China's aquaculture and the world's wild fisheries

China is the world's largest producer, consumer, processor, and exporter of finfish and shellfish (defined here as "fish"), and its fish imports are steadily rising (1-3). China produces more than one-third of the global fish supply, largely from its ever-expanding aquaculture sector,...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 347; no. 6218; pp. 133 - 135
Main Authors Cao, Ling, Naylor, Rosamond, Henriksson, Patrik, Leadbitter, Duncan, Metian, Marc, Troell, Max, Zhang, Wenbo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington The American Association for the Advancement of Science 09.01.2015
Subjects
Aquaculture
Domestic
Exports
Fish
Fisheries
Fisheries management
International trade
Microprocessors
Shellfish
China
China, People's Rep
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Summary:China is the world's largest producer, consumer, processor, and exporter of finfish and shellfish (defined here as "fish"), and its fish imports are steadily rising (1-3). China produces more than one-third of the global fish supply, largely from its ever-expanding aquaculture sector, as most of its domestic fisheries are overexploited (3-6). Aquaculture accounts for similar to 72% of its reported domestic fish production, and China alone contributes >60% of global aquaculture volume and roughly half of global aquaculture value (1, 3).
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1260149