In 2022, China's total production volume of wild caught fish and seafood from marine and inland waters amounted to approximately 13 million metric tons. The total capture volume has been declining in recent years, while the production volume from aquaculture kept on growing.
Wild caught fish and seafood production volume in China from 1985 to 2022, by marine and freshwater
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According to the source, fish and seafood products include wild caught products from marine and freshwater sources, including oceans, rivers, lakes and ponds. Seafood also includes both animal and plant products, but does not include the total algae production for industrial purposes. The marine production volume includes capture from distant waters, amounting to around 2.33 million metric tons in 2022.
Figures for earlier years have been taken from the statistical database of the National Bureau of Statistics of China.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (China), & National Bureau of Statistics of China. (June 28, 2023). Wild caught fish and seafood production volume in China from 1985 to 2022, by marine and freshwater (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340638/fishing-volume-in-china-by-marine-and-freshwater/
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (China), und National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Wild caught fish and seafood production volume in China from 1985 to 2022, by marine and freshwater (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340638/fishing-volume-in-china-by-marine-and-freshwater/
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (China), National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2023). Wild caught fish and seafood production volume in China from 1985 to 2022, by marine and freshwater (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340638/fishing-volume-in-china-by-marine-and-freshwater/
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (China), and National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Wild Caught Fish and Seafood Production Volume in China from 1985 to 2022, by Marine and Freshwater (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340638/fishing-volume-in-china-by-marine-and-freshwater/
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (China) & National Bureau of Statistics of China, Wild caught fish and seafood production volume in China from 1985 to 2022, by marine and freshwater (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340638/fishing-volume-in-china-by-marine-and-freshwater/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Wild caught fish and seafood production volume in China from 1985 to 2022, by marine and freshwater (in million metric tons) [Graph], Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (China), & National Bureau of Statistics of China, June 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340638/fishing-volume-in-china-by-marine-and-freshwater/