Fish From the Wild — Data Stories

Wild fish and seafood caught by each country, from 1960 to 2023. Free interactive Data Stories on MyLeoNes: real open data, animated.

Fish From the Wild

Wild fish and seafood caught by each country, from 1960 to 2023

This counts fish, shellfish and other water animals caught in the wild, in seas, rivers and lakes. Fish raised on farms are not included.
Peru jumps up and down because of a tiny fish, the anchovy, whose numbers change a lot when the ocean water gets warmer.
Fish are a living resource: if too many are caught, there are fewer left to have babies, so countries set limits on fishing.

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