Our planet is a very big place, and for a huge percent of its inhabitants fish is a very important part of their lives and livelihood. One place in particular where this holds true is China. It would be irresponsible to ignore the effect that China has on the world fishing situation, with a population of about 1.3 billion people (CIA World Factbook, 2007).
Background
China is the largest producer in the world of fish. In 2004 it captured 16.9 million tonnes of fish and raised 30.6 million tonnes of fish through aquaculture. This production resulted in a domestic food supply of 28.4 kg per capita as well as excess for exports and other uses besides food (FAO, 2007). However, numbers from China are sometimes unreliable, often erring on the high side, so we must view these numbers as questionable and rough.
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