Marine Science Affairs 



Figure 117 — Projected Animal Protein Gap in the Developing Countries 



Million Metric Tons 

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REQUIREMENTS VS. SUPPLY 



FAO LONG-TERM 

 REQUIREMENTS 

 TARGET 



AVAILABLE 

 SUPPLY 







1962-64 



1970 



1980 



1990 



2000 



Year 



BASED ON HIGH POPULATION ESTIMATES 



SOURCE: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION 



Currently, six nations are catching approximately 57 percent of the total 

 world fish catch. Figure 1 1-8 shows the growth of these catches, while Figure 

 11-9 depicts the major fishing areas of the world. 



In the United States many harvesting sectors of the fishing industry are 

 in decline. While the U.S. fish catch has remained relatively constant for the 

 past 30 years, the processing and marketing portions of the industry have 

 grown steadily, supplied by increasing U.S. fish imports and expansion of 

 U.S. fish processing firms into areas abroad for raw materials. 



Yet the use of fishery products in the United States for all purposes has 

 increased steadily over the years in both absolute and per capita terms. The 

 annual U.S. fish utilization of 70 pounds per person is among the highest 

 in the world. Figure 11-10 shows the growth of the U.S. market and the 

 mounting share of the U.S. demand for fish being satisfied by imports. 



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