WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2018 43 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Fed fish production Aquafeed production 49.6 Figure 21. Total global farmed fed fish production & estimated feed usage: 2000 to 2025 (million t). AQUAFEED production 2000-2016: APR 8.30%/year 2016-2025: APR 4.9%/year 76.2 60.4 FED FISH production 2000-2016: APR 7.4%/year 2016-2025: APR 4.0%/year FIGURE 21. Total global farmed fed fish production and estimated feed usage: 2000 to 2025 (million t). Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2020 2025 TABLE 3. Continued RIVER EELS: total production was 286,375 tonnes (mt) in 2016, with average APR of 1.9%/year since 2000, and a total farm gate value of US $ 2.14 billion in 2016 (FAO, 2018) Total production1 212 210 210 210 224 217 239 273 265 275 271 254 241 233 250 274 286 334 387 Percent on feeds3 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 95 95 96 96 96 96 97 97 98 98 100 Species EFCR4 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Growth (%/year)2 6.7 -0.9 -0.2 0.2 6.5 -2.9 9.9 14.2 -2.9 3.8 -1.4 -6.3 -5.1 -3.3 7.3 9.6 4.4 4 3 MAJOR SPECIES PRODUCED IN 2016 Japanese eel 278,177 mt (97.1%) European eel 6,994 mt (2.4%) River eels nei 1,204 mt (0.4%) MAJOR COUNTRY PRODUCERS IN 2016 China 244,777 mt (85.5%) Japan 18,907 mt (6.6%) Korea Rep. 9,836 mt (3.4%) Taiwan 4,657 mt (1.6%) Netherlands 2,300 mt (0.8%) Total feeds used5 351 329 332 332 337 327 363 415 403 418 416 390 370 358 364 399 420 491 580 Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic plants and animals, continues to be the world’s most diverse food production sector, with over 277 different species reported in 2016, including 20 species of aquatic plants, 59 species of mollusks, 27 species of crustaceans and over 171 fish species. According to the latest statistical information from FAO, total global aquaculture production increased by 4.5 percent from 105.46 million t (live weight equivalent) in 2015 to a new high of 110.21 million t in 2016, with total production valued at US$ 243.26 billion.
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