China's aquaculture and the world's wild fisheries

Authors

Ling Cao, Stanford University
Rosamond Naylor, Stanford University
Patrik Henriksson, Leiden University
Duncan Leadbitter, University of WollongongFollow
Marc Metian, Stockholm University
Max Troell, Stockholm University
Wenbo Zhang, Shanghai Ocean University, University Of Stirling

RIS ID

97360

Publication Details

Cao, L., Naylor, R., Henriksson, P., Leadbitter, D., Metian, M., Troell, M. and Zhang, W. (2015). China's aquaculture and the world's wild fisheries. Science, 347 (6218), 133-135.

Abstract

China is the world's largest producer, consumer, processor, and exporter of finfish and shellfish (defined here as “fish”), and its fish imports are steadily rising (1–3). China produces more than one-third of the global fish supply, largely from its ever-expanding aquaculture sector, as most of its domestic fisheries are overexploited (3–6). Aquaculture accounts for ∼72% of its reported domestic fish production, and China alone contributes >60% of global aquaculture volume and roughly half of global aquaculture value (1, 3).