TRENDS IN AQUACULTURE
YEAR	Number of Farmers	Acreage - Sq. Metres	Fish Produced	Shrimp Produced	Post Larva Produced	Fingerlings Produced
1989	1	2,034/0.5	200 Lbs.	20 Lbs.	DNA	DNA
1990	3	2,934/0.7	79 Lbs.	564 Lbs.	DNA	DNA
1991	4	3,834/1	148 Lbs.	586 Lbs.	DNA	DNA
1992	11	26,056/6.5	276 Lbs.	2,367 Lbs.	271,000	400
1993	16	33,153/8.3	982 Lbs.	4,005 Lbs.	410,000	2,000
1994	23	52,762/13.2	670 Lbs.	3,173 Lbs.	330,000	1,304
1995	27	65,950/16.5	988 Lbs.	2,767 Lbs.	315,000	2,971
1996	29	71,368/17.8	664 Lbs.	2,009 Lbs.	282,000	1,563
1997	30	71,876/18	4,695 Lbs.	2,546 Lbs.	324,000	8,057
1998	30	71,876/18	1,989 Lbs.	1,287 Lbs.	173,500	10,112
1999	30	71,876/18	2,186 Lbs.	764 Lbs.	100,450	3,200
2000	N.A.	N.A.	1,947 Lbs.	251 Lbs.	N.A.	9,150
Last Up-date 20/02/01
By: Curtis Mathurin
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Lands & Fisheries
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