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FAO Capture Production in Iceland (t)     n = 124
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Alepocephalus bairdii
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ammodytes spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,250 2,363
Anarhichas lupus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 5,700 5,300 9,000 10,600 11,952 11,017 11,178 10,363 10,452 10,334
Anarhichas minor
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 43 29 354 758 857 843
Anarhichas spp
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anarhichas spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antimora rostrata
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aphanopus carbo
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aphanopus carbo
Iceland 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arctica islandica
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentina spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Ascophyllum nodosum
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 35 122 90 181 197 194 198 199
Balaenoptera borealis
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 44 240 132 139 9 138 3 132 14 84
Balaenoptera physalus
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 272 208 238 267 285 245 275 144 236 260
Beryx spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beryx spp
Iceland 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beryx spp
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brama brama
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brosme brosme
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4,400 3,900 2,800 2,400 1,872 1,686 3,024 3,122 3,352 3,558
Buccinum undatum
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centroscyllium fabricii
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centroscymnus coelolepis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chimaera monstrosa
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chimaeriformes
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chlamys islandica
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chlamys islandica
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,400 3,900 7,400 4,700 2,851 2,784 3,669 4,427 8,719 7,800
Clupea harengus
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupea harengus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 51,400 61,400 41,700 43,600 40,471 33,433 29,976 28,925 37,333 45,072
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 11 11 24
Cyclopterus lumpus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 3,800 3,500 3,300 5,800 3,123 5,706 6,925 5,155 4,140 4,089
Delphinidae
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Echinus esculentus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eutrigla gurnardus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gadiformes
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gadus morhua
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 72 10 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
Gadus morhua
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 308,300 254,900 228,600 236,600 241,075 265,760 283,964 329,701 319,661 360,080
Genypterus capensis
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 200 100 100 0 52 69 143 115 120 140
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,100 1,300 1,100 1,000 1,014 1,190 1,697 1,717 1,462 1,587
Holothuroidea
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Laminaria digitata
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lamna nasus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 1
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 100 100 100 100 27 7 17 3 11 10
Limanda limanda
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 8 34 32
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lophius piscatorius
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 600 600 500 300 286 386 565 727 566 438
Lophius vomerinus
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus berglax
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Magnisudis atlantica
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mallotus villosus
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 15,814 8,839 3,394 360 0
Mallotus villosus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 191,800 182,900 277,000 441,500 462,230 485,279 449,929 809,273 966,381 963,557
Maurolicus muelleri
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Megaptera novaeangliae
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 31,800 32,400 29,300 34,500 34,401 36,658 34,871 35,428 40,552 52,152
Merlangius merlangus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 200 300 300 300 147 192 117 85 97 62
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius merluccius
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micromesistius poutassou
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 600 400 119 3 569 9,968 26,377 19,096
Microstomus kitt
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 300 300 300 200 84 67 63 11 24 47
Molva dypterygia
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 400 700 600 600 337 524 645 700 1,237 2,019
Molva molva
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 8,300 8,900 6,100 3,600 3,872 3,750 4,546 3,433 3,439 3,759
Mytilus edulis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nephrops norvegicus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4,000 4,700 4,300 2,800 1,983 2,357 2,780 2,723 2,059 1,440
Odontoceti
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Orcinus orca
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4,900 4,400 4,000 1,300 3,006 1,592 1,796 1,873 1,733 1,522
Osteichthyes
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pandalus borealis
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pandalus borealis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4,500 6,300 5,300 7,300 6,516 4,941 6,781 7,149 7,263 8,843
Phaeophyceae
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 15,000 15,000 15,000 20,000 10,000 7,000 29,000 19,000 12,270 15,840
Phocoena phocoena
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phycis blennoides
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physeter macrocephalus
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 61 106 76 47 71 37 111 110 141 96
Pleuronectes platessa
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 8,100 7,200 5,100 4,100 3,936 4,399 4,993 5,267 4,499 4,491
Pleuronectiformes
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pollachius pollachius
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pollachius virens
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 63,900 60,200 60,000 56,600 65,178 61,431 56,812 46,973 44,327 57,066
Psetta maxima
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja alba
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja batis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja fullonica
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja lintea
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja radiata
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 500 500 300 400 275 188 333 442 424 402
Rajiformes
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 7,300 5,000 4,600 2,100 2,843 1,212 1,689 10,090 11,319 16,934
Salmo salar
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 200 200 200 300 225 266 225 230 291 225
Salmo salar
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salmo spp
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 300 300 300 200 250 250 250 250 250 250
Salmo trutta
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salvelinus alpinus
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Iceland 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 5,276 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber scombrus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,600 700 800 3,100 4,689 219 312 0 0 0
Scombridae
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scorpaenidae
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes marinus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes mentella
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes spp
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 209 296 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Sebastes spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 24,800 31,500 32,500 28,600 37,576 38,291 41,438 28,200 33,469 62,253
Sebastes viviparus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somniosus microcephalus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 100 0 100 89 60 157 91 65 42
Squalidae
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 16 10 15 13 26 17
Thunnus obesus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thyrsites atun
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Todarodes sagittatus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 436
Trachipterus arcticus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Iceland 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 5,621 0 0 0 0
Trachurus trachurus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 400 203 0 0 0 0 0
Trisopterus esmarkii
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,900 3,000 0 8,500 14,101 4,315 27,402 23,804 34,589 14,269
Xiphias gladius
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeus faber
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 733,800 684,881 726,506 902,000 944,849 994,791 986,137 1,374,432 1,566,749 1,645,253

Note: If marine mammals and crocodiles are included in this list they are not accounted for in the Totals because they are reported in numbers and not in tonnes.

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