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Small-scale fisheries account for 40% of global fish catch and employ more than 90% of the world’s fishers, defining the livelihoods, nutrition, and culture of a substantial and diverse segment of humankind...

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing incurs an annual cost of up to US$25 billion in economic losses, results in substantial losses of aquatic life, and has been linked...

Highlights Global fisheries and aquaculture production is at a record high and the sector will play an increasingly important role in providing food and nutrition in the future. Total fisheries and...

Statistics on production volume and value by species, country or area, fishing area and culture aquatic environment. Volume is expressed in tonnes and value in thousand US$ (value of aquaculture...

Data on the volume of aquatic species caught by country or area, by species items, by FAO major fishing areas, and year, for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes...

Data on volume of fish catches landed by country or territory of capture, by species or a higher taxonomic level, by FAO major fishing areas, and year for all commercial, industrial...

Data on nominal catches by fishing gear, species, stock, fishing country and year for the principal market tuna species. Data expressed in tonnes. The present database shows...