO since 2009 when, even after the cyclone Nargis (2008) which caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar, the average annual increase of reported marine catches remained constant at about 10% per year. Before the revision Myanmar ranked 9th as marine Capture producer and 2nd for inland Capture , while now it ranks 18th and 4th respectively.

3 Tuna catches by the Philippines have been revised after a joint study on catch discrepancies by FAO and tuna RFMOs revealed that data reported to FAO also included catches by foreign vessels landed in the Philippines. Viet Nam submitted a decreasing revision of shrimp catches in both marine and inland waters. Table 2. Marine Capture Production : major producer countriesCountry2014tonnes2015tonnesVari ation2014-2015 China14,811,39015,314, ,016,5256,028, States of America4,954,4675,019, ,548,6894,786, Federation4,004,2424,172, ,727,0883,497, ,610,8923,427, Nam2,513,8332,607, ,301,3762,293, ,032,7631,948, ,175,4861,786, , Republic of1,727,3291,639, ,488,2801,496, ,458,1261,486, ,350,1471,349, ,076,5581,317, ,396,1761,315, ,118,020 F1,090,060 (Province of China)1,068,381987, ,055,496967, ,019868, ,196823, ,355795, 23 major countries63,830,83465,017, other 172 countries15,973,72816,147, total79,804,56281,164, 23 major F = FAO estimateTable 3.

4 Marine Capture Production : major species and generaScientific nameFAO English name2014tonnes2015tonnesVariation2014-15 Engraulis ringensAnchoveta (=Peruvian anchovy)3,140,0294,310, chalcogrammaAlaska Pollock (=Walleye poll.)3,245,0823,372, pelamisSkipjack tuna2,985,9142,822, spp*Sardinellas nei2,530,1682,245, harengusAtlantic herring1,630,6291,507, japonicusPacific chub mackerel1,397,4531,492, poutassouBlue whiting (=Poutassou)1,160,8841,414, spp*Scads nei1,451,0561,411, albacaresYellowfin tuna1,347,3171,359, japonicusJapanese anchovy1,395,8071,329, morhuaAtlantic cod1,374,2791,304, lepturusLargehead hairtail1,259,3441,265, scombrusAtlantic mackerel1,420,7631,243, pilchardusEuropean pilchard (=Sardine)1,207,8021,174, argentinusArgentine shortfin squid862,8671,011, gigasJumbo flying squid1,161,6901,003, spp*Seerfishes nei936,432949, sprattusEuropean sprat494,607677, spp*Threadfin breams nei654,312647, villosusCapelin282,933631, trituberculatusGazami crab605,629560, japonicusAkiami paste shrimp556,316543, patronusGulf menhaden392,285536, kanagurtaIndian mackerel506,380506, melanostictusJapanese pilchard347,090492, 25 major species and genera32,347,06833,814, other 1627 species items47,457,49447,350, total79,804,56281,164, 25 major species and *Catches for single species have been added to those reported for the genus when genus catches are at least one third of the total for the whole genus.

5 Following a taxonomic split that became well consolidated among people dealing with fishery matters, catches in Atlantic areas under Scomber japonicus-Pacific chub mackerel have been moved to Scomber colias-Atlantic chub mackerel . Table 4. Capture Production : major fishing areas Fishing area codeFishing area name2014tonnes2015tonnesVariation 2014-201501 Africa - Inland waters2,874,9132,860, , North - Inland waters182,553208, , South - Inland waters364,081362, - Inland waters7,499,1147,582, - Inland waters1397,847435, - Inland waters18,30218, , Northwest1,841,7771,842, , Northeast8,655,9619,137, , Western Central1,171,6081,412, , Eastern Central4,420,7114,342, and Black Sea1,112,9011,312, , Southwest2,419,5292,427, , Southeast1,564,4811,680, Ocean, Western4,795,9934,659, Ocean, Eastern6,496,5456,358, , Northwest21,949,67422,050, , Northeast3,148,7063,164, , Western Central12,547,19512,581, , Eastern Central1,903,8021,695, , Southwest575,152550, , Southeast6,888,2187,702, ,48,58,88 Arctic and Antarctic areas312,309243, total91,141,37292.

6 630, Russian Federation. Table 5. Inland waters Capture Production : major producer countriesCountry2014tonnes2015tonnesVari ation2014-2015 China2,295,1572,277, ,255,0001,346, ,8051,023, ,530 F863,450 ,005487, ,190457, ,196396, ,466337, , United Rep. of278,933309, Federation254,813285, ,992241, , Dem. Rep. of the225,608227, ,527225,000 ,536203, ,755196, ,212156, ,688151, 17 major countries9,049,4139,186, other 134 countries2,287,3972,279, total11,336,81011,465, 17 major = FAO estimateTo access the database : inquiry: FAO, 2017. FAO Global Capture Production database updated to 2015 - Summary information. FAO, 2017