The graph presents the number of fisherman in millions for multiple regions in 1970, 1980 and 2000. These regions include Asia, Africa, South America, North America and Europe. During the 1970s Europe and Africa were leading in the numbers of fishermen. The least number of fishermen in all the regions in the 1970s was in South America. In the 1980s North America was leading and Europe on the other hand had the least amount. In the year 2000 Asia’s numbers skyrocketed and Africa was the least in numbers.
In the other statistic, it displays the world’s top ten exporters of fish in the year of 2000. The majority of the top ten are the nations from Asia and leading them and the world is Thailand and the last is South Korea. The top ten exporters include Norway the USA, China, Denmark, Canada, Taiwan, Russia and Indonesia. Today the Asian region is leading the world in the fish industry regarding numbers and exports. South America’s numbers remained constant throughout the years, Africa remaining the lowest and their rates have declined and no African nation is in the top ten exporters.
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