SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Ce : Fishery Statistics Summary 2014

OVERVIEW OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR OF SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2014

Fish and fishery products are becoming more increasingly important as primary sources of protein for many peoples in the world, most especially for those in the Southeast Asian region. Many Southeast Asian countries are among the highest producers of fish and fishery products in the world. This publication is therefore intended to provide readers with a glimpse of the contribution of Southeast Asia's fishery and aquaculture production to the world's food fish basket. Based on the data and statistics provided by the Southeast Asian countries, SEAFDEC compiled and analyzed the necessary information that went into this publication. Of the 11 countries that comprise the Southeast Asian region, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Thailand, and Viet Nam, only ten countries are covered in this publication in view of the unavailability of fishery statistics and information from Timor-Leste.

Total Fishery Production of Southeast Asia

Total Fishery Production of Southeast Asia

From 2010 to 2014, the worldwide trend of fishery production from both capture fisheries and aquaculture (Table 1) had been steadily increasing at an average rate of 6.9 million MT per year or 3.9% annually. Countries from Asia are the major producers, contributing about 53.0% to the total fishery production throughout the past 5 years. Specifically, the contribution from the Southeast Asian region to the world's total production was approximately 21.6%, which had been increasing from 16.7 million MT in 2010 to 42.2 million MT in 2014 at an average increase of 2.7 million MT per year or 7.8% annually. This feat has been achieved because of the intensified efforts of the governments of the Southeast Asian countries to promote responsible fishing practices and sustainable management of the fisheries sector, and the countries' adherence to the new paradigm of change in fisheries management.