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FAO Capture Production of Thunnus thynnus (t)     n = 87
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Country Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Thunnus thynnus
Algeria 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 100 98 62 98 56 52 78 0
Thunnus thynnus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Bermuda 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Canada 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 432 299 368 201 175 133 40 47 38 93
Thunnus thynnus
Cape Verde 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
China 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
China 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
China 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Croatia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Cuba 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Cyprus 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,000 1,200 2,100 800 900 1,100 500 600 300 800
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Dominican Republic 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Faroe Islands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
France 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,869 2,893 2,362 2,364 3,451 3,031 1,453 1,550 1,303 2,031
Thunnus thynnus
France 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 507 816 966 899 798 783 329 615 294 384
Thunnus thynnus
Germany 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 200 200 300 300 600 1,000 600 1,300 500 1,000
Thunnus thynnus
Greece 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Greece 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 600 300 400 800 600 1,200 900 500 700 700
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Guinea 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (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
Thunnus thynnus
Ireland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Israel 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Italy 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,200 1,978 1,766 2,483 2,344 2,144 1,926 2,810 2,953 1,987
Thunnus thynnus
Italy 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Italy 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Japan 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Japan 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Japan 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 32 200
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Japan 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2 56
Thunnus thynnus
Japan 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Japan 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Japan 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Korea, Republic of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Korea, Republic of 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Korea, Republic of 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Korea, Republic of 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Libya 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Libya 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,000 1,100 900 1,500 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,100
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Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
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Mexico 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Morocco 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,800 4,800 3,400 4,900 2,300 4,800 3,300 5,800 10,500 5,400
Thunnus thynnus
Morocco 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Netherlands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Norway 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,054 6,283 13,776 9,541 11,341 12,508 4,962 6,011 3,605 3,026
Thunnus thynnus
Norway 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Other nei 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Other nei 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Other nei 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Other nei 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Panama 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Panama 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Panama 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Poland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Poland 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Poland 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Portugal 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,501 1,348 2,086 2,697 1,213 1,181 2,280 840 661 883
Thunnus thynnus
Portugal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Portugal 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Portugal 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Portugal 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Saint Lucia 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Serbia and Montenegro 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Seychelles 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Sierra Leone 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Spain 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 7,760 5,594 6,282 8,942 7,376 8,659 9,082 10,804 9,526 5,821
Thunnus thynnus
Spain 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Spain 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 168 273 553 54 597 60 136 345 282 374
Thunnus thynnus
St. Pierre and Miquelon 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Sweden 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 100 200 200 0 100 100 0 100 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Syrian Arab Republic 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Togo 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 100 100 200 400 200 200 100 100
Thunnus thynnus
Turkey 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 800 400 500
Thunnus thynnus
United Kingdom 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
United States of America 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 575 799 256 882 648 406 208 454 1,123 1,278
Thunnus thynnus
United States of America 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
United States of America 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Uruguay 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Yugoslavia SFR 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 657 531 279 588 654 346 253 382 388 224
Total: 25,723 28,914 36,294 37,249 34,659 39,249 27,525 34,573 34,085 26,057

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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