A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial value. Fisheries can be wild or farmed. Most of the world's wild fisheries are in the ocean. This article is an overview of ocean fisheries.
Video Ocean fisheries
Statistics
Oceans occupy 71 percent of the Earth's surface. They are divided into five major oceans, which in decreasing order of size are: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. Over 70 percent of the world catch from the sea comes from the Pacific Ocean.
Maps Ocean fisheries
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
See also
- Wild fisheries
- World fish production
- Fishing by country
- List of harvested aquatic animals by weight
- Population dynamics of fisheries
Notes
References
- World Ocean Atlas (2005) World ocean databasee. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia (2007) The World Ocean. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- Jacques, Peter (2006) Globalization and the world ocean Rowman Altamira. ISBNÂ 0-7591-0585-5
- Eakins, B.W. and G.F. Sharman (2010) "Volumes of the World's Oceans from ETOPO1" NOAA National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, CO.
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