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Table 8: Top ten exporters and importers of fish and fishery products

  1996 2006 Average annual
growth rate
  (US$ millions) (Percentage)
Note: APR refers to the average annual percentage growth rate for 1996–2006.
Exporters
China 2 857 8 968 + 12.1 %
Norway 3 416 5 503 + 4.9 %
Thailand 4 118 5 236 + 2.4 %
United States of America 3 148 4 143 + 2.8 %
Denmark 2 699 3 987 + 4.0 %
Canada 2 291 3 660 + 4.8 %
Chile 1 698 3 557 + 7.7 %
VietNam 504 3 358 + 20.9 %
Spain 1 447 2 849 + 7.0 %
Netherlands 1 470 2 812 + 6.7 %
Top ten subtotal 23 648 44 072 + 6.4 %
Rest of world total 29 139 41 818 + 3.7 %
World total 52 787 85 891 + 5.0 %
Importers
Japan 17 024 13 971 - 2.0 %
United States of America 7 080 13 271 + 6.5 %
Spain 3 135 6 359 + 7.3 %
France 3 194 5 069 + 4.7 %
Italy 2 591 4 717 + 6.2 %
China 1 184 4 126 + 13.3 %
Germany 2 543 3 739 + 3.9 %
United Kingdom 2 065 3 714 + 6.0 %
Denmark 1 619 2 838 + 5.8 %
Republic of Korea 1 054 2 729 + 10.0 %
Top ten subtotal 41 489 60 534 + 3.8 %
Rest of world total 11 297 25 357 + 8.4 %
World total 52 787 85 891 + 5.0 %
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Table 2: World fisheries and aquaculture production and utilization, excluding China

Table 3: Inland capture fishery production by economic class

Table 4: Top ten aquaculture producers of food fish supply: quantity and growth

Table 5: World fishers and fish farmers by continent

Table 6: Number of fishers and fish farmers in selected countries [in fishing (FI) and aquaculture (AQ) compared to the year 2000 (index)]

Table 7: Fishery production per fisher and per fish farmer in 2006

Table 8: Top ten exporters and importers of fish and fishery products

Table 9: Total and per capita food fish supply by continent and economic grouping in 2005

Figure 1: World capture and aquaculture production

Figure 2: World fish utilization and supply, excluding China

Figure 3: World capture fisheries production

Figure 4: Marine and inland capture fisheries: top ten producer countries in 2006

Figure 5: Capture fisheries production: principal marine fishing areas in 2006

Figure 6: Marine capture fisheries production: top ten species in 2006

Figure 7: Inland capture fisheries by continent in 2006

Figure 8: Inland capture fisheries: top ten producer countries in 2006

Figure 9: Inland capture fisheries: major species groups in 2006

Figure 10: Aquaculture production by region in 2006

Figure 11: World aquaculture production: change in growth by region since 1970

Figure 12: World aquaculture production: major species groups in 2006

Figure 13: Trends in world aquaculture production: average annual growth rate for major species groups 1970-2006

Figure 14: Trends in world aquaculture production: major species groups

Figure 15: Contribution of aquaculture to global production: major species groups

Figure 16: Distribution of fishing vessels by region in 2006

Figure 17: Size distribution of mechanized fishing vessels

Figure 18: Relative changes in numbers and GT of industrialized fishing vessels and fish carriers > 100 GT

Figure 19: Changes in number of newly built vessels

Figure 20 A: Capture fisheries production in marine areas (part 1)

Figure 20 B: Capture fisheries production in marine areas (part 2)

Figure 21: Global trends in the state of the world marine stocks since 1974

Figure 22: Total annual catches in Lake Victoria 1965-2007 grouped into five main groups

Figure 23: Landings from lakes in Kyrgyzstan 1993-2006

Figure 24: Landings from Lake Constance 1910-2006

Figure 25: Landings from commercial fisheries in the Brazilian Amazon 1996-2006

Figure 26: Exploitation level of species in the commercial fisheries in the Bazilian Amazon based on landing data 1996-2006

Figure 27: Landings from the dai fisheries of Tonle Sap by species groups 1995/96 – 2007/08

Figure 28: Utilization of world fisheries production (breakdown by quantity), 1962-2006

Figure 29: Utilization of world fisheries production (breakdown by quantity), 2006

Figure 30: World fisheries production and quantities destined for export

Figure 31: World fisheries exports by major commodity groups

Figure 32: Net exports of selected agricultural commodities by developing countries

Figure 33: Trade flows by continent (total imports in US$ millions, c.i.f.; averages for 2004-06)

Figure 33 B: Trade flows by continent (total imports in US$ millions, c.i.f.; averages for 2004-06)

Figure 34: Imports and exports of fish and fishery products for different regions, indicating net deficits or surplus

Figure 35: Shrimp prices in Japan

Figure 36: Groundfish prices in the United States of America

Figure 37: Skipjack tuna prices in Africa and Thailand

Figure 38: Octopus prices in Japan

Figure 39: Fishmeal and soybean meal prices in Germany and the Netherlands

Figure 40: Fish oil and soybean oil prices in the Netherlands

Figure 41: Fish as food: per capita supply (average 2003-2005)

Figure 42: Contribution of fish to animal protein supply (average 2003-2005)

Figure 43: Total protein supply by continent and major food group (2003-05 average)

Figure 44: Relative contribution of aquaculture and capture fisheries to food fish consumption

World catches of oceanic species occurring principally in high seas areas

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