Fishery Production and Trade by Principal Producers in 1996 — ▪ 1999 Fishery Production and Trade by Principal Producers in 1996 Production Imports Exports Country (metric tons) ($000) China 31,936,876 1,184,170 2,856,986 Peru 9,521,960 5,122 1,120,391 Chile 6,910,556 41,599 1,697,258 Japan… … Universalium
Fishery Production and Trade by Principal Producers in 1997 — ▪ 2000 Fishery Production and Trade by Principal Producers in 1997 Production Imports Exports Country (metric tons) ($000) China 35,037,967 1,183,283 2,937,281 Peru 7,877,252 5,846 1,342,182 Japan 6,688,833 15,539,507 889,409 Chile… … Universalium
World fish production — Fish are harvested through commercial fishing and aquaculture.According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world harvest in 2005 consisted of 93.2 million tonnes captured by commercial fishing in wild fisheries, plus 48.1 million … Wikipedia
Fishery — See also: fishing and fishing industry A salmon fishery with salmon spawning within the Becharof Wilderness in southern Alaska. Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising and/or harvesting fish, which is determined by some… … Wikipedia
fishery — fish‧e‧ry [ˈfɪʆəri] noun fisheries PLURALFORM 1. [uncountable] the fishing industry: • the agriculture, forest and fishery sectors of the economy 2. [countable] a part of the sea where fish are caught as a business: • The Peruvian anchovy fishery … Financial and business terms
Krill fishery — The Krill fishery is the commercial fishery of krill, small shrimp like marine animals that live in the oceans world wide. Estimates for how much krill there is vary wildly, depending on the methodology used. They range from 125 ndash;725 million … Wikipedia
Alaska salmon fishery — The Alaskan salmon fishery was saved due to strict mitigation measures and the implementation of policies. Alaska s successful conservation of their salmon resources is reflected in recent healthy and abundant salmon runs. Currently, the harvest… … Wikipedia
Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… … Universalium
Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… … Universalium
Crab fisheries — Crabbing redirects here. For the process in woollen textile finishing by that name, see decatising. For the aircraft landing maneuver of that name, see crosswind landing. Crab boat from the North Frisian Islands working the North Sea Crab… … Wikipedia
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization.