methods, notes and classification Aquaculture production in quantities (1984-2007) - tonnes live weight methods, notes and classification

DATA_DESCR Since 2008 data are collected and disseminated in 6 tables: Production from aquaculture excluding hatcheries and nurseries (fish_aq2a)á by species, by FAO major area, by production method, by aquatic environment in TLW (tonnes live weight) and in Euro. Production of fish eggs for human consumption from aquaculture (fish_aq2b) by species, by FAO major area, by aquatic environment in TLW, Euro and Euro/Tonne. Input to capture-based aquaculture (fish_aq3) by species in Number, TLW, Euro and Euro/Tonne. Production of hatcheries and nurseries at eggs stage in life cycle (fish_aq4a) by species and intended uses in Millions. Production of hatcheries and nurseries at juveniles stage in life cycle (fish_aq4b) by species and intended uses in Millions. Data on the structure of the aquaculture sector (fish_aq5) by species, by FAO major area, by production method, by aquatic environment in Meters, 1000 of M3 and Hectares. áBefore 2008 aquaculture production in quantities (TLW) and in values (thousand of euro)á are disseminated in tables fish_aq_q and fish_aq_v. á

CLASS_SYSTEM Species Three types of codes are assigned to each species item: oááááááááá ISSCAAP code oááááááááá taxonomic code oááááááááá 3-alpha code The ISSCAAP code is assigned according to the FAO 'International Standard Statistical Classification for Aquatic Animals and Plants' (ISSCAAP) which divides commercial species into 50 groups on the basis of their taxonomic, ecological and economic characteristics. The taxonomic code is used by FAO for a more detailed classification of the species items and for sorting them out within each ISSCAAP group. The 3-alpha identifier is a unique code made of three letters that is widely used for the exchange of data with national correspondents and among fishery agencies. Aggregates of species groups have been developed within the database using the International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants (ISSCAAP). A full list of these codes together with the English, French, Spanish and Scientific names may be found in the ASFIS file on the FAO web-site. Areas: For statistical purposes the world is divided into FAO Major Areas, namely 8 inland areas and 19 marine fishing areas. The FAO fishing area are available on the FAO website http://www.fao.org/fishery/area/search/en. á Production Method: Main production methods codes are listed and defined under the Regulation EC No 762/2008.á Aquatic environment: Aquatic environment codes are listed and defined under the Regulation EC No 762/2008. Intended uses: Intended uses codes are listed and defined under the Regulation EC No 762/2008. á

STAT_CONC_DEF Aquaculture is defined as the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. Farming also implies individual or corporate ownership of, or rights resulting from contractual arrangements to, the stock being cultivated. For statistical purposes, aquatic organisms which are harvested by an individual or corporate body which has owned them throughout their rearing period contribute to aquaculture, while aquatic organisms which are exploited by the public as a common property resource, with or without appropriate licences, are the harvest of fisheries. The concepts, definitions and classifications used in the compilation of these data are those developed by the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics and available in the Handbook of Fishery Statistical Standards. Species: All species for which production is reported to Eurostat or to FAO are included in this database. They are identified in the database by the internationally assigned three letter identifier (e.g. SAL = Atlantic salmon) according to the FAO ASFIS List of Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes Aquatic environment:The production is recorded by the environment in which it was made. The definitions applied to these environments are as follows: "Freshwater" applies to waters of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and other enclosures where the water has a constant negligible salinity. "Sea water" applies to waters where the salinity is high and not subject to significant variation. "Brackish water" applies to waters where the salinity is appreciable but not at a constant high level. The salinity may be subject to considerable variation due to the influx of fresh or sea waters. Areas: The production is recorded by the area in which it was made. á Production Methods: The definitions applied to these production methods are as follows:

STAT_UNIT The basic statistical units are the production by the aquaculture enterprises. Although these records are available to the national authorities, only the national aggregates are submitted to the international agencies and are made available in this database

STAT_POP All fish, molluscs, crustaceans and other aquatic organisms produced in aquaculture enterprises

REF_AREA Mainly EU and associated countries

BASE_PER Not applicable.

UNIT_MEASURE Data for the volume of the production are expressed in tonnes live weight of the product. Data for the value of the production are expressed in Euros. Data of hatcheries and nurseries production are expressed in Millions. Data on the structure of the aquaculture sector are expressed in thousand of M3, Hectares or Meter according to the method.

    • Species
      • 00 total fishery products
      • 01 total aquatic animals
      • 02 total freshwater and diadromous fish
      • 03 total shellfish
      • 04 total finfish
      • 05 total finfish and shellfish
      • 06 Freshwater fishes
      • 07 Carps, barbels and other cyprinids
      • 08 Tilapias and other cichlids
      • 09 Miscellaneous freshwater fishes
      • 0a Diadromous fishes
      • 0b Sturgeons, paddlefishes
      • 0c River eels
      • 0d Salmons, trouts, smelts
      • 0e Miscellaneous diadromous fishes
      • 0f Marine fishes
      • 0g Flounders, halibuts, soles
      • 0h Cods, hakes, haddocks
      • 0i Miscellaneous coastal fishes
      • 0j Miscellaneous demersal fishes
      • 0k Tunas, bonitos, billfishes
      • 0l Miscellaneous pelagic fishes
      • 0m Marine fishes not identified
      • 0n Crustaceans
      • 0o Freshwater crustaceans
      • 0p Crabs, sea-spiders
      • 0q Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters
      • 0r Shrimps, prawns
      • 0s Miscellaneous marine crustaceans
      • 0t Molluscs
      • 0u Freshwater molluscs
      • 0v Abalones, winkles, conchs
      • 0w Oysters
      • 0x Mussels
      • 0y Scallops, pectens
      • 0z Clams, cockles, arkshells
      • 10 Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses
      • 11 Miscellaneous marine molluscs
      • 12 Miscellaneous aquatic animals
      • 13 Frogs and other amphibians
      • 14 Sea-urchins and other echinoderms
      • 15 Miscellaneous aquatic invertebrates
      • 16 Aquatic plants
      • 17 Brown seaweeds
      • 18 Red seaweeds
      • 19 Green seaweeds
      • 1a Miscellaneous aquatic plants
      • 1b Acipenser naccarii (Adriatic sturgeon)
      • 1c Astacus astacus (Noble crayfish)
      • 1d Haliotis rufescens (Red abalone)
      • 1e Haliotis spp (Abalones nei)
      • 1f Salvelinus alpinus (Arctic char)
      • 1g Alburnus alburnus (Bleak)
      • 1h Seriola dumerili (Greater amberjack)
      • 1i Acipenser baerii (Siberian sturgeon)
      • 1j Acipenser stellatus (Starry sturgeon)
      • 1k Acipenser gueldenstaedtii (Danube sturgeon(=Osetr))
      • 1l Acipenser ruthenus (Sterlet sturgeon)
      • 1m Acipenser sturio (Sturgeon)
      • 1n Asparagopsis spp (Harpoon seaweeds)
      • 1o Astacidae, Cambaridae (Euro-American crayfishes nei)
      • 1p Paralichthys olivaceus (Bastard halibut)
      • 1q Thunnus obesus (Bigeye tuna)
      • 1r Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic bluefin tuna)
      • 1s Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Bighead carp)
      • 1t Mylopharyngodon piceus (Black carp)
      • 1u Scophthalmus rhombus (Brill)
      • 1v Dicentrarchus spp (Seabasses nei)
      • 1w Dicentrarchus labrax (European seabass)
      • 1x Ictiobus spp (Buffalofishes nei)
      • 1y Anarhichas lupus (Atlantic wolffish)
      • 1z Ictalurus spp (Catfishes nei)
      • 20 Anarhichas minor (Spotted wolffish)
      • 21 Clarias batrachus (Philippine catfish)
      • 22 Carassius auratus (Goldfish)
      • 23 Salvelinus spp (Chars nei)
      • 24 Coregonus peled (Peled)
      • 25 Mercenaria mercenaria (Northern quahog(=Hard clam))
      • 26 Ruditapes philippinarum (Japanese carpet shell)
      • 27 Veneridae (Venus clams nei)
      • 28 Bivalvia (Clams, etc. nei)
      • 29 Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)
      • 2a Corbicula manilensis (Manila clam)
      • 2b Umbrina cirrosa (Shi drum)
      • 2c Cerastoderma edule (Common edible cockle)
      • 2d Gadus morhua (Atlantic cod)
      • 2e Oncorhynchus kisutch (Coho(=Silver) salmon)
      • 2f Palaemon serratus (Common prawn)
      • 2g Astacus leptodactylus (Danube crayfish)
      • 2h Crustacea (Marine crustaceans nei)
      • 2i Palinurus spp (Palinurid spiny lobsters nei)
      • 2j Diplodus vulgaris (Common two-banded seabream)
      • 2k Sepia officinalis (Common cuttlefish)
      • 2l Ruditapes decussatus (Grooved carpet shell)
      • 2m Clarias spp (Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei)
      • 2n Venerupis corrugata (Corrugated venus) - Code valid until 2019
      • 2o Natantia (Natantian decapods nei)
      • 2p Dentex dentex (Common dentex)
      • 2q Donax spp (Donax clams)
      • 2r Sciaena spp (Sciaenas nei)
      • 2s Anguilla anguilla (European eel)
      • 2t Abramis brama (Freshwater bream)
      • 2u Carassius carassius (Crucian carp)
      • 2v Ctenopharyngodon idellus (Grass carp(=White amur))
      • 2w Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)
      • 2x Cyprinidae (Cyprinids nei)
      • 2y Gobiidae (Freshwater gobies nei)
      • 2z Leuciscus idus (Orfe(=Ide))
      • 30 Leuciscus leuciscus (Common dace)
      • 31 Osteichthyes (Finfishes nei)
      • 32 Platichthys flesus (European flounder)
      • 33 Perca fluviatilis (European perch)
      • 34 Esox lucius (Northern pike)
      • 35 Sander lucioperca (Pike-perch)
      • 36 Osteichthyes (Freshwater fishes nei)
      • 37 Rana spp (Frogs)
      • 38 Rutilus rutilus (Roach)
      • 39 Rutilus spp (Roaches nei)
      • 3a Siluroidei (Freshwater siluroids nei)
      • 3b Tinca tinca (Tench)
      • 3c Gastropoda (Gastropods nei)
      • 3d Lates calcarifer (Barramundi(=Giant seaperch))
      • 3e Penaeus monodon (Giant tiger prawn)
      • 3f Gracilaria spp (Gracilaria seaweeds)
      • 3g Osteichthyes (Groundfishes nei)
      • 3h Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Haddock)
      • 3i Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Atlantic halibut)
      • 3j Haliotis tuberculata (Tuberculate abalone)
      • 3k Chlorella vulgaris (Unicell. chlorella green alga)
      • 3l Hucho hucho (Huchen)
      • 3m Huso huso (Beluga)
      • 3n Hypophthalmichthys spp (Silver, bighead carps nei)
      • 3o Invertebrata (Aquatic invertebrates nei)
      • 3p Ameiurus melas (Black bullhead)
      • 3q Ictalurus punctatus (Channel catfish)
      • 3r Penaeus japonicus (Kuruma prawn)
      • 3s Lepomis gibbosus (Pumpkinseed)
      • 3t Leuciscus spp (Chubs nei)
      • 3u Saccharina latissima (Sea belt)
      • 3v Leuciscus cephalus (Chub)
      • 3w Scombridae (Mackerels nei)
      • 3x Argyrosomus regius (Meagre)
      • 3y Mugil spp
      • 3z Mollusca (Marine molluscs nei)
      • 40 Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth black bass)
      • 41 Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean mussel)
      • 42 Mytilidae (Sea mussels nei)
      • 43 Mugil cephalus (Flathead grey mullet)
      • 44 Mugilidae (Mullets nei)
      • 45 Mytilus edulis (Blue mussel)
      • 46 Mullus spp (Surmullets(=Red mullets) nei)
      • 47 Osteichthyes (Marine fishes nei)
      • 48 Solea senegalensis (Senegalese sole)
      • 49 Octopus vulgaris (Common octopus)
      • 4a Octopus spp (Octopuses nei)
      • 4b Oncorhynchus aguabonita (Golden trout)
      • 4c Oncorhynchus spp (Pacific salmons nei)
      • 4d Ostreidae (Flat and cupped oysters nei)
      • 4e Crassostrea spp (Cupped oysters nei)
      • 4f Ostrea edulis (European flat oyster)
      • 4g Crassostrea gigas (Pacific cupped oyster)
      • 4h Pagellus erythrinus (Common pandora)
      • 4i Palaemonidae (Palaemonid shrimps nei)
      • 4j Polyodon spathula (Mississippi paddlefish)
      • 4k Pacifastacus leniusculus (Signal crayfish)
      • 4l Littorina littorea (Common periwinkle)
      • 4m Littorina spp (Periwinkles nei)
      • 4n Coregonus lavaretus (European whitefish)
      • 4o Penaeus indicus (Indian white prawn)
      • 4p Penaeus vannamei (Whiteleg shrimp)
      • 4q Pollachius pollachius (Pollack)
      • 4r Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Giant river prawn)
      • 4s Barbus barbus (Barbel)
      • 4t Palaemonetes varians (Atlantic ditch shrimp)
      • 4u Aequipecten opercularis (Queen scallop)
      • 4v Solen spp (Solen razor clams nei)
      • 4w Procambarus clarkii (Red swamp crawfish)
      • 4x Pagrus pagrus (Red porgy)
      • 4y Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)
      • 4z Sparus aurata (Gilthead seabream)
      • 50 Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis (Striped bass, hybrid)
      • 51 Pagellus bogaraveo (Blackspot(=red) seabream)
      • 52 Sparidae (Porgies, seabreams nei)
      • 53 Pecten maximus (Great Atlantic scallop)
      • 54 Maja squinado (Spinous spider crab)
      • 55 Pectinidae (Scallops nei)
      • 56 Diplodus puntazzo (Sharpsnout seabream)
      • 57 Salmonoidei (Salmonoids nei)
      • 58 Salmonidae (Salmonids nei)
      • 59 Solea solea (Common sole)
      • 5a Silurus glanis (Wels(=Som) catfish)
      • 5b Soleidae (Soles nei)
      • 5c Dicentrarchus punctatus (Spotted seabass)
      • 5d Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)
      • 5e Diplodus spp (Sargo breams nei)
      • 5f Siganus rivulatus (Marbled spinefoot)
      • 5g Morone saxatilis (Striped bass)
      • 5h Acipenseridae (Sturgeons nei)
      • 5i Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
      • 5j Chamelea gallina (Striped venus)
      • 5k Salvelinus fontinalis (Brook trout)
      • 5l Diplodus sargus (White seabream)
      • 5m Algae (Seaweeds nei)
      • 5n Penaeus semisulcatus (Green tiger prawn)
      • 5o Oreochromis spilurus (Sabaki tilapia)
      • 5p Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia)
      • 5q Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)
      • 5r Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp (Tilapias nei)
      • 5s Thymallus thymallus (Grayling)
      • 5t Ruditapes spp (Carpet shells nei)
      • 5u Salmo spp (Trouts nei)
      • 5v Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)
      • 5w Salmo trutta (Sea trout)
      • 5x Scophthalmus maximus (Turbot)
      • 5y Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame)
      • 5z Undaria spp (Wakame nei)
      • 60 Unclassified
      • 61 Paracentrotus lividus (Stony sea urchin)
      • 62 Venus verrucosa (Warty venus)
      • 63 Vimba vimba (Vimba bream)
      • 64 Venerupis aurea (Golden carpet shell)
      • 65 Venerupis rhomboides (Banded carpet shell)
      • 66 Chlamys varia (Variegated scallop)
      • 67 Coregonus spp (Whitefishes nei)
      • 68 Megalobrama amblycephala (Wuchang bream)
      • 69 Thunnus albacares (Yellowfin tuna)
    • Fishing regions
      • 0 Total fishing areas
      • 1 Inland waters - Total
      • 2 Inland waters - Africa
      • 3 Inland waters - Asia
      • 4 Inland waters - Europe
      • 5 Marine areas
      • 6 Atlantic, Northeast
      • 7 Atlantic, Eastern Central
      • 8 Mediterranean and Black Sea
    • Aquatic environment
      • 0 Total
      • 1 Freshwater
      • 2 Seawater
      • 3 Brackish water
    • Unit of measure
      • 0 Tonnes live weight
    • Geopolitical entity (reporting)
      • 00 European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013)
      • 01 European Union - 25 countries (2004-2006)
      • 02 European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)
      • 03 Belgium
      • 04 Bulgaria
      • 05 Czechia
      • 06 Denmark
      • 07 Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
      • 08 Estonia
      • 09 Ireland
      • 0a Greece
      • 0b Spain
      • 0c France
      • 0d Croatia
      • 0e Italy
      • 0f Cyprus
      • 0g Latvia
      • 0h Lithuania
      • 0i Hungary
      • 0j Malta
      • 0k Netherlands
      • 0l Austria
      • 0m Poland
      • 0n Portugal
      • 0o Romania
      • 0p Slovenia
      • 0q Slovakia
      • 0r Finland
      • 0s Sweden
      • 0t European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)
      • 0u European Economic Area (EU25 - 2004-2006 and IS, LI, NO)
      • 0v European Economic Area (EU15 - 1995-2004 and IS, LI, NO)
      • 0w European Free Trade Association
      • 0x Iceland
      • 0y Norway
      • 0z Switzerland
      • 10 United Kingdom
      • 11 Montenegro
      • 12 North Macedonia
      • 13 Albania
      • 14 Serbia
      • 15 Turkey
      • 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • 17 Faroes (DK)
      • 18 Guernsey and Jersey (Channel Islands)
      • 19 Former Czechoslovakia (before 1992)/Total components of former Czechoslovakia
      • 1a Former Serbia and Montenegro (before 2006)/Total components of the former Serbia and Montenegro
      • 1b Former Yugoslavia (before 1992)/Total components of the former republic of Yugoslavia