Question

How is the fisheries sector developing?

In 2018, there are 38,976,000 employees in the fisheries sector, of which 30,768,000 are in Asia, 5,021,000 in Africa, 2,455,000 in America and 272,000 in Europe.

From: https://www.fao.org/3/ca9231fr/CA9231FR.pdf

The number of fishermen in the world has risen sharply in 23 years, but it has fallen in Europe.

1.5 million fishermen in France.

Source: http://www.federationpeche.fr/

In addition, the number of fishing vessels amounts to 3.7 million.