Statistics and sector overviews
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A review of the inland fisheries of the People’s Republic of China and the strengthening of capacity in the collection and analysis of inland fisheries statistics
2024
China’s surface waters cover 20.6 million ha. With increasing economic development, the role of inland capture fisheries in the social economy has changed. Due to issuance of various fishing ban policies and the strengthening of enforcement actions, inland capture fisheries production has dropped sharply since 2016. However, even though aquaculture production has massively increased, high-quality aquatic products from natural waters are still highly sought after by consumers.
New approaches for the improvement of inland capture fishery statistics in the Mekong Basin
2003
Inland capture fisheries provide a valuable contribution to food security in the Mekong Basin. However, official national estimates of this contribution have consistently been lower than estimates derived from more focused and localized fishery surveys. Thus, inland capture fisheries are undervalued by decision makers and development agencies. The poor state of knowledge on inland fisheries arises from the diverse nature of inland fisheries, that fisheries are often small-scale and dispersed over large areas, that...
Inland capture fishery statistics of Southeast Asia: Current status and information needs
2002
Coates, D. 2002. Inland capture fishery statistics of Southeast Asia: Current status and information needs. Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication No. 2002/11, 114 p. Inland capture fisheries in Southeast Asia are characterised by great diversity in the range of gears used, types of environments in which they are used and the socially and culturally complex societies within which they operate. This presents unique problems for the collection of inland fisheries statistics. This report...