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FAO Capture Production in Denmark (t)     n = 131
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Abramis brama
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 140 159 97
Abramis brama
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 8 2
Acipenseridae
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ammodytes spp
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 597,642 545,895 542,344 531,769 651,414 594,633 847,530 617,074 799,274 891,870
Anarhichas lupus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 962 880 1,189 1,423 1,222 962 902 1,080 892 822
Anguilla anguilla
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 113 141 162 117 110 81 90 83 24 114
Anguilla anguilla
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,141 2,088 2,376 2,003 1,745 1,520 1,553 1,190 1,760 1,582
Argentina spp
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 306 2,481 7,761 9,858 6,778 1,545 0 190 1,061 1,322
Astacidae, Cambaridae
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asteroidea
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 303 164 0 137 102 0 0 0 0 0
Belone belone
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,431 1,451 946 854 1,059 752 642 737 545 451
Bivalvia
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Brachyura
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 88 96 102 108 112 126 189 187 233 266
Brama brama
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Brosme brosme
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 35 33 36 125 51 187 101 107 108 116
Buccinum undatum
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cancer pagurus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
Capros aper
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carassius carassius
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cerastoderma edule
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,189 4,454
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chimaera monstrosa
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupea harengus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 61,947 89,906 80,732 172,376 123,716 135,840 150,465 156,589 184,245 170,611
Coregonus lavaretus
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Coregonus lavaretus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 14 48 67 12 28 15 8 26 57 41
Coregonus oxyrinchus
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 4 12 0 1,121 1,559 612 884
Crangon crangon
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,440 2,821 3,103 1,972 770 744 1,138 1,734 1,050 1,467
Crustacea
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 36 759 25 27 0 703 438 1,789 198
Cyclopterus lumpus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 969 1,285 728 636 1,122 984 998 763 1,159 1,844
Cyprinus carpio
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1
Cyprinus carpio
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dicentrarchus labrax
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2
Echinus esculentus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Esox lucius
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 19 18
Esox lucius
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4 6 8 5 5 8 8 17 18 21
Eutrigla gurnardus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 435 213 500 1,089 3,321 2,653 314 46,598 38,237 26,739
Gadus morhua
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 164,140 194,716 192,848 186,100 192,767 175,421 154,099 149,958 128,074 115,795
Galeorhinus galeus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 6 271 3,033 1,201 604 1,074 2,720
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 789 765 1,410 1,828 1,577 1,921 1,428 1,467 1,256 1,416
Gymnocephalus cernuus
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 61 70 95
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 76 1 577 1,130 617 41 109 72 217 25
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Denmark 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 40 50 71 68 63 73 84 80 56 55
Homarus gammarus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 14 15 16 14 10 10 10 10 15 14
Illex illecebrosus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invertebrata
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lamna nasus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 175 159 85 45 39 72 114 55 32 33
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
Limanda limanda
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 6,791 6,224 6,772 9,236 7,144 8,801 4,722 5,596 5,422 5,368
Littorina spp
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 2
Lophius piscatorius
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 711 587 582 585 617 741 1,202 1,852 1,499 1,372
Lota lota
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maja squinado
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mallotus villosus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 12,574 17,208 16,853 0 7,868 16,226 5,381 0 0 0
Meganyctiphanes norvegica
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 20,448 23,701 34,125 35,930 20,620 33,673 20,274 11,397 11,736 6,683
Merlangius merlangus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 28,873 50,310 47,689 36,582 25,564 33,817 9,977 3,024 12,848 1,812
Merluccius merluccius
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,098 2,242 1,690 1,705 1,876 1,775 1,813 1,916 1,598 2,057
Micromesistius poutassou
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 55,816 53,285 70,734 84,977 97,774 93,455 69,830 72,732 134,642 84,289
Microstomus kitt
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,234 1,329 1,328 1,387 1,117 1,317 1,185 1,354 1,230 1,447
Molva dypterygia
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
Molva molva
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,164 1,177 1,330 1,450 1,440 1,336 1,314 1,374 784 1,041
Mugilidae
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 7 9 13
Mullus surmuletus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
Mysticeti
Denmark 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mytilus edulis
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 90,443 86,115 69,649 66,493 81,473 84,077 87,510 85,676 72,523 75,568
Nephrops norvegicus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,208 2,185 2,728 3,005 3,598 2,998 2,971 3,320 3,277 3,530
Odontoceti
Denmark 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 11 11
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osmerus eperlanus
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osmerus eperlanus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 20 42 76 40 56 39 62 50 62 77
Osteichthyes
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 24 175 348 250 354 236 2 1 0 0
Osteichthyes
Denmark 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 91,416 19,397 12,152 21,204 16,758 180,779 966 349 277 213
Osteichthyes
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1 7 59 1 2 19 31 6 13 11
Ostrea edulis
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Palaemon serratus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 9 6 4 12 47 126 90 47 46 47
Pandalus borealis
Denmark 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 872 2,788 1,905 3,078 923 1,333 1,687 1,956 2,978 2,220
Pandalus borealis
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 3,666 3,920 5,259 7,606 6,916 8,997 9,415 13,934 5,382 6,164
Pectinidae
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perca fluviatilis
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 7 25
Perca fluviatilis
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 26 20 35 40 109 68 55 64 81 108
Phocoena phocoena
Denmark 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
Physeter macrocephalus
Denmark 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Platichthys flesus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 5,002 5,268 4,521 5,949 6,670 4,475 5,190 3,787 3,950 3,810
Pleuronectes platessa
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 46,447 37,802 36,252 30,555 35,229 42,732 41,097 37,049 32,442 30,804
Pollachius pollachius
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,280 2,164 1,706 1,455 1,336 1,136 1,310 1,091 927 828
Pollachius virens
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 10,378 6,452 10,116 10,607 8,387 9,185 10,364 8,191 6,962 6,552
Prionace glauca
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 8 2 4 3 3 4 2 2 1 2
Psetta maxima
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,626 1,323 1,130 1,141 1,234 1,345 1,393 1,414 1,297 1,102
Raja batis
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja clavata
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja naevus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja spp
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 53 65 92 62 62 99 150 119 76 63
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Denmark 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
Rutilus rutilus
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 28 39 35
Rutilus rutilus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 23 19 19 18 11 11 8 9 81 21
Salmo salar
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Salmo salar
Denmark 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salmo salar
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,133 1,182 1,025 1,166 1,466 1,496 867 976 813 870
Salmo trutta
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 45 33 34 41 28
Salmo trutta
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 6 11 22 25 36 58 21 36 35 53
Sander lucioperca
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 27 32 36
Sander lucioperca
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Sardina pilchardus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 9,910 4,899 3,016 4,756 1,210 3,140 3,602 1,573 3,234 4,667
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber scombrus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 29,925 25,154 24,683 34,118 20,498 20,811 25,022 31,495 26,017 25,381
Scophthalmus rhombus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 201 141 136 148 173 188 189 158 134 141
Sebastes marinus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 5 5 3 10 6 11 0 147 9 2
Sebastes mentella
Denmark 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes mentella
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 56 33 25
Selachimorpha (Pleurotremata)
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 4 7 3 4 5 6 3 7 8 4
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 15 20 23 9 6 5 0 1 2 18
Solea solea
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,030 1,017 735 994 1,145 1,091 1,096 1,084 1,296 1,818
Spisula solida
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sprattus sprattus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 359,321 386,840 372,895 245,469 165,211 54,753 104,981 134,505 149,899 113,555
Squalus acanthias
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,396 1,421 1,503 1,550 1,222 1,675 1,008 1,394 1,494 1,086
Thunnus thynnus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
Tinca tinca
Denmark 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tinca tinca
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Trachinus draco
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 546 1,694 1,005 778 1,679 254 242 162 625 221
Trachurus trachurus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 13,225 8,383 9,879 4,025 15,560 28,725 52,559 53,882 117,402 89,238
Trisopterus esmarkii
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 378,416 240,319 331,722 317,366 305,461 210,996 194,494 219,163 181,155 200,675
Trisopterus luscus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
Zoarces viviparus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 109 84 79 49 63 57 60 52 40 30
Total: 2,013,518 1,838,243 1,909,718 1,845,546 1,827,875 1,772,745 1,825,356 1,681,965 1,945,755 1,896,235

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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