Coastal Aquaculture and Mariculture

Unit 2 - Marine Fishery resources of the world

2.5. Ocean-wise marine capture production
Ocean-wise analysis of the marine capture fisheries production shows that fish production was the highest in the Pacific Ocean, contributing about 63% in 2005.

Ocean-wise capture fisheries production during 1998 -2005

Marine Capture Fisheries Production by Groups of Species

Production of marine teleosts during 1998 -2005

Elasmobranch production during 1998 - 2005

Catches of sharks, rays and chimaeras group have been stable since 1998 at about 0.8 million tonnes with a production of 0.81 mmt in 2004 forming a share of % to the total marine capture fisheries production.

Production of marine molluscs during 1998 -2005
Globally cephalopods are an important fishery resource and many species are taken in targeted and by catch fisheries around the world. Cephalopods contribute only a small proportion nearly 3% of the world capture fisheries landings. However, there has been substantial increase during the last three decades.
Among molluscs, bivalves form an important component contributing 1,967, 800 mt (28% of total molluscs). The major group contributing mollusk fishery is the abalone, winkles, conchs, ark shell squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses. Fresh water oysters, mussels, scallops pictens and clams cockles and ark shells are the bivalves contributing to the fishery and the share is only 1,967,800 mt (28% of the total mollusks production through capture) which is only 16% of the total bivalve production.

Marine crustacean production by groups of species

Production of marine molluscs during 1998 -2005
(Source: FAO) *Figures in parantheses indicate % in relation to total