Catching
World’s catching
Total world landings of squid
increased from 1,720,000 tons in 1990 to approximately 2,478,000
tons in 1997, and then fell 30.8 percent to 1,714,000 in 1998.
The drop was due to low catching in the Northwest Pacific, the
biggest source of squid supplies.
The Northwest Pacific is mainly fished
by Japan, followed by the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China
and Russia.
It can be seen from the table that the
Northwest Pacific is the biggest source of squid, accounting
for about 30-40 percent of total squid catches. In 1996, catching
stood at 907,000 tons, or 39 percent of total catches.
From 1980 to 1998, Japan had by far the
largest catch, accounting for between 400,000-680,000 tons,
followed by Korea. A few countries account for the bulk of
world landings. In 1997, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan caught
a total of 1,319,000 tons, or 53 percent of total squid landings.
Japan's highest squid catch was 671,000 tons in 1996, an increase
from 551,000 tons in 1990.
The Southwest Atlantic is the second greatest
squid source, accounting for about 32 and 41 percent of catches
in 1990 and 1998, respectively. It should be noted that the
catch in this area hit exceeded that in the Northwest Pacific
in 1997 (at 1015,000 tons) and 1998 (at 700,000 tons).
The Southwest Atlantic is mainly fished
by Spain, Mauritania and Morocco, followed by the South Korea
and Senegal.
The Western Central Pacific is also an
important squid-catching area, with catches of about 159,000
tons in 1990, increasing to 180,000 tons in 1997. Thailand
takes the largest share, followed by the Philippines and Indonesia.
Table World catches of squid by major
fishing areas during 1990-1998 in metric tons.
Table World catches of squid by major catching countries during
1990-1998 in metric tons.
World catches of squid by major
fishing area during 1990-1998 in metric ton
| 676,000 |
550,000 |
159,000 |
68,000 |
17,000 |
39,000 |
79,000 |
132,000 |
1,720,000 |
| 638,000 |
695,000 |
170,000 |
630,000 |
70,000 |
36,000 |
63,000 |
132,000 |
2,434,000 |
| 754,000 |
729,000 |
167,000 |
112,000 |
72,000 |
41,000 |
39,000 |
134,000 |
2,048,000 |
| 669,000 |
714,000 |
198,000 |
69,000 |
129,000 |
46,000 |
37,000 |
108,000 |
1,970,000 |
| 659,000 |
580,000 |
195,000 |
116,000 |
195,000 |
52,000 |
58,000 |
100,000 |
1,955,000 |
| 692,000 |
641,000 |
172,000 |
130,000 |
107,000 |
36,000 |
110,000 |
144,000 |
2,032,000 |
| 907,000 |
747,000 |
168,000 |
730,000 |
47,000 |
39,000 |
187,000 |
115,000 |
115000 |
| 818,000 |
1,015,000 |
180,000 |
85,000 |
36,000 |
49,000 |
192,000 |
103,000 |
2,478,000 |
| 587,000 |
700,000 |
171,000 |
72,000 |
1,000 |
44,000 |
30,000 |
109,000 |
1,714,000 |
World catches of squid by major
catching countries during 1990-1998 in metric ton
| Country |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| Japan |
551,800 |
530,500 |
665,400 |
573,300 |
579,500 |
537,300 |
671,200 |
625,400 |
376,300 |
| Argentina |
27,700 |
46,400 |
77,700
|
194,600
|
198,000
|
200,500
|
292,800
|
414,000
|
292,000 |
| Korea |
304,300
|
388,600
|
456,200
|
417,000
|
368,100
|
395,700
|
424,800
|
453,900
|
278,900 |
| Taiwan |
199,100
|
257,500
|
196,300
|
209,500
|
179,400
|
174,800
|
163,700
|
241,600
|
228,900 |
| Thailand |
64,400
|
69,400
|
64,800
|
72,200
|
72,200
|
78,100
|
79,200
|
78,900
|
79,700 |
| EX USSR |
222,400
|
217,200
|
182,300
|
117,900
|
84,600
|
72,000
|
76,000
|
69,600
|
57,800 |
| Philippines |
26,600
|
26,700
|
39,400
|
55,800
|
48,900
|
564,000
|
52,500
|
54,200
|
55,300 |
| USA |
43,500
|
63,300
|
51,000
|
73,600
|
97,900
|
104,100
|
108,900
|
101,500
|
45,100 |
| New Zealand |
20,500
|
23,000
|
44,400
|
25,500
|
51,800
|
59,500
|
23,500
|
44,900
|
42,600 |
| Spain |
54,700
|
45,200
|
70,400
|
48,900
|
60,500
|
70,000
|
67,300
|
41,700
|
27,300 |
| Italy |
16,700
|
20,300
|
17,900
|
15,300
|
15,500
|
11,000
|
10,500
|
6,800
|
6,300 |
| China |
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
200
|
100
|
1,200 |
| Peru |
13,900
|
21,400
|
15,300
|
15,300
|
44,100
|
33,400
|
18,400
|
19,900
|
800 |
| Poland |
31,600
|
33,200
|
26,200
|
102,000
|
300
|
300
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
| Others |
1,422,000
|
124,100
|
140,900
|
147,300
|
152,000
|
209,700
|
293,600
|
326,200.0
|
222,200.0 |
| Total |
2,999,300
|
1,866,800
|
2,048,200
|
2,068,200
|
1,952,800
|
2,510,400
|
2,282,600
|
2,478,700.0
|
1,714,400 |
Source: Globefish,
April 2000
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