-Food fish supply increasing at an average annual rate of 3.2 percent, outpacing world population growth at 1.6 percent.
-World per capita apparent fish consumption increased from an average of 9.9kg in the 1960s to 19.2 kg in 2012 (preliminary estimate).
-This impressive development has been driven by a combination of population growth, rising incomes and urbanization, and facilitated by the strong expansion of fish production and more efficient distribution channels.