 biological sampling  annual catch statistics

 Now, about 100 million metric tons/year are taken from the sea. This figure seems to be stabilizing.

 However, the harvest per capita has grown little (see Figure 2). This implies that if the current limit can not be increased, seafood availability per person will shrink as population expands. This will lead to rising prices.

Figure 2: Global absolute and per capita fish catch, 1950-2000