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FAO Capture Production in Iceland (t)     n = 124
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
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) 8,600 12,800 13,200 17,300 8,200 7,500 7,900 10,300 9,000 7,700
Anarhichas minor
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anarhichas spp
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 123 280 176 126 85 90 126 0 0 1
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) 379 350 483 439 444 432 437 406 280 423
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) 7,000 5,600 5,300 5,900 3,500 2,300 2,100 2,700 4,900 4,200
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 0 400
Clupea harengus
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 292 12,786
Clupea harengus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 136,800 318,800 478,100 395,200 545,800 762,900 770,700 461,600 142,500 43,900
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 2,100 3,000
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) 6,035 11,438 1,332 4,637 4,300 5,806 3,541 349 336 428
Gadus morhua
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 305,400 243,000 222,000 235,400 272,500 237,800 228,000 204,100 234,300 286,200
Genypterus capensis
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 900 700 600 400 500 400 100 200 100 200
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,700 1,800 1,500 1,200 1,200 1,000 900 1,000 1,100 900
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) 100 100 100 100 100 300 100 0 0 200
Limanda limanda
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 100 0 0 100 0 100 0 0 100
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 0 500 500 800 900 1,000
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 1,100 8,600 49,700 124,900 97,200 78,200 171,000
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) 46,400 55,100 54,300 51,600 56,700 53,600 36,200 38,100 34,000 35,000
Merlangius merlangus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 100 200 500 400 400
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 1,600 1,200 1,100 700 800 600 400 500 500
Molva dypterygia
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 300 100 200 200 300
Molva molva
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 5,400 6,500 7,100 5,600 5,000 4,900 4,600 7,700 8,700 8,700
Mytilus edulis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nephrops norvegicus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,100 1,500 2,500 5,200 3,500 3,700 3,500 2,700 2,500 3,500
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) 335 115 26 50 45 42 109 39 0 0
Osteichthyes
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 8,400 5,200 3,300 2,600 3,400 3,700 4,300 3,700 700 3,900
Osteichthyes
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 2,500 3,300
Phaeophyceae
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 20,000 18,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 20,000 20,000 18,000 18,000 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) 3,100 4,600 5,000 3,300 5,300 7,300 7,400 5,700 6,100 10,800
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) 13,400 15,500 13,500 14,700 21,800 24,700 21,000 29,000 38,000 53,900
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) 800 500 500 400 500 300 300 400 600 600
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,900
Salmo salar
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 200 200 100 200 200 0 0 100 100 100
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) 200 200 200 300 200 0 0 300 300 300
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 0 100 400 600
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) 32,992 12,331 6,601 6,631 4,343 3,195 3,160 2,113 328 294
Sebastes spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 29,400 18,100 15,700 29,400 27,600 26,700 19,900 27,900 30,300 28,200
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 0 0 0
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 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 0 200 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 0 900
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: 609,985 716,064 832,335 782,444 974,173 1,197,833 1,240,336 897,201 599,356 689,209

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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