Marine Fish Catch by Area in Tonnage

Annual marine catching production in different seas( 0,000 tons)

Year

Bohai Sea

Yellow Sea

East China Sea

South China Sea

Other Sea

Total

1979

32.25

60.35

134.24

48.60

1.84

227.29

1980

29.43

51.51

141.53

55.22

3.59

281.27

1982

28.62

57.34

159.42

62.34

2.11

309.84

1985

37.53

61.90

168.98

77.70

2.40

348.51

1986

39.02

65.30

180.14

95.95

9.21

389.62

1987

41.79

77.28

193.17

115.34

10.55

438.13

1988

46.53

85.00

191.94

127.55

12.32

463.34

1989

48.81

94.00

198.73

147.24

14.86

503.64

1990

51.57

108.58

207.29

161.47

21.16

550.07

1991

58.78

117.02

217.81

178.80

37.24

609.65

1992

81.00

120.76

231.12

206.79

51.56

691.23

1993

85.85

132.02

264.17

224.09

61.22

767.35

1994

90.53

148.66

327.51

260.09

69.10

895.89

1995

95.40

170.63

437.84

237.74

85.24

1026.85

1996

107.66

198.44

433.74

287.98

94.43

1122.25

1997

129.08

335.17

499.97

313.57

107.59

1385.38

1998

na na na na na

1496.68

 

Unumbered chart showing catch 1979-1998

(Chart showing catch by 1,000 of tons for four major seas and others. Total in 1998 is approximately 15,000,000 tons.)

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