Use | 85% human consumption (132.3 m/t) 15% (23.9 m/t) flours fabrications and fish oil 46% of human consumption was alive and fresh fish. |
Trade | 2011 Exportations (equivalent in alive weight) 38% = 129 595 million dollars (17.1 more than 2010) 2011 Importations (equivalent in alive weight) 129, 805 million dollars (16.8% from 2010) |
Main importing countries (2011) | 74% in value of developed countries USA and Japan 27% EU 38% (if interregional trade is excluded then decreases to 25%, even then the EU is the world’s larger importer) |
Main exporting countries | China, Norway, Thailand and Vietnam The developing countries represent an important role due to the ten main countries get 76% of value. |
Developing countries and Fishing trade | It represented the 53% respect to the value and 60% in terms of quantity. Net exports without considering importations increased to 34,500 million dollars in 2011 |
Main products traded internationally | Shrimp: 15% in value terms Salmon and trout: 14% Bottom species 9% (Hake, coddfish, haddock, and Alaska Pollock) Tuna: 8% Fish flour: 3% Fish oil: 1% |
Consumption and feeding | 2010 = 18.9 kgs per capita 2011 = up to 19 kgs per capita |