Aquacultural production of Crustaceans
Aquacultural production of Crustaceans
- 3.960 million tonnes
- + 8.4 % compared with 2004
- 15.7 billion dollars
FAO 2007 (2005 data)
Crustacean production by environment type
FAO 2007 (2005 data)
Trends in crustacean production
FAO 2007 (2005 data)
Crustacean aquaculture has a high added value: while it accounts for 6.3% of world production in terms of quantity, it corresponds to 20 % in terms of value. Twenty-six percent of the output from this type of aquaculture is from fresh water. This activity started in the 1980s and following slow development during 1990s, is now increasing by more than 8 % per year.
Fisheries to aquaculture ratio in Shrimp
FAO 2006 (2004 data)
The ratio between fishery and aquacultural production varies across the world Greenland is a country with fisheries only; China, Indonesia and the USA have fisheries and aquaculture; Thailand and Brazil are largely aquacultural; and Ecuador almost exclusively aquacultural for shrimp production.