The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020

Part 1 includes a statistical summary updated at least 
every two years for FAO’s internal management needs, 
and statistical tables and graphs dynamically inserted 
(through widgets) and automatically updated with the 
yearly published statistics database. Part 2 provides an 
overview where qualitative information expands upon 
the quantitative information in Part 1. Part 3 includes 
additional maps and fisheries knowledge systems by 
automatically linking the profile to other FAO products 
and resources. Linked FAO thematic databases include: 
the FAO Country Profiles; the marine resources and 
fishery reports of the Fisheries and Resources 
Monitoring System; FAO’s legislative database; 
information on relevant regional fishery bodies; the 
FAO Fishing Vessel Finder; the Database on 
Introductions of Aquatic Species; the National 
Aquaculture Sector Overview; and the National 
Aquaculture Legislation Overview. There are also links 
to relevant FAO publications, reports and news 
archives. 
The “narrative” section, Part 2, remains a challenge 
owing to the large number of countries, and the 
contributions of national experts contracted and 
internal staff consulted during the editing and review 
process for each profile. For this reason, FAO is 
developing partnerships with relevant organizations to 
allow more regular and timely updates. For example, 
agreements between FAO and the Secretariat of the 
Pacific Community, and with INFOPESCA, have led to 
the updating of almost 50 profiles in the past three 
years, and a new agreement is being set up with the 
World Bank.
Profiles with up-to-date Part 1 details and widgets 
are available for more than 170 countries, and with