Global fish, mollusc and crustacean catch seems to have stabilized at around 90 million tonnes but per capita values have declined in Europe and North America; note Latin American variations due to fluctuations in the Peruvian anchovy fishery. Aquaculture production has risen steeply for more than a decade, and is dominated by Asia and the Pacific

Source: compiled from Fishstat 2001 and United Nations Population Division 2001