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FAO Capture Production in Iceland (t)     n = 124
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
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 0 0
Anarhichas lupus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4,300 6,100 8,700 9,300 4,800 3,400 5,700 8,800 10,500 8,800
Anarhichas minor
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera borealis
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera physalus
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 265 339 265 332 334 400 440 517 508 371
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) 1,300 1,000 3,000 2,400 2,000 3,700 3,100 3,400 5,100 3,000
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupea harengus
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupea harengus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 58,300 84,800 32,000 69,500 47,600 53,100 101,400 115,400 114,700 182,700
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyclopterus lumpus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 48,100 13,700 3,400 9,200 9,000 9,700 10,100 2,700
Gadus morhua
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 202,900 198,000 237,800 264,400 306,600 316,800 299,100 248,300 291,300 293,700
Genypterus capensis
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 100 100 0 100 100 0 100 100 400 600
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 700 1,600 900 500 400 300 500 900 800 1,000
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 100 0 100 100 0 100 100 200 200
Limanda limanda
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0
Mallotus villosus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 28,400 22,200 15,100 14,900 21,300 21,700 25,900 31,200 28,600 27,700
Merlangius merlangus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Microstomus kitt
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 600 500 300 100 100 100 300 1,100 200 200
Molva dypterygia
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Molva molva
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,700 2,300 3,000 2,400 2,600 3,300 3,000 2,700 4,100 2,200
Mytilus edulis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nephrops norvegicus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 900
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) 4,600 4,600 6,800 7,400 4,300 5,400 6,000 8,600 3,900 6,200
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phaeophyceae
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 10,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 18,000
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectes platessa
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,300 2,700 800 200 200 200 500 1,300 500 1,000
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) 7,500 19,100 31,000 30,300 17,700 12,600 25,500 19,200 15,100 15,300
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) 100 100 200 100 100 0 200 200 700 700
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 0 100
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salmo salar
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200
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 0 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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 12,400 14,700 18,000 7,400 13,100 81,100 79,800
Sebastes spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 72,600 96,900 49,500 30,100 53,500 69,300 59,700 52,400 37,400 27,300
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0
Squalidae
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 200 200 400 400 200 100 300
Squalus acanthias
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0
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 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus trachurus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trisopterus esmarkii
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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: 386,400 440,100 437,200 458,100 479,700 517,500 547,900 516,900 604,800 654,800

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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