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FAO Capture Production of Squalus acanthias (t)     n = 45
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Country Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Squalus acanthias
Algeria 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 15 6 6
Squalus acanthias
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 119 148 232 268 187
Squalus acanthias
Belgium 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 11 13 23 12 13 21 17 10 11 7 1 3
Squalus acanthias
Bulgaria 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 102 126 100 51 47 15 6 24 23 9 77 81
Squalus acanthias
Canada 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 2,828 3,760 3,589 1,324 2,371 2,270 2,440 2,384 1,576 154 6 125
Squalus acanthias
Canada 		67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 4,696 4,543 4,701 5,617 5,490 5,432 2,417 4,093 2,152 4,301 1,841 961
Squalus acanthias
Channel Islands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 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 99 108
Squalus acanthias
Croatia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
Squalus acanthias
Cuba 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 146 156 256 233 219 151 122 76 77 83 15 26
Squalus acanthias
Faroe Islands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 354 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
France 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,097 1,333 1,138 1,110 1,129 1,096 847 659 580 508 291 137
Squalus acanthias
France 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 2
Squalus acanthias
Georgia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Germany 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Germany 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 188 303 119 98 140 140 7 3 5 2 1 1
Squalus acanthias
Germany 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 109 136 276 231 141 82 74 34 68 95 62 53
Squalus acanthias
Ireland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 880 1,301 1,293 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Netherlands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 28 39 27 9 25 30 24 25 19 4 8 1
Squalus acanthias
New Zealand 		81 - Pacific, Southwest (t) 3,362 4,192 6,024 3,073 3,088 3,866 4,638 3,967 2,911 3,129 4,015 3,222
Squalus acanthias
Norway 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,644 1,425 1,130 1,119 1,053 1,010 790 615 711 543 540 247
Squalus acanthias
Poland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 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 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Poland 		67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 0 0 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 0 1
Squalus acanthias
Portugal 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2 3 4 4 9 6 10 14 3 3 2 3
Squalus acanthias
Portugal 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 19 10 0
Squalus acanthias
Romania 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 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 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Romania 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 13 10 4 3 4
Squalus acanthias
Slovenia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Spain 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 1 0 31 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Spain 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 372 363 359 201 17 96 102 115 79 53 19 17
Squalus acanthias
Spain 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 9 8 8 2 3 5 2 2 3 7 7 4
Squalus acanthias
Spain 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
St. Pierre and Miquelon 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Sweden 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 124 238 270 275 244 170 148 95 76 80 5 0
Squalus acanthias
Ukraine 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 71 134 97 172 93 75 67 45 79 47 27 31
Squalus acanthias
Ukraine 		81 - Pacific, Southwest (t) 0 0 162 160 153 0 160 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
United Kingdom 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 7,138 7,306 5,170 6,817 5,030 3,132 1,211 808 278 546 64 1
Squalus acanthias
United States of America 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 7,873 2,234 2,108 1,067 785 1,127 2,365 2,881 4,008 4,774 5,081 8,615
Squalus acanthias
United States of America 		67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 667 638 990 651 493 577 547 612 834 245 101 573
Squalus acanthias
United States of America 		77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 8 3 17 11 28 8 14 11 44 46 6 0
Total: 31,712 28,258 27,866 22,280 20,589 19,319 16,132 16,633 13,784 14,908 12,559 14,428

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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