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See Also: Aquaculture - Seafood - Article on Fish - Seafood Safety - Fish Odors - Fish Quotes - Tuna - Cod - etc.
FISH
The annual world fish catch is about 90 million tons. About 75% are salt water fish and 25% fresh water fish.
America's Food by Harvey Blatt (2008)
The United States imports about 3 Billion pounds of fish each year to meet consumer demand. (USDA 2004)
25 years ago large Atlantic bluefin tuna (250 to over 1,000 pounds) might sell for a penny a pound for catfood, if it sold at all. Today, that same bluefin tuna can sell for well over $100 per pound, mainly due to the popularity of sushi and sashimi around the world.
In 2001 a 440 pound bluefin sold for $173,600 in the Japanese Tsukiji fish market - thats about $394 per pound!
More than 90% of all fish caught are caught in the northern hemisphere.
About 10% of the world fish catch is cod.
If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go with sushi?
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