Table 1 Available seafood (annual total) in the two scenarios, split by source and end-use.

From: Nutrient yields from global capture fisheries could be sustainably doubled through improved utilization and management

  

Total capture (tonnes)

Source

Scenario

Value

Lower

Upper

   Reported capture

Current & No Waste

93,165

n/a#

   IU fishing

22,335

13,356

31,271

   Discards

11,378

9399

13,946

   Discards - IU

2504

1311

4144

Available

   Available capture

Current

115,500

106,521

124,436

NoWaste

129,382

117,231

142,526

Filleted/shelled equivalent

Current

59,625

54,965

64,261

NoWaste

66,675

60,408

75,387

   Total byproducts

Current

47,579

43,850

51,291

NoWaste

62,707

56,823

67,139

   Edible byproducts

Current

21,622

19,944

23,291

NoWaste

30,826

27,918

33,870

End-use

   Human consumption

Current

48,890

45,026

52,733

NoWaste

97,501

88,326

109,257

   Other uses (edible)

Current

15,528

n/a#

No Waste

0

0

0

   Other uses-IU (edible)

Current

3503

2117

4884

   Other uses-IU (edible)

NoWaste

0

0

0

   Inedible*

Current

25,957

23,906

28,000

NoWaste

31,881

28,905

33,269

  1. Value Calculated value in 1000 tonnes, Lower Lower estimate, Upper Upper estimate.
  2. *Includes all parts not suitable for human consumption; Illegal and unreported fishing; #not available: uncertainty was not considered for the reported capture production and other uses of reported capture production.