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|  The FAO database on world capture fishery production prepares the FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics - Capture Production, presenting an array of data of volume of nominal catches, for recent years by country, species and major fishing areas.World aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans and molluscs was 30.9 million tonnes in 1998, worth US$ 47.1 billion, representing, respectively, a 7.1% and a 2.8% increase as compared to 1997 production. In 1998 aquaculture production provided 26% of global fisheries production. Most aquaculture production (18.1 million tonnes) originated in freshwaters. Of the remainder, 10.8 million tonnes were produced in marine environments and about 1.9 million tonnes in brackish water environments. These figures are excluding the production of aquatic plants, which amounted to 8.6 million tonnes in 1998. The majority of aquaculture has developed in freshwater environments and mainly in Asia. Further development of inland aquaculture is seen as an important source of food security in Asia, particularly in land-locked countries. | | | | Production is dominated by Asian countries and in 1998 China continued to be the leading producer with 20.8 million tonnes, valued at US$ 21.7 billion, followed by India, Japan, Indonesia and Bangladesh. In 1998 Chinese aquaculture production accounted for more than 67.4% of world output. However, given the relatively low value of carp, which dominates Chinese culture, its contribution to the world value of aquaculture production was just 46.1%. Japan, on the other hand, accounted for 2.5% of total world aquaculture production by weight but for 6.5% by value because of the high-value species cultured (e.g. amberjack, scallops and oysters). | | | | Within the last decade, low-income food deficit countries (LIFDCs) excluding China have shown overall an encouraging upward trend in production, and in terms of quantity the increase has kept pace with that of non-LIFDCs. Of the LIFDCs, China and other Asian countries dominate, because they have been much more active in promoting aquaculture, particularly for subsistence. While Asia, America and Europe have seen an expansion in aquaculture production, Africa has been slow to develop its potential. Unlike Asia, Africa has little tradition in aquaculture and has been affected by a number of external problems which have prevented proper management and development despite investment. Nevertheless, aquaculture production in Africa has risen from 37 000 tonnes in 1984 to 189 000 tonnes in 1998, the majority of which are freshwater carp and tilapia. | | | | The FAO database on world aquaculture production is used for preparing the Yearbook of Fishery Statistics - Aquaculture Production, which presents an array of tables of annual production statistics in quantity and value, by country, species and environment. | | | | |
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