Conference Name:FAO-UNCTAD session at the WTO Public Forum 2017–Trade: Behind the Headlines, Geneva , 27 September 2017
Date: 27-09-2017
Abstract: FAO estimates that about 35–36 percent of total world fish production of 172.2 million tonnes in 2016 (about 62 million tonnes in live-weight equivalent) was exported at a value of US$143 billion
Aquaculture exports are estimated to contribute 27 to 29 percent of volume (about 18 million tonnes) and 36 to 38 per cent of value (about US$54.34 million)
The contribution of wild capture fisheries production to total exports would be 44 million tonnes at a value of US$89 billion (FAO Sub Committee on Trade, 2017)…
