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World Fish Catch 1961-2001
22" diameter x 3" (freestanding)
found metal and glass
Brent Bukowski 2005

Pat Forsyth photo



World Fish Catch
 Study 2001

Region

Total Fish Catch Production (Tonnes)

 

1961

2001

Africa 2 430 520 7 291 820
Asia 14 856 893 78 763 288
Europe 8 146 036 17 875 287
Latin America 6 511 315 17 902 309
North America 3 832 515 6 607 359
Oceania 135 600 1 163 187
Difference

   93 690 371

% change from 1961 to 2001

+361%

 

 



SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2004. FAOSTAT on-line statistical service. Rome: FAO.