date:May 30, 2012
A report published in 2010 by the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations confirms Peru as the secondlargest marine and inland capture fisheries industry in theworld at 7.4 million tons, exactly half the 14.8 million tonscaught by global leader China. Canned fish and frozen fish areamong its most popular exports.
According to Peruvian government data, the fisheries industrygenerates around 10% of gross domestic product. Exports for 2011reached nearly $1.05 billion, of which about