2014 National Fishery Economic Statistics Bulletin Released

In 2014, under the great attention and correct leadership of the Ministry's Party Group and Party committees and governments at all levels, the national fishery system took the implementation of State Council Document [2013] No. 11 and the spirit of the State Council's teleconference on modern fishery construction as its priority, vigorously pursued implementation, forged ahead with innovation, united and strove hard, and overcame major difficulties including the complex and volatile domestic and international economic environment, relatively severe natural disasters, and fluctuations in the aquatic product market. The national fishery economy continued to maintain relatively rapid development, the safety situation was generally positive, and all tasks were fully and successfully completed.

Total Output Value and Added Value of the Fishery Economy of the Whole Society

Calculated at current prices, the total output value of the fishery economy of the whole society was 2,085.895 billion yuan, with an added value of 971.845 billion yuan; of which the fishery output value was 1,086.139 billion yuan, with an added value of 611.669 billion yuan; the output value of fishery industry and construction was 487.530 billion yuan, with an added value of 177.939 billion yuan; the output value of fishery circulation and services was 512.226 billion yuan, with an added value of 182.238 billion yuan. The ratio of output values of the three industries was 52:23:25, and the ratio of added values was 63:18:19.

Figure 1 Composition of Total Output Value and Added Value of the Fishery Economy in 2013

In the fishery output value, marine capture output value was 194.797 billion yuan, with an added value of 114.231 billion yuan; mariculture output value was 281.547 billion yuan, with an added value of 160.845 billion yuan; freshwater capture output value was 42.851 billion yuan, with an added value of 25.449 billion yuan; freshwater aquaculture output value was 507.258 billion yuan, with an added value of 280.166 billion yuan; aquatic seedling output value was 59.687 billion yuan, with an added value of 30.978 billion yuan (fishery output value and added value are based on the annual report figures of the National Bureau of Statistics).

In the fishery output value (excluding seedlings), the ratio of output value of marine products to freshwater products was 46:54, and the ratio of output value of aquaculture products to capture products was 77:23; in the fishery added value (excluding seedlings), the ratio of added value of marine products to freshwater products was 47:53, and the ratio of added value of aquaculture products to capture products was 76:24.

Per Capita Net Income of Fishermen

According to a sample survey of the income and expenditure of 10,000 fishermen households nationwide for the year, the per capita net income of fishermen nationwide was 14,426.26 yuan, an increase of 1,387.48 yuan or 10.64% over the previous year.

Aquatic Product Output and Per Capita Availability

The national total output of aquatic products was 64.6152 million tons, an increase of 4.69% over the previous year. Of this: aquaculture output was 47.4841 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.55%, and capture output was 17.1311 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.08%. The ratio of output of aquaculture products to capture products was 73:27; marine product output was 32.9622 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.01%, and freshwater product output was 31.6530 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.36%. The ratio of output of marine products to freshwater products was 51:49.

The output of distant-water fisheries was 2.0273 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 49.95%, accounting for 3.14% of the total output of aquatic products.

The national per capita availability of aquatic products was 47.24 kg (population 1,367.82 million), an increase of 1.89 kg or 4.17% over the previous year.

Aquaculture Area

The national aquaculture area was 8,386.36 thousand hectares, a year-on-year increase of 0.78%. Of this, mariculture area was 2,305.47 thousand hectares, a year-on-year decrease of 0.44%; freshwater aquaculture area was 6,080.89 thousand hectares, a year-on-year increase of 1.24%; the ratio of mariculture area to freshwater aquaculture area was 27:73.

Fishing Vessel Ownership

At the end of the year, the total number of fishing vessels was 1,065,300, with a total tonnage of 10,704,300 tons. Of this, motorized fishing vessels numbered 686,800, with a total tonnage of 10,214,400 tons and a total power of 22,275,500 kilowatts; non-motorized fishing vessels numbered 378,600, with a total tonnage of 489,900 tons.

Among motorized fishing vessels, production vessels numbered 658,000, with a total tonnage of 9,176,600 tons and a total power of 20,181,100 kilowatts; auxiliary vessels numbered 28,800, with a total tonnage of 1,037,800 tons and a total power of 2,094,400 kilowatts.

Fishery Population and Fishery Employees

The fishery population was 20.3504 million, a decrease of 113,700 or 0.56% over the previous year. Among the fishery population, traditional fishermen numbered 6.8640 million, a decrease of 260,500 or 3.66% over the previous year. Fishery employees numbered 14.2902 million, a decrease of 140,400 or 0.97% over the previous year.

Aquatic Product Import and Export Situation

According to customs statistics, China's total import and export volume of aquatic products was 8.4443 million tons, with a total import and export value of 30.884 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 3.87% and 6.86% respectively. Of this, export volume was 4.1633 million tons and export value was 21.698 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 5.16% and 7.08% respectively; import volume was 4.281 million tons and import value was 9.186 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 2.65% and 6.34% respectively.

Fishery Disasters

During the year, fishery disasters caused a loss of 1.3188 million tons of aquatic product output, affected aquaculture area of 832.88 thousand hectares, sank 1,255 vessels, caused 88 deaths, missing persons and serious injuries, and direct economic losses of 21.186 billion yuan.