Fishing industry in China
China's continental shelf covers 431,000 km2 (166,000 sq mi)
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| General characteristics (2004 unless otherwise stated) | |
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| Coastline | 14,500 km (9,000 mi) |
| EEZ area | 877,019 km2 (338,619 sq mi) |
| Lake area | 196,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi) (incl reservoirs) |
| River area | 74,550 km2 (28,780 sq mi) |
| Land area | 9,326,410 km2 (3,600,950 sq mi) |
| Employment | 7.9 million persons (2004) |
| Fishing fleet | 220,000 motorised vessels 25,600 vessels greater than 100 gt (2002) Total fleet power 12.7 million kilowatts (17.0×106 hp) |
| Consumption | 25.8 kg (57 lb) fish per capita (2003) |
| Fisheries GDP | US$ 45.9 billion (2004) |
| Export value | US$ 6.6 billion (2004) |
| Import value | US$ 3.1 billion (2004) |
| Harvest (2004 unless otherwise stated) | |
| Wild marine | 14.5 million tonnes (16,000,000 tons) |
| Wild inland marine | 2.4 million tonnes (2,600,000 tons) |
| Wild total | 19.9 million tonnes (21,900,000 tons) |
| Aquaculture total | 32.4 million tonnes (35,700,000 tons) (2005) |
| Fish total | 49.5 million tonnes (54,600,000 tons) (2005) |
China, with one-fifth of the world's population, accounts for one-third of the world's reported fish production and two-thirds of the worlds reported aquaculture production.
Aquaculture, the farming of fish in ponds, lakes and tanks, accounts for two-thirds of China's reported output. China's 2005 reported harvest was 32.4 million tonnes, more than 10 times that of the second-ranked nation, India, which reported 2.8 million tonnes.
China's 2005 reported catch of wild fish, caught in rivers, lakes, and the sea, was 17.1 million tonnes, far ahead of the second-ranked nation, the United States, which reported 4.9 million tonnes.
The principal aquaculture-producing regions are close to urban markets in middle and lower Yangtze valley and the Zhu Jiang delta.
Since 2002, China has been the world largest exporter of fish and fish products. In 2005, exports, including aquatic plants, were valued at US$7.7 billion, with Japan, the United States and the Republic of Korea as the main markets. In 2005, China was the sixth largest importer of fish and fish products in the world, with imports totaling US$4.0 billion.
In 2003, the global per capita consumption of fish was estimated at 16.5 kg, with Chinese consumption, based on her reported returns, at 25.8 kg.
In 2010, China accounted for 60% of global aquaculture production (by volume) and had ~14 million people (26% of the world total) engaged as fishers and fish farmers (FAO). In 2009, China produced approximately 21 million metric tons (MTs) of freshwater fish or 48% of global output, and 5.3 million MTs of crustaceans or 49% of global output.
China has a coastline of 14,500 kilometres, and an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 877,019 square kilometres. The fishing grounds range from sub-tropical to temperate zones and include 431,000 square kilometres of continental shelves (within 200 meters deep).
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