This is a list of aquatic animals that are harvested commercially in the greatest amounts, listed in order of tonnage per year (2012) by the Food and Agriculture Organization. Species listed here have an annual tonnage in excess of 160,000 tonnes.
World capture fisheries and aquaculture production by species group, from FAO's Statistical Yearbook 2021[1]
Note that Oreochromis niloticus and Penaeus monodon appear twice, because substantial amounts are harvested from the wild as well as being extensively raised through aquaculture.
The 70 wild species shown in this table total 41,925,250 tonnes. Other wild species total 49,410,980 for a world total of 91,336,230 tonnes of wild, captured animals.[2]
The 31 cultivated species shown in this table total 45,252,999 tonnes. Other cultivated species total 21,380,254 tonnes for a world total of 66,633,253 tonnes of animals cultivated through aquaculture.[3]
China is the major producer of the grass carp, which grows quickly and requires fairly little dietary protein. Low-cost feed such as grain processing and vegetable oil extraction by-products, terrestrial grass, and aquatic weeds, allows the grass carp to be produced cheaply.[4]
This fish is mainly sold fresh, either in pieces or whole.
A variety of Asian carp, widely cultivated with other aquaculture carp, but under pressure in its home range (China and eastern Siberia). Also called "flying fish", it is an invasive species in many countries.[5]
The wild Atlantic salmon fishery is commercially dead; after extensive habitat damage and overfishing, wild fish make up only 0.5% of the Atlantic salmon available in world fish markets. The rest are farmed, predominantly from aquaculture in Norway, Chile, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Faroe Islands, Russia and Tasmania in Australia.
This species is a significant part of China's aquaculture. According to the data obtained from 684 Chinese turtle farms, they sold over 91 million turtles of this species every year; considering that these farms represented less than half of the 1,499 registered turtle farms in China, the nationwide total could be over twice as high.[6]
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This is a list of aquatic animals that are harvested commercially in the greatest amounts listed in order of tonnage per year 2012 by the Food and Agriculture Organization Species listed here have an annual tonnage in excess of 160 000 tonnes World capture fisheries and aquaculture production by species group from FAO s Statistical Yearbook 2021 1 This table includes mainly food fish species but also listed are crustaceans crabs and shrimps cephalopods squids and cuttlefishs bivalves and a reptile softshell turtle Note that Oreochromis niloticus and Penaeus monodon appear twice because substantial amounts are harvested from the wild as well as being extensively raised through aquaculture Contents 1 Summary 2 Harvested aquatic animals by weight 3 See also 4 ReferencesSummary editThe 70 wild species shown in this table total 41 925 250 tonnes Other wild species total 49 410 980 for a world total of 91 336 230 tonnes of wild captured animals 2 The 31 cultivated species shown in this table total 45 252 999 tonnes Other cultivated species total 21 380 254 tonnes for a world total of 66 633 253 tonnes of animals cultivated through aquaculture 3 Harvested aquatic animals by weight editCommon name s Binomial name Image Wild cultivated Harvestin tonnes NotesGrass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella nbsp Cultivated 6 068 014 China is the major producer of the grass carp which grows quickly and requires fairly little dietary protein Low cost feed such as grain processing and vegetable oil extraction by products terrestrial grass and aquatic weeds allows the grass carp to be produced cheaply 4 This fish is mainly sold fresh either in pieces or whole Peruvian anchoveta Engraulis ringens nbsp Wild 4 692 855Silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix nbsp Cultivated 4 189 578 A variety of Asian carp widely cultivated with other aquaculture carp but under pressure in its home range China and eastern Siberia Also called flying fish it is an invasive species in many countries 5 Common carp Cyprinus carpio nbsp Cultivated 3 791 913Asari Japanese littleneck Manila clam Filipino Venus Japanese cockle Japanese carpet shell Venerupis philippinarum nbsp Cultivated 3 785 311Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma nbsp Wild 3 271 426 nbsp This species is often the main ingredient in the so called crab sticks Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus nbsp Cultivated 3 197 330Whiteleg shrimp Penaeus vannamei nbsp Cultivated 3 178 721Bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis nbsp Cultivated 2 898 816Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis nbsp Wild 2 795 339Catla Catla catla nbsp Cultivated 2 761 022Crucian carp Carassius carassius nbsp Cultivated 2 451 845Atlantic salmon Salmo salar nbsp Cultivated 2 066 561 The wild Atlantic salmon fishery is commercially dead after extensive habitat damage and overfishing wild fish make up only 0 5 of the Atlantic salmon available in world fish markets The rest are farmed predominantly from aquaculture in Norway Chile Canada the UK Ireland Faroe Islands Russia and Tasmania in Australia Atlantic herring Clupea harengus nbsp Wild 1 849 969 nbsp Chub mackerel Scomber japonicus nbsp Wild 1 581 314 nbsp Rohu Labeo rohita nbsp Cultivated 1 555 546Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares nbsp Wild 1 352 204Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus nbsp Wild 1 296 383Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus nbsp Wild 1 235 373Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua nbsp Wild 1 114 382European pilchard Sardina pilchardus nbsp Wild 1 019 392Capelin Mallotus villosus nbsp Wild 1 006 533Jumbo flying squid Dosidicus gigas nbsp Wild 950 630Milkfish Chanos chanos nbsp Cultivated 943 259Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus nbsp Wild 910 697 nbsp Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss nbsp Cultivated 855 982Giant tiger prawnAsian tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon nbsp Cultivated 855 055Araucanian herring Clupea bentincki Wild 848 466 nbsp Chinese razor clamAgemaki clam Sinonovacula constricta nbsp Cultivated 720 466Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis nbsp Cultivated 714 392Wuchang bream Megalobrama amblycephala Cultivated 705 821Pacific oysterJapanese oysterMiyagi oyster Crassostrea gigas nbsp Cultivated 608 688Louisiana crawfishRed swamp crawfish Procambarus clarkii nbsp Cultivated 598 289Akiami paste shrimp Acetes japonicus Wild 588 761 One of 14 species in the genus Acetes this small krill like prawn is used to produce shrimp paste in South East Asia Gulf menhaden Brevoortia patronus nbsp Wild 578 693 nbsp Indian oil sardine Sardinella longiceps nbsp Wild 560 145Black carp Mylopharyngodon piceus nbsp Cultivated 495 074European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus nbsp Wild 489 297Northern snakehead Channa argus nbsp Cultivated 480 854Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus nbsp Wild 474 047Pacific saury Cololabis saira nbsp Wild 460 961Pacific herring Clupea pallasii nbsp Wild 451 457 nbsp Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus nbsp Wild 450 546Chilean jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi nbsp Wild 447 060 nbsp Yellow croaker Larimichthys polyactis nbsp Wild 437 613Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus nbsp Wild 430 917Gazami crab Portunus trituberculatus nbsp Wild 429 959Amur catfishJapanese common catfish Silurus asotus nbsp Cultivated 413 350European sprat Sprattus sprattus nbsp Wild 408 509 nbsp Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha nbsp Wild 406 131Mrigal carp Cirrhinus mrigala Cultivated 396 476Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus nbsp Cultivated 394 179 See also Aquaculture of catfishBlood cockle Anadara granosa nbsp Cultivated 391 574Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou nbsp Wild 378 794Hilsa shad Tenualosa ilisha nbsp Wild 376 734Daggertooth pike conger Muraenesox cinereus nbsp Wild 372 704California pilchard Sardinops caeruleus nbsp Wild 364 386Cape horse mackerel Trachurus capensis nbsp Wild 356 795Pacific anchoveta Cetengraulis mysticetus Wild 352 945Japanese flying squid Todarodes pacificus nbsp Wild 351 229Argentine shortfin squid Illex argentinus Wild 340 622Pollock Pollachius virens nbsp Wild 336 838 nbsp Chinese softshell turtle Pelodiscus sinensis nbsp Cultivated 335 535 This species is a significant part of China s aquaculture According to the data obtained from 684 Chinese turtle farms they sold over 91 million turtles of this species every year considering that these farms represented less than half of the 1 499 registered turtle farms in China the nationwide total could be over twice as high 6 Kawakawa Euthynnus affinis nbsp Wild 328 927Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta nbsp Wild 325 612Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus nbsp Cultivated 321 006Yesso scallop Patinopecten yessoensis nbsp Wild 318 081Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi nbsp Wild 318 067Northern prawn Pandalus borealis nbsp Wild 315 511Short mackerel Rastrelliger brachysoma nbsp Wild 312 930 nbsp Southern rough shrimp Trachysalambria curvirostris nbsp Wild 308 257Southern African anchovy Engraulis capensis Wild 307 606Pond loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus nbsp Cultivated 294 456Iridescent shark Pangasius hypophthalmus nbsp Cultivated 285 089Mandarin fishChinese perch Siniperca chuatsi nbsp Cultivated 281 502Nile perch Lates niloticus nbsp Wild 278 675Round sardinella Sardinella aurita nbsp Wild 273 018Japanese pilchard Sardinops melanostictus nbsp Wild 269 972American sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus nbsp Wild 267 745Bombay duck Harpadon nehereus nbsp Wild 257 376Yellowhead catfishKorean bullhead Tachysurus fulvidraco nbsp Cultivated 256 650Narrow barred Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson nbsp Wild 256 469 nbsp Albacore Thunnus alalunga nbsp Wild 256 082Madeiran sardinella Sardinella maderensis nbsp Wild 251 342Bonga shad Ethmalosa fimbriata nbsp Wild 249 422Silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea Wild 241 122Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus nbsp Wild 235 003Longtail tuna Thunnus tonggol nbsp Wild 234 427Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus nbsp Wild 224 404 nbsp Giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon nbsp Wild 212 504North Pacific hake Merluccius productus nbsp Wild 206 985Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus nbsp Wild 205 807 nbsp Japanese jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus nbsp Wild 202 816 nbsp Pacific thread herring Opisthonema libertate Wild 201 993 nbsp One of five species in the genus OpisthonemaBigeye scad Selar crumenophthalmus nbsp Wild 200 617Yellowstripe scad Selaroides leptolepis nbsp Wild 198 600Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta nbsp Wild 189 777Antarctic krill Euphausia superba nbsp Wild 188 147Blue swimming crab Portunus pelagicus nbsp Wild 180 119Pacific sand lancePacific sandlance Ammodytes personatus nbsp Wild 175 892 Mostly manufactured into oil and meal but also used as food in Japan 7 Goldstripe sardinella Sardinella gibbosa nbsp Wild 161 839See also edit nbsp Fish portal nbsp Crustaceans portal nbsp Marine life portalAquatic animal Animal that lives in water for most or all of its lifetime Freshwater fish Fish that mostly live in freshwater Marine biology Scientific study of organisms that live in the ocean Saltwater fish Fish that live all or much of their lives in seawater World fish production Fishing industry by country Seafood Types of seafood List of types of seafoodReferences edit World Food and Agriculture Statistical Yearbook 2021 2021 doi 10 4060 cb4477en ISBN 978 92 5 134332 6 S2CID 240163091 Retrieved 2021 12 13 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help Capture production by principal species in 2012 PDF Ftp fao org Archived from the original PDF on 2017 05 18 Retrieved 11 November 2014 World aquaculture production of fish crustaceans molluscs etc by principal species in 2012 PDF Ftp fao org Archived from the original PDF on 2017 05 18 Retrieved 11 November 2014 FAO Fisheries amp Aquaculture Fao org Retrieved 26 March 2022 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix NAS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species US Geological Survey Retrieved 21 April 2016 Shi Haitao Parham James F Fan Zhiyong Hong Meiling Yin Feng 2008 01 01 Evidence for the massive scale of turtle farming in China Oryx Cambridge University Press vol 42 pp 147 150 doi 10 1017 S0030605308000562 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