The table provides information about the statistics for the world’s large-scale sea fishing industry in comparison with the figures for the small-scale ones.
Overall, what immediately stands out when examining the data is the preeminence of the large-scale sector, boasting the highest figure in annual fishing quota, average income, and fuel consumption. However, regarding the number of employees, it is significantly overtaken by small-scale industry.
Looking first at the number of workers, around 500,000 people, regardless of sex, worked in industrial ships, a figure that was 24 times lower than that of their counterparts employed in local boats. However, despite a significantly smaller number of employees, the average pay in large-scale fishing industry was starkly more substantial, ranging from 30,000 to 300,000 dollars for each job, compared to merely 250 to 2,500 dollars for the small-scale sector.
Turning to the annual catch for food, the large-scale sector had a small advantage, with a gap of 5 million tonnes with the small-scale domain (29 million tonnes versus 24 million tonnes). However, regarding fishing quotas catering to industrial production, the collective contribution of local boats was almost nothing, while 22 million tonnes was gathered from the industrial ships. Accordingly, the fuel consumption of the industrial sector significantly edged out that of the local one, with 14-19 million tonnes versus 1.5-1.8 million tonnes.