ABSTRACT
Aquatic foods constitute a major portion of the protein supply in the world. Seafood (fi sh, crustaceans, mollusk, etc.) supplies have increased gradually at an average rate of 3.2 percent per year during the period 1961-2009 (FAO 2012). Interestingly, food fi sh supply growth outpaces population growth (at annual rates of 2.6% and 1.6%, respectively). Mass production of seafood by maximizing fi sh capture and aquaculture largely contributed to the escalation of fi sh food supply. Among other regions, Asia and the Pacifi c were taken into account as the world’s largest producers of fi sh. Both regions supplied 94.2 million tones, including 47.9 million tons from capture fi sheries and 46.3 million tons from aquaculture (Lymer et al. 2008). Indonesia is currently the fourth largest producer of capture fi sheries with over 6.2 million people directly engaged in fi shing and fi sh farming.
