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Major species in global aquaculture production worldwide 2015

Leading species in global aquaculture production in 2015 (in billion metric tons)

The data displays the leading species for aquaculture production worldwide in 2015. In that year, with over 51.9 billion metric tons, finfish was the world's most produced species in aquaculture. In that year, Asia was the leading producer of aquaculture in the world, with the production volume amounting to 68.34 million tons.

Finfish	51.91
Molluscs	16.43
Crustacea	7.35
Other aquatic animals	0.91

Major species in global aquaculture production worldwide 2015

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