What is the per capita consumption of fish?
According to the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) 2002 Report, more than 1 billion people worldwide rely on fish as an important source of animal proteins. But the regional picture is very diverse. Fish consumption per person is projected to increase by more than 84 per cent in China , by almost 60 per cent in South Asia and by almost 50 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean . In other regions, it may stagnate or decline. In Africa , where the consumption already is low, it may go down by a further 3 per cent. SOFIA also indicates that “about 56 per cent of the world’s population derives at least 20 per cent of its animal protein intake from fish, and some small island States depend on fish almost exclusively”. The report informs on ongoing attempts to predict fish production and consumption. According to projections, by 2015-2030 world capture production will stagnate, while world aquaculture p
