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WORLD LANDINGS OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, 

 MOLLUSKS, ETC., BY COUNTRIES, 1970 



World landings of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other aquatic organisms (live weight) 

 were a record 152.8 billion pounds — an increase of 10 percent compared with 1969. 



Six nations accounted for 59 percent of world landings in 1970. Peru, with 18.2 percent, 

 led for the ninth consecutive year followed by Japan with 13.4 percent; the Union of Soviet So- 

 cialist Republics, 10.5 percent; China (Mainland), 8.4 percent; Norway, 4.3 percent; and the 

 United States, 4.0 percent. 



Among the continents, Asia had 38 percent of the world landings, followed by South Amer- 

 ica with 21 percent; Europe, 17 percent; Soviet Russia, 11 percent; North and Central America, 7 

 percent; and Africa, 6 percent. A negligible quantity was taken In Oceania. 



WORLD LANDINGS OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, 

 MOLLUSKS, ETC., BY COUNTRIES, 1970 



(live weight basis) 



\J 1960 DATA. 2/ REVISED. (INCLUDES WEIGHT OF CLAM, OYSTER, SCALLOP, AND OTHER UNIVALVE AND BIVALVE MOLLUSK 

 SHELLS. THIS WE'IGHT IS NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER UNITED STATES LANDINGS STATISTICS.) 3/ 1969 DATA. 4/ 1957 

 DATA. 'S/ 1962 DATA. 



SOURCE: — YEARBOOK OF FISHERY STATISTICS . 1970 , VOLUME 30, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED 

 NATIONS. 



