The table demonstrates the major industries and minor businesses of the world’s sea fishery.
Overall, it is clear that while the number of employees working on the local boats is higher than on industrial ships, the quantity of the industry’s fishing products is significantly greater than that of the local boats. Simultaneously, other investments in the fishing industry are also greater than those of local people.
First of all, there is an operation that employs about 12 million workers in the fishing boats, compared to 500 thousand people on industrial ships. Despite the large number of staff on the local boats, which can only produce 24 million tons of food in annual catch, large-scale industries not only fish 29 million tons of food but also 22 million tons for other industrial processes. In addition, the payment for each person employed in industry is more generous, from $30,000 to $300,000, in comparison, the amount of money paid to the local fisher is approximately $250-$2500. Moreover, the annual fuel or oil consumption of major industries is in the range from 14 to 19 million tons, while this consumption in minor businesses is only about 1.5 to 1.8 million tons.