A database disaggregating global aquatic resource trade to improve understanding of species flows from 1996–2020.
More about the ARTIS database →Most Traded Taxa
All measurements in approximated live weight, average from 1996-2020
anchoveta(=peruvian anchovy) (Engraulis ringens)
4.8M tonnes/year
ray-finned fishes (actinopterygii)3M tonnes/year
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)2.6M tonnes/year
atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)2.4M tonnes/year
atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)2M tonnes/year
alaska pollock(=walleye poll.) (Gadus chalcogrammus)1.8M tonnes/year
atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)1.3M tonnes/year
blue whiting(=poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou)1.2M tonnes/year
whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)1.2M tonnes/year
aquatic animals (animalia)1.1M tonnes/year
atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)1.1M tonnes/year
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)1.1M tonnes/year
molluscs nei (mollusca)922.5K tonnes/year
european pilchard(=sardine) (Sardina pilchardus)844.4K tonnes/year
capelin (Mallotus villosus)828.9K tonnes/year
Top Source Countries
All measurements in approximated live weight, average from 1996-2020
Peru
5.1M tonnes/year
Norway4.2M tonnes/year
China4.1M tonnes/year
Chile2.6M tonnes/year
Russia2.4M tonnes/year
United States2.2M tonnes/year
Denmark1.9M tonnes/year
Iceland1.8M tonnes/year
Vietnam1.8M tonnes/year
Thailand1.7M tonnes/year
India1.7M tonnes/year
Indonesia1.7M tonnes/year
Taiwan1M tonnes/year
Argentina1M tonnes/year
Canada1M tonnes/year
Spain1M tonnes/year
Ecuador958.4K tonnes/year
United Kingdom924.8K tonnes/year
Japan872.8K tonnes/year
South Korea854.7K tonnes/year
Most Traded Commodities
All measurements in product weight, average from 1996-2020
Flours, meals and pellets; of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates — 230120
20.5M tonnes/year
Fish preparations; fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), tunas, skipjack and bonito — 16041414.3M tonnes/year
Molluscs; cuttle fish and squid, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (whether in shell or not) — 0307498.8M tonnes/year
Fish; frozen, n.e.s. in heading no. 0303 (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) — 0303796.5M tonnes/year
Fish preparations; fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604 — 1604195.3M tonnes/year
Fish preparations; fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats — 1604134.7M tonnes/year
Crustaceans; shrimps and prawns, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water) — 0306133.9M tonnes/year
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