Only 1% of sea life is harvested, putting strain on small number of species

Published on: December 2, 2020

Fun fact! There are an estimated 160,000 species of fish and aquatic mollusks, crustaceans and plants, of which only 1.1% are currently fished or harvested, and only 0.3% of which are currently farmed.

There are an estimated 160,000 species of fish and aquatic mollusks, crustaceans, and plants, of which only 1.1% are currently fished or harvested, and only 0.3% of which are currently farmed.