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|  As regards fish for direct human consumption, fresh fish was the most important fish product, with a share of 45.3%, followed by frozen fish (28.8%), canned fish (13.9%) and cured fish (12%). Fresh fish has increased in volume from 25 million tonnes in 1988 to 42 million tonnes (live-weight equivalent) in 1998. Processed fish (frozen, cured and canned) has increased from 46 million tonnes in 1988 to more than 51 million tonnes live-weight equivalent in 1998. Frozen fishery products (incl. fillets and shellfish), increased from 24 million tonnes in 1988 to 27 million tonnes in 1998. Canning also reported a limited progress, expanding from 12 million tonnes to 13 million tonnes. Cured fish production increased from 10 million in 1988 to 11 million tonnes in 1998.In 1995 the world fishing fleet numbered about 3.8 million vessels. About one-third of these were decked vessels, the remaining two-thirds were undecked vessels, generally less than 10 m in length. While almost all decked vessels are motorized, only about one undecked vessel in three is equipped with an engine. | | | | Most of the world's fishing vessels operate in Asia. The proportion of non-motorized vessels is higher in Africa (about 80%) than in any other continent, while Europe has the highest proportion of decked vessels (about 70% in 1995). In the Asian fleet, slightly fewer than 40% are reported to be decked vessels. The average size of decked vessels in 1995 was about 20 GT. Those larger than 100 GT (or longer than 24 m) amounted to about 37 000 or just about 1% of the world fishing fleet. China has approximately 40% (15 000) of these vessels. | | | | The number of undecked vessels increased in the 1980s, mainly as a result of higher numbers in Asia. However, this increase was followed by a levelling off during the first part of the 1990s. The vast majority of undecked fishing craft in Asia and Africa are not powered by engines. Given that decked craft are relatively few in Africa, the typical African fishing vessel is undecked and non-motorized. In Asia, the typical vessel is different, as the proportion of decked fishing craft is comparatively high. | | | | Following two decades of rapid growth, particularly in Asia, growth in the number of decked fishing vessels has been slow since 1990. In fact, had it not been for the increase in the fleet of decked fishing vessels in China, the number of decked fishing vessels in the world fleet would have remained stable between 1980 and 1995. China's fishing fleet, totalling about 6 million GT (in 1996), is now by far the largest in the world. It is followed by the fleet of the Russian Federation, with a tonnage of about 3 million GT. | | | | At the end of 1999, the Lloyd's database of vessels over 100 tons (Lloyd's Register of Shipping. "World Fleet Statistics 1999") numbered 23 014 fishing vessels of which 548 built in the period 1997-1999. The remainder was built earlier and should be seen as an improvement in the coverage of the database rather than a real increase in the fleet. The trends are: decreases in the numbers of vessels in the fishing fleets of developed countries and increases in some developing countries. | | | | The FAO database on world fishery fleet is disseminated as a trilingual FAO Bulletin of Fishery Statistics- Fishery Fleet that covers annual data on the national fishery fleet statistics, by number, size of vessel, power and length classes for 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1989-95. | | | | |
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