FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE
							1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Catch ('000 metric tons)							76.4	104.6	105.4	107.4	118.2	124.1	118.9	127.2	163.4	155.4	158.6	186.0	184.2	144.2	133.1
Local Consumption							19.7	43.5	41.7	40.0	44.4	49.7	56.5	57.4	76.5	37.6	29.9	50.1	33.1	43.6	42.6
Exports							52.9	56	60.4	64.5	68	62.8	57.3	64.8	79.3	112.0	122.2	129.6	148.4	97.9	88.4
Stock (of current year)							3.8	5.1	3.3	2.9	5.8	11.6	5.1	2.7	4.5	5.8	6.6	6.3	2.6	2.6	2.1
EEZ							-	-	-	5.6	3	0.8	3.5	2.2	3.1	3.2	-
Growth in Fish Catch (%)							7.3	0.6	0.8	1.9	10.1	5.0	-4.2	7.0	28.5	-4.9	2.0	17.3	-1.0	-21.7	-7.7
Composition of Fish Catch: (in  metric tons)
Total							76,374	104,566	105,413	107,358	118,115	124,109	118,963	127,184	163,388	155,415	158,576	185,980	184,158	144,169	133,086
Skipjack							59,899	70,372	66,502	69,015	78,409	92,888	79,683	88,044	115,322	108,329	109,749	132,060	138,458	97,342	87,276
Yellow fin							5,279	12,504	12,440	18,619	17,164	15,079	15,706	15,246	24,525	22,914	24,818	24,571	22,954	24,415	23,817
Other Tuna Related Species							5,185	7,071	10,897	5,067	8,312	5,520	6,339	6,778	7,219	7,508	6,543	8,302	5,718	7,100	6,730
Other Marine Fish							6,011	14,619	15,574	14,658	14,230	10,622	17,236	17,115	16,322	16,664	17,466	21,047	17,029	15,312	15,264
Average Number of Vessels Engaged in Fishing ( per month)
Mechanized Masdhoni							1,151	1,406	1,397	1,328	1,271	1,206	1,137	1,128	1,102	1,104	1,112	1,002	923	888	867
Sail Masdhoni							11	8	13	9	30	52	41	66	90	117	8	5	3	10	34
Mechanized Vadhu							-	52	63	102	61	70	58	49	59	49	61	63	44	42	40
Sailing Vadhu							-	211	169	139	125	68	72	40	9	8	25	15	11	17	17
Trolling Vessels							354	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rowing Boats							17	8	22	20	24	15	19	13	16	18	22	18	14	16	7
Total Annual Lease of Uninhabited Islands(in'000 Rf)							351	648	654	1,374	1,373	1,373	1,373	1,592	1,579	1,561	1,355	1,408	1,615	5,328	23,514