| Coastal Statistics, 2000 | Argentina | South America | World | |
| Length of coastline {a} (km) | 8397 | 144567 | 1634701 | |
| Percent of population within 100 km | ||||
| of the coast | 45 % | X | 39 % | |
| Area of continental shelf (km2) {b} | 798474 | 2202982 | 24285959 | |
| Territorial sea (up to 12 nautical miles) (km2) | 142508 | 1029960 | 18816919 | |
| Claimed Exclusive Economic Zone (km2) | 925362 | 9358789 | 102108403 | |
| Coastal Biodiversity and Protected Areas Data, 1990s | ||||
| Area of Mangrove Forests (km2) | 0 | 29295 | 169452 | |
| Percent of Mangrove forests protected | X | 32 % | 13 % | |
| Number of Mangrove Species | X | 12 | 70 | |
| Number of Seagrass Species | X | 2 | 58 | |
| Number of Scleractinia Coral Genera {c} | X | 32 | X | |
| International Legal Net Trade in Live Coral, | ||||
| 1997 (number of pieces) {d} | 116 | -389 | X | |
| Number of Marine or Littoral Protected | 32 | 189 | 3636 | |
| Wetlands of International Importance, | ||||
| Extent (km2), 2000 | 10000 | 115505 | 730116 | |
| Fisheries Production | ||||
| Average Annual Capture | ||||
| (excludes aquaculture) in metric tons: | ||||
| Marine Fish, 2000 | 890725 | 17552234 | 84411066 | |
| Mulluscs and Crustaceans, 1997 | 426985 | 786655 | 12055801 | |
| Aquaculture Production (in metric tons): | ||||
| Total (includes freshwater), 2000 | 1784 | 725514 | 45715559 | |
| Marine and Diadromous Fish, 1997 | X | 260193 | 2623888 | |
| Mulluscs and Crustaceans, 1997 | 32 | 186221 | 9889688 | |
| Aquatic Plants, 1997 | X | 102928 | 7241754 | |
| Fish Consumption and Trade, 2000 | ||||
| Per Capita Food Supply from Fish and | ||||
| Fishery Products (kg/person) | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Fish Consumption and Trade, 2000 (cont'd) | ||||
| Fish Protein as a % of Total Protein Supply | 2 % | 5 % | 6 % | |
| Annual Trade in Fish and Fisheries Products | ||||
| Imports (thousand $US) | 84269 | 650036 | 60008337 | |
| percent change since 1980 | 252 % | 177 % | 275 % | |
| Exports (thousand $US) | 747884 | 5062373 | 54570489 | |
| percent change since 1980 | 422 % | 306 % | 258 % | |
| Fishing Effort, both freshwater and marine | ||||
| People Employed in Fishing and | 12320 | 784051 | 36116329 | |
| Docked Fishery Vessels, 1995-98 (number) {e} | 692 | 8127 | 1297017 | |
| Other Resources: | ||||
| Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization | ||||
| Footnotes: | ||||
| Some footnotes are not incorporated here. Please refer to the Data Tables section of EarthTrends for a full listing. | ||||
| a. Figures should be interpreted as approximations. Estimates may differ from other published sources | ||||
| b. Up to 200 meters depth c. Reef forming corals (i.e. "true" or stony corals). | ||||
| d. Imports - exports = net trade. E. Data are for the most recent available year in the listed range of years. | ||||
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