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12 The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2004 World inland capture fisheries production Total catches from inland waters remained stable at around 8.7 million tonnes in the 2000–02 period. It should be noted, however, that reporting of global inland fisheries production continues to present problems owing to the lack of reliable information on catch quantities and species composition. In many countries, catches by rural communities, who are often the main users of the resource, are not reported in national statistics. Accordingly, the figures on total catch provided here should be considered indicative. Note:
World review of fisheries and aquaculture 13 Africa and Asia contributed about 90 percent of global inland capture production in 2002 (Figure 7). Compared with 2000, catches in 2002 have grown by about 0.6 percent in the Asia inland fishing area, 2 percent in Africa, and 9 percent in South America. Catches decreased in Europe (by 18 percent), North and Central America (by 9.8 percent) and Oceania (by 0.5 percent). The principal ten producers accounted for about 66 percent of global production from inland capture fisheries in 2002 (Figure 8). China, the top producer, has reported stable inland catches since 1998 and still produces one-quarter of the global inland catches. The Russian Federation and Kenya, which ranked fifth and tenth respectively in 2000, dropped out of the top ten list in 2002 and were superseded by Myanmar and Brazil. The Russian Federation now ranks twelfth following a dramatic decrease in catch during the last two years. The bulk of world production (68.1 percent) came from developing countries other than China and only 6.1 percent from developed countries, classified either as “Economies in transition” or as “Industrialized countries” (Table 3). The divergence between developed and developing countries in the importance of inland catches is further evidenced by the fact that, in 2002, not one developed country was among the top ten world producers (Figure 8). Reporting of inland catch by species group remains very poor for many countries and does not permit detailed analysis of trends in catch composition given the unknown portion of catches that may have been reported at higher taxonomic levels or not identified at all. In 2002, about 50 percent of the global inland water catches were reported as “Freshwater fishes not elsewhere included” (Figure 9). China accounts for the great majority of reported world catches of freshwater crustaceans (94 percent) Table 3 Inland capture fisheries production by economic class Economic class Production in 2002 Percentage of world production (million tonnes) China 2.25 25.7 Other developing countries or areas 5.95 68.1 Economies in transition 0.32 3.6 Industrialized countries 0.22 2.5 Total 8.74
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