Popular fish

Consumption of freshwater fish (such as carp) and fish that migrate between freshwater and saltwater (such as salmon) has shown the greatest increase over recent years, especially in China, where per capita consumption of these fish increased nearly 10-fold between 1981 and1997.

Global per capita consumption of crustaceans has nearly tripled since 1970, with shrimp, both farmed and wild-caught, leading the way. Per capita consumption of shellfish such as oysters and clams has also tripled. China had a 13-fold increase in per capita consumption of these mollusks from 1981 to 1997. Consumption of fish that are not suited to aquaculture production, such as many marine fish, has remained relatively constant because of the stagnation in wild fish production.

source: Blue Frontiers, Managing the environmental costs of aquaculture, Policy Brief