* The global fish harvest topped 120 million tons in 1998, a threefold increase over 1960.
* Average per capita consumption of fisheries products worldwide has stood at around 16 kg per year since the 1970s.
* Average per capita consumption in Japan in 1996 was around 71 kg per year, making the Japanese the world's biggest consumers of fisheries' products.
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