5. Socio-economic benefits
Socio-economic benefits 5.1 Employment. ... The country's total fisheries production increased from 4.7 million mt in 1978 to 21.46 million mt in 1994 and the average income of a full-time fisheries labourer substantially increased from 263 yuan to 5,840 yuan in the same period, resulting in a rapid increase of labour force in fisheries. ...