Catch Trade

China 15,007,450 6,217,185 680,844 1,559,961

Japan 8,460,324 187,169 12,831,762 792,369

Peru 6,842,700 29,532 960 470,900

Chile 6,501,767 12,492 21,892 1,252,363

Russian Federation 5,611,164 378,011 34,854 826,467

U.S. 5,602,876 339,369 6,024,064 3,582,545

India 4,175,112 1,702,061 -- 615,377

Indonesia 3,357,700 861,570 56,145 1,178,552

Thailand 2,855,000 233,000 942,090 3,071,780

South Korea 2,695,630 45,038 504,853 1,365,867

Norway 2,549,130 580 346,048 2,436,832

Philippines 2,271,917 580,987 111,000 393,997

Denmark 1,995,025 36,287 1,197,370 2,319,917

North Korea 1,750,100 110,000 -- 71,980

Iceland 1,557,207 866 14,232 1,252,713

Spain 1,330,000 29,550 2,898,232 712,729

Taiwan 1,313,987 160,710 489,176 1,803,399

Canada 1,251,018 64,907 686,876 2,085,495

Mexico 1,247,622 169,406 73,646 316,799

Vietnam 1,080,279 270,598 -- 324,342

Bangladesh 966,727 686,600 60 151,200

United Kingdom 847,267 16,083 1,906,861 1,147,686

France 800,000 52,270 2,934,589 955,379

Myanmar (Burma) 800,000 182,400 -- 33,915

Brazil 790,000 210,000 133,508 170,808

Argentina 705,316 13,029 48,173 559,029

South Africa 695,318 2,375 117,000 190,250

New Zealand 679,288 1,452 33,627 654,533

Malaysia 640,000 16,000 244,789 294,636

Italy 555,876 54,991 2,643,440 258,525

World Total 98,112,800 15,578,600 45,451,914 40,275,588

{1}Excludes aquatic mammals, crocodiles and alligators, pearls, corals, sponges,

and aquatic plants.

Source: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Yearbook of Fishery

Statistics, vols. 74 and 75.