Maybe their population size explains a difference. Say 10% of a billion people can afford expensive fish - 100 million people. 1/3 the population of the US. One

Maybe their population size explains a difference. Say 10% of a billion people can afford expensive fish - 100 million people. 1/3 the population of the US. One might also notice the preponderance of Chinese fishing vessels in areas far from China. [1] And just maybe those vessel are not properly identifying themselves so the true numbers are unknown. [2] Just maybe the fishing grounds close to Chine are all fished out. [1] https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/chilean-navy-increases-surveillance-due-to-chinese-fishing-fleets-threat/#:~:text=The%20vessels%2C%20which%20arrived%20in,the%20ships%20turned%20off%20their https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/chilean-navy-increases... [2] https://globalfishingwatch.org/data/analysis-reveals-false-vessel-tracks/ https://globalfishingwatch.org/data/analysis-reveals-false-v...