Statistics

Key: Q - Quantity; V - Value

 

 

Table A: Fisheries production of Hong Kong, 1991-1995

Years 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
(Q) Metric tons 230,390 229,081 227,042 219,590 203,270
(V) US$ 1,000 326,325 332,340 343,055 337,327 315,903

*Refer to Graph A.

 

 

Table B: Major marine species (invertebrate) caught in Hong Kong in 1995

Species Cuttlefish Squid Penaeid prawns Other pawns Swimming crabs
(Q) Metric tons 1,689 10,043 NIL 71 NIL
(V) US$ 1,000 2,847 22,209 30,854 40 5,542

 

Table C: Exports of fishery commodities (invertebrate) of Hong Kong in 1995

Fisheries commodities (Q) Metric tons (V) US$ 1,000
Crabs; fresh and frozen 2,032 16,094
Shrimps, prawns, lobsters; fresh & frozen 14,792 101,594
Shrimps, prawns, losters; dried & salted 291 2,333
Other crustaceans; fresh, frozen, dried & salted 45 142
Squid, cuttlefish, octopus; fresh & frozen 21,895 35,805
Squid, cuttlefish, octopus; dried & salted 1,049 7,334
Mussels; fresh, frozen, dried & salted 2,206 4,017
Other, molluscs; resh, frozen, dried & salted 4,449 41,483
Other fishs, crustacean, mollusc; sauces and soups 24,921 47,171
Sea cucumber; fresh, frozen, dried & salted 3,907 15,403
Invertebrate total 75,587 271,376
Grand Total (plus vertebrate) 182,242 619,432

 

Table D: Exports of destination for the shrimps, prawns, lobster (fresh & frozen) in 1995 from H.K.

Destination US$ 1,000
Canada 5,512
China 52,535
Germany 3,540
Japan 16,142
Spain 383
Taiwan 779
U.S.A. 12,818
Macau 2,837
Netherlands 2,156
Belgium & Lukxemberg 1,460
Others 3,432
Total 101,594

 

Table E: Seafood exported to US at Jan 2000

Product Kilos Dollars US$
Crab (NSPF others preparations) & crabmeat (NSPF frozen) 0 0
Shrimp (fresh/dried/salted/brine & others preparations) 18,866 121,069
Lobster (NSPF meat cooked other preparations) 0 0
Molluscs (NSPF frozen/dried/salted/brine) 2,400 33,600
Abalone (frozen/dried/salted/brine) 3,830 48,497
Mussels (frozen/dried/salted/brine) 1,330 10,795
Oyster (live/fresh/frozen/dried/salted/brine wild) 644 8,712
Clam (NSPF frozen/dried/salted/brine) 80 2,229
Scallop (frozen/dried/salted/brine) 3,221 7,700
Cuttlefish (frozen/dried/salted/brine) 509 6,459
Squid (NSPF frozen/dried/salted/brine) 20,000 56,566
Octopus (live/fresh/frozen/dried/salted/brine wild) 689 5,845
Grand Total 51,569 301,472

 

Table F: Seafood exported to US at Jan 1999

Product Kilos Dollars US$
Crab (NSPF others preparations) & crabmeat (NSPF frozen) 18,460 162,552
Shrimp (fresh/dried/salted/brine & others preparations) 2,178 6,731
Lobster (NSPF meat cooked other preparations) 1,000 11,660
Molluscs (NSPF frozen/dried/salted/brine) 7,827 17,019
Grand Total 29,465 197,962

*Refer to Graph B.

 

Table G: Retail price list

Key: Aberdeen Market (AM), Sham Shui Po Market (SSPM), Wan Chai Market (WCM).

Species name Chinese name Date & place of collection Retail price per 0.6 kg ($HK)
Portunus sanguinolentus
 (Herbst, 1783) 		三點蟹 6/10/99 SSPM $20-36
Portunus pelagicus
(Linnaeus, 1766) 		花蟹 6/10/99 SSPM $28-40
Portunus trituberculatus
 (Miers, 1876) 		白蟹 15/10/99 AM $25-30
Charydbis feriata
(Linnaeus, 1758) 		紅蟹 6/10/99 SSPM $55-60
Charybdis natator
 (Herbst, 1789) 		石蟹 15/10/99 AM $20-30
Scylla serrata
(Forskal, 1775) 		青蟹 (肉蟹,羔蟹, 奄仔蟹, 重皮蟹) 15/10/99 SSPM a. $68
b. $36-52
c. $34
d. $55-75
Penaeus penicillatus
(Alcock, 1905) 		紅尾蝦 多毛對蝦 20/10/99 WCM $60-80
Penaeus marginatus
 (Randall, 1840) 		中蝦 邊脊對蝦 20/10/99 WCM $60-80
Penaeus monodom
(Fabricius, 1798) 		鬼蝦 草對蝦 15/10/99 SSPM $64-80
Penaeus japonicus
(Bate, 1888) 		花蝦 斑節蝦 2/2/00 WCM medium size $64
large size $180
Metapenaeus ensis
(De Haan, 1844) 		基圍蝦 劍角新對蝦 6/10/99 SSPM $80-100
Metapenaeopis barbata
(De Haan, 1844) 		赤米蝦 15/10/99 AM $24-28
Solenocera crassicornis
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) 		紅蝦 大頭蝦 6/10/99 SSPM $25-30
Oratosquilla oratoria
(De Haan) 		瀨尿蝦 口蝦蛄

15/10/99 AM

 $56
Oratosquilla kempi
(Schmitt) 		瀨尿蝦 黑斑口蝦蛄 15/10/99 AM $56
Dictyosquilla foveolata
(Wood-Mason) 		瀨尿蝦 窩紋網口蝦蛄 15/10/99 AM $20
Panulirus ornatus
(Fabricicus, 1798) 		花龍蝦 15/10/99 AM small size $30
medium size $68
Panulirus stimpsoni
(Holthuis) 		青龍蝦 15/10/99 AM small size $30
medium size $68
Panulirus versicolor
(Latreille, 1804) 		黑白紋龍蝦 2/2/00 WCM small size $30
medium size $68
Heliotis diversicolor
(Reeve, 1846) 		九孔鮑魚 6/10/99 SSPM $120-150
Strombus luhuanus
(Linnaeus, 1758) 		跳螺 20/10/99 WCM $8-16
Babylonia lutosa
(Lamarck) 		東風螺 20/10/99 WCM $28-32
Babylonia areolata
 (Lamarck, 1807) 		花螺 20/10/99 WCM $28-32
Hemifusus tuba
(Gmelin) 		角螺 20/10/99 WCM $8-16
Hemifusus ternatanus
(Gmelin) 		響螺 30/1/00 WCM $140-180
Melo melo
(Lightfoot, 1786) 		大頭螺 15/10/99 AM $20-24
Scapharca subcrenata
(Lischke, 1869) 		司庵 2/2/00 WCM $16
Perna viridis
(Linnaeus, 1758) 		青口 翡翠胎貝 6/10/99 SSPM $8-12
Pinna pectinata
(Linnaeus, 1767) 		帶子 6/10/99 SSPM $15-20
Amusium pleuronectes
(Linnaeus, 1758) 		日月貝 20/10/99 WCM $26-28
Chlamys nobilus
(Reeve, 1852) 		扇貝 20/10/99 WCM $26-28
Crassostrea sp. 蠔仔 2/2/99 WCM $ 8-14
Sinonovacula constricta
 (Lamarck, 1818) 		聖子 6/10/99 AM $5-18
Meretrix lusoria
 (Roeding, 1798) 		貴妃蜆 20/10/99 WCM $28
Tapes philippinarum
(Adams & Reeve, 1850) 		沙蜆 20/10/99 WCM $10
Tapes literatus
(Linnaeus, 1758) 		沙蜆 30/1/99 WCM $10
Loligo edulis
(Hoyle, 1885) 		拖魷魚 6/10/99 SSPM $16-28
Sepia recurvirostra
(Steenstrup, 1875) 		針墨魚 6/10/99 SSPM $28-48
Octopus membranaceus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) 		八爪魚 四眼烏賊 20/10/99 WCM $8-16
Holothuria arenicola
(Brandt) 		海參 2/2/00 WCM $28

* The price list here may not be accurate. It depends considerably on size, abundance and freshness of the specimen. Price fluctuation may show in different seasons and even the places of purchase.