Attachment 1: MASSIVE PDF on the Japanese Fishery and Fish Consumption (Master's Thesis)
I haven't made my way through all 75 pages, but there are some useful graphics and plenty of information on the Japanese fishery
Useful Facts
*40% of world fish production is currently traded globally. Thus, there now exists a clear disconnect between resource harvesters and resource consumers. (Abstract ii)
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Figure 2-1 Japanese fish consumption, production and trade trends, 1960-2002 (based on the food balance sheet produced by MAFF).