date:May 20, 2014
of more than 85 per cent (136 million tonnes) in 2012.
At the same time per capita fish consumption has soared from 10 kg in the 1960s to more than 19 kg in 2012.
The new report also says fish now accounts for almost 17 per cent of the global populations intake of protein - in some coastal and island countries it can top 70 per cent.
FAO estimates that fisheries and aquaculture support the livelihoods of 1012 per cent of the worlds population.
Since 1990 employment in the sector has grown at