Trends in Inland Capture Fisheries by Country
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| The map was created using the country statistical data on inland capture fisheries for the period 1984 - 1997 from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Trends for this period were calculated by FAO. |
Map Projection
Interrupted Goode's Homolosine
Map Description
This map shows the trend in inland capture fisheries by country for the period 1984-1997. Positive trends can be seen in South and Southeast Asia, Central America, and parts of Africa and South America, whereas trends are negative in the United States, Canada, parts of Africa, eastern Europe, Spain, Australia, and the former Soviet Union. Depending on the region, growth in harvests may stem from the exploitation of an underutilized resource, overexploitation of a fishery that will soon collapse, or enhancement of fisheries by stocking or introducing more productive species. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations found that, in every region, the major threat to fisheries is environmental degradation of freshwater habitat.
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Citation:
World Resources Institute - PAGE, 2000
Sources:
- FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). 1999, Review of the World Fishery Resources: Inland Fisheries.Rome, Italy:FAO Fisheries Department.
- Environmental Systems Research Institute. 1996, World Countries 1995. Redlands, CA:ESRI.Country names and disputed territories updated by WRI, 1999.