Download and analyze FAO global capture and aquaculture production statistics using FishStatJ
domain: fao.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Download and install the FishStatJ desktop application (Windows/Mac) from fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj.
Within the app, use 'Browse Workspace' to download the specific dataset workspace needed (e.g., Global Capture Production, Global Aquaculture Production, Global Aquatic Trade).
Load the workspace and use FishStatJ's pivot-table style interface to filter by country, species/species group, and year.
Export the filtered selection via File > Export Selection (CSV), or Ctrl+S, for use in external analysis tools.
Check for newly published workspaces periodically, since FAO releases updated Capture/Aquaculture production workspaces annually, typically in the second quarter.
Known gotchas
FishStatJ is a desktop application with downloadable workspace files, not a live API — there is no way to query FAO fisheries statistics via a REST endpoint; automation means scripting around the exported CSVs.
Each data domain (capture, aquaculture, trade) is a separate workspace download that must be refreshed independently — updating one does not refresh the others.
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