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FAO Capture Production of Squalus acanthias (t)     n = 45
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Country Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Squalus acanthias
Algeria 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Belgium 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 102 68 56 47 21 14 16 15 17 10
Squalus acanthias
Bulgaria 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 16 21 14 12 12 80 64 40 28 25
Squalus acanthias
Canada 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 1,316 307 868 1,271 1,690 957 431 446 1,081 2,456
Squalus acanthias
Canada 		67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 4,109 3,128 2,356 830 1,776 2,744 4,000 2,100 2,500 5,897
Squalus acanthias
Channel Islands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Chile 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Croatia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Cuba 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,364 1,246 800 486 211 146 142 196 126 131
Squalus acanthias
Faroe Islands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 308 51 212 356 484
Squalus acanthias
France 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4,071 3,506 2,406 1,911 1,661 1,349 1,719 1,708 1,410 1,192
Squalus acanthias
France 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 63 41 29 21 19 0 7 7 7 5
Squalus acanthias
Georgia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Germany 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Germany 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 26 6 56 8 0 0 0 0 0 45
Squalus acanthias
Germany 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 15 53 181 109 97 166 157 106 78 57
Squalus acanthias
Ireland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,743 1,213 1,383 3,424 3,624 2,435 2,095 1,407 1,259 962
Squalus acanthias
Netherlands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
New Zealand 		81 - Pacific, Southwest (t) 2,885 2,879 2,592 5,429 3,601 2,753 2,477 7,232 3,064 4,409
Squalus acanthias
Norway 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 8,105 9,634 7,114 6,945 4,546 3,939 2,749 1,567 1,293 1,461
Squalus acanthias
Poland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Poland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Poland 		67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Portugal 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Portugal 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4 4 2 5 7 5 2 2 2 21
Squalus acanthias
Portugal 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Romania 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Romania 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Romania 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 45 26 53 6 3 7 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Slovenia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 8 4 2 4 0 0 1 1
Squalus acanthias
Spain 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Spain 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 94
Squalus acanthias
Spain 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Spain 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
St. Pierre and Miquelon 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Sweden 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 390 333 230 188 95 104 154 197 140 114
Squalus acanthias
Ukraine 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,330 775 595 409 148 67 44 20 38 94
Squalus acanthias
Ukraine 		81 - Pacific, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
United Kingdom 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 13,081 12,171 13,812 10,032 8,072 10,815 9,423 8,691 8,926 7,527
Squalus acanthias
United States of America 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
United States of America 		67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 542
Squalus acanthias
United States of America 		77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 24
Total: 38,668 35,412 32,567 31,140 25,585 26,022 23,594 23,952 20,359 25,551

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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