| Coastal Statistics, 2000 | Australia | Oceania | World | |
| Length of coastline {a} (km) | 66530 | 137772 | 1634701 | |
| Percent of population within 100 km | ||||
| of the coast | 90 % | X | 39 % | |
| Area of continental shelf (km2) {b} | 2065182 | 2565020 | 24285959 | |
| Territorial sea (up to 12 nautical miles) (km2) | 773112 | 2830359 | 18816919 | |
| Claimed Exclusive Economic Zone (km2) | 6664107 | 30154980 | 102108403 | |
| Coastal Biodiversity and Protected Areas Data, 1990s | ||||
| Area of Mangrove Forests (km2) | 49024 | 54665 | 169452 | |
| Percent of Mangrove forests protected | 5 % | 7 % | 13 % | |
| Number of Mangrove Species | 39 | 46 | 70 | |
| Number of Seagrass Species | 21 | 22 | 58 | |
| Number of Scleractinia Coral Genera {c} | 75 | 76 | X | |
| International Legal Net Trade in Live Coral, | ||||
| 1997 (number of pieces) {d} | 292 | -208359 | X | |
| Number of Marine or Littoral Protected | 372 | 519 | 3636 | |
| Wetlands of International Importance, | ||||
| Extent (km2), 2000 | 52486 | 58824 | 730116 | |
| Fisheries Production | ||||
| Average Annual Capture | ||||
| (excludes aquaculture) in metric tons: | ||||
| Marine Fish, 2000 | 207295 | 1044449 | 84411066 | |
| Mulluscs and Crustaceans, 1997 | 63311 | 135320 | 12055801 | |
| Aquaculture Production (in metric tons): | ||||
| Total (includes freshwater), 2000 | 39909 | 139433 | 45715559 | |
| Marine and Diadromous Fish, 1997 | 12708 | 17120 | 2623888 | |
| Mulluscs and Crustaceans, 1997 | 13784 | 84006 | 9889688 | |
| Aquatic Plants, 1997 | X | 380 | 7241754 | |
| Fish Consumption and Trade, 2000 | ||||
| Per Capita Food Supply from Fish and | ||||
| Fishery Products (kg/person) | 22 | 23 | 16 | |
| Fish Consumption and Trade, 2000 (cont'd) | ||||
| Fish Protein as a % of Total Protein Supply | 4 % | 13 % | 6 % | |
| Annual Trade in Fish and Fisheries Products | ||||
| Imports (thousand $US) | 557891 | 671837 | 60008337 | |
| percent change since 1980 | 211 % | 146 % | 275 % | |
| Exports (thousand $US) | 1005050 | 1798092 | 54570489 | |
| percent change since 1980 | 270 % | 242 % | 258 % | |
| Fishing Effort, both freshwater and marine | ||||
| People Employed in Fishing and | 13800 | 85324 | 36116329 | |
| Docked Fishery Vessels, 1995-98 (number) {e} | 1100 | 3456 | 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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