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FAO Capture Production in Iceland (t)     n = 124
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Alepocephalus bairdii
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ammodytes spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 516 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anarhichas lupus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 8,527 8,237 8,341 12,138 10,203 9,602 12,120 12,601 14,593 14,127
Anarhichas minor
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 826 869 897 928 1,040 1,019 934 1,206 1,206 631
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 1,085 4,724 0
Argentina spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 42 206 8
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) 201 201 212 204 178 145 0 0 0 1
Balaenoptera borealis
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 100 100 71 100 95 38 40 20 10 0
Balaenoptera physalus
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 236 254 194 144 167 161 76 80 68 68
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 27 1 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) 3,089 2,827 2,804 3,469 3,430 3,068 2,549 2,984 3,078 3,131
Buccinum undatum
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 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) 9,079 10,186 12,076 15,181 15,583 17,068 16,429 13,272 10,058 10,772
Clupea harengus
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupea harengus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 53,268 39,544 56,528 58,867 49,747 49,363 65,756 75,439 92,828 97,278
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 14 16 59 95 62 11 18 9 2 2
Cyclopterus lumpus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 5,782 6,237 2,660 3,820 9,260 7,500 6,782 6,720 4,590 6,075
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 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
Gadus morhua
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 429,063 461,039 382,297 293,890 281,481 322,810 365,852 389,809 375,750 353,985
Genypterus capensis
Iceland 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 19 3 54 10 11 32 334 4,565 2,974 2,267
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 166 565
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,215 1,012 1,174 1,311 1,695 1,691 1,618 1,533 1,539 1,256
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) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 104 1 3 4 9 17 42 161 282 344
Limanda limanda
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 5 0 0 24 446 948 1,254 1,184 3,776 2,236
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) 530 441 515 544 356 455 366 362 481 494
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) 759,766 642,430 13,257 133,478 867,492 993,437 898,013 810,035 911,196 658,253
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) 47,916 61,033 67,038 63,889 47,216 49,553 47,317 39,479 53,085 61,792
Merlangius merlangus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 63 34 33 69 81 72 77 113 141 190
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) 9,934 15,021 1,689 7,077 105 0 0 0 0 2,655
Microstomus kitt
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 63 77 86 112 73 367 488 675 855 804
Molva dypterygia
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 8,133 7,952 5,945 5,117 3,122 1,407 1,774 1,693 1,093 2,124
Molva molva
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 3,149 3,348 3,733 4,256 3,304 2,980 2,946 4,161 5,098 4,986
Mytilus edulis
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nephrops norvegicus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,398 2,520 2,603 2,672 2,459 2,385 2,564 2,712 2,240 1,866
Odontoceti
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Orcinus orca
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 3 6 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) 1,260 1,205 1,573 1,167 784 716 709 830 708 762
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) 9,960 8,147 9,150 13,091 24,416 24,894 35,831 38,636 29,637 26,785
Phaeophyceae
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 9,900 8,100 13,060 15,781 16,823 15,148 10,237 12,215 14,984 16,149
Phocoena phocoena
Iceland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 63 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) 101 43 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectes platessa
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 5,145 3,840 6,303 8,552 11,334 14,446 12,700 11,162 14,040 11,299
Pleuronectiformes
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 19 17
Pollachius pollachius
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pollachius virens
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 52,436 54,921 65,124 55,904 60,406 55,135 63,867 78,175 74,383 79,796
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) 196 229 257 200 221 134 150 255 191 252
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) 27,838 15,455 28,300 28,360 30,080 29,231 31,044 44,780 49,040 58,330
Salmo salar
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 248 163 147 198 160 217 296 250 393 277
Salmo salar
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 24 58 65 40 180 136
Salmo spp
Iceland 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250
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 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Sebastes spp
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 69,869 93,349 115,069 122,749 108,270 91,381 85,992 87,768 93,995 92,917
Sebastes viviparus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somniosus microcephalus
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 48 61 68 69 54 40 23 31 19 31
Squalidae
Iceland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 36 22 13 25 5 9 7 5 4 17
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) 16 7 13 4 1,634 2 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) 4,112 1,271 599 1,724 0 0 0 0 3,647 4,007
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: 1,514,874 1,441,747 788,659 839,244 1,534,814 1,680,302 1,658,278 1,632,064 1,756,467 1,500,717

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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