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FAO Capture Production of Scomber japonicus (t)     n = 154
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Country Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Scomber japonicus
Angola
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 21,600 9,400 1,400 200 0 76 0 536 391 647
Scomber japonicus
Argentina
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 9,500 13,800 6,200 12,000 7,800 8,921 466 987 379 533
Scomber japonicus
Belize
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Belize
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Benin
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Brazil
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 2,700 2,400 2,700 5,300 1,366 621 4,258 6,374 6,675 9,698
Scomber japonicus
Bulgaria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 16,420 5,345 3,178 1,323 1,046 3,204 692 1,660 1,484 0
Scomber japonicus
Bulgaria
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 200 400 100 0 100 394 6,156 3,643 802 88
Scomber japonicus
Bulgaria
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
Scomber japonicus
Cape Verde
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Chile
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 8,000 8,500 1,000 3,800 215 15,235 50,738 141,263 182,680 89,117
Scomber japonicus
China
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
China
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 173,100 36,600 78,300 93,100 113,547 84,487 78,965 134,852 282,262 111,637
Scomber japonicus
China
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Comoros
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Congo, Republic of
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Côte d'Ivoire
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,651 9,412 3,400 245 84 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Croatia
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Cuba
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,900 200 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Cuba
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 900 200 200 0 0 0 492 62 240 162
Scomber japonicus
Cuba
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Scomber japonicus
Cyprus
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Cyprus
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ecuador
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 35,000 41,900 55,200 95,000 110,000 132,000 236,000 370,000 550,000 528,623
Scomber japonicus
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Equatorial Guinea
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
Scomber japonicus
Estonia
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Estonia
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Estonia
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Estonia
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Faroe Islands
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
France
27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
France
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 267
Scomber japonicus
France
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Gambia
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Georgia
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Georgia
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Georgia
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Germany
27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Germany
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 19,777 18,585 1,933 0 0 0 0 0 569 7,427
Scomber japonicus
Germany
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Germany
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 539 329 723
Scomber japonicus
Germany
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ghana
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 11,315 12,776 16,081 10,900 535 2,198 400 431 523 97
Scomber japonicus
Ghana
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 3,000 0 100 500 203 21 15 0
Scomber japonicus
Ghana
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 353 168 174 174 78 201 168 76 18 14
Scomber japonicus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 673 760 770 861 817 1,160 1,743 1,849 1,907 1,770
Scomber japonicus
Guinea
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 japonicus
Iraq
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ireland
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Israel
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 163 182 347 215 152 159 191 199 142 145
Scomber japonicus
Israel
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Italy
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Italy
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 263 15 0
Scomber japonicus
Italy
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Italy
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Italy
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Italy
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 226 92 68 134 306 471 15 69 34 16
Scomber japonicus
Japan
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 200 74 1 932 950 28 1
Scomber japonicus
Japan
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 1,301,900 1,252,600 1,188,200 1,133,700 1,330,080 1,317,492 977,755 1,353,388 1,625,753 1,491,006
Scomber japonicus
Japan
67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 38,300 60,600 79,000 74,200 80,649 70,123 107,382 113,051 99,519 120,283
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Latvia
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Latvia
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Latvia
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Liberia
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 14 14 14 18 58 159
Scomber japonicus
Libya
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Libya
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Lithuania
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Lithuania
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Lithuania
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Lithuania
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Malta
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 0 100 39 26 16 8 2 2
Scomber japonicus
Mauritania
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Mexico
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
Scomber japonicus
Mexico
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 400 500 200 100 471 1,809 1,863 3,688 13,876 9,005
Scomber japonicus
Montenegro
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Morocco
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 29,193 8,259 5,013 8,993 15,834 12,225 15,866 40,122 45,355 14,399
Scomber japonicus
Morocco
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,382 1,265 142 93 296 47 205 130 746 385
Scomber japonicus
Namibia
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Netherlands
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Netherlands
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Norway
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5,088 36,786 5,886 1,925 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Other nei
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Other nei
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Palestine, Occupied Tr.
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Panama
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 8,800 10,100 8,700 65,000 63,270 23,588 40,172 46,071 101,505 118,067
Scomber japonicus
Philippines
71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 700 700 800 800 890 951 1,051 721 2,973 1,224
Scomber japonicus
Poland
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,173 2,844 4,479 1,557 2,166 1,677 1,896 1,430 42 261
Scomber japonicus
Poland
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 200 300 768 801 5,769 4,197 2,285 861
Scomber japonicus
Poland
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Poland
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Poland
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Portugal
27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 39,000 20,100 18,200 21,400 10,829 6,262 8,999 11,068 7,858 6,869
Scomber japonicus
Portugal
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 300 300 196 507 328 356 410 562 888 1,040
Scomber japonicus
Portugal
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 0 16
Scomber japonicus
Romania
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,611 4,900 6,726 6,187 4,986 9,409 2,144 5,908 2,828 1,984
Scomber japonicus
Romania
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 100 0 0 0 0 0 318 58 281 217
Scomber japonicus
Romania
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Russian ederation
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Russian ederation
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Russian ederation
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Russian ederation
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Russian ederation
67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Russian ederation
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Saint Helena
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 42 38 29 20 41 33
Scomber japonicus
Saint Kitts and Nevis
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Saint Vincent/Grenadines
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Senegal
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,998 3,176 3,593 2,714
Scomber japonicus
Serbia and Montenegro
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Slovenia
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 77,900 54,600 56,600 58,800 30,670 69,344 545 21,336 2,443 11,139
Scomber japonicus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Spain
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 600 600 4,174 5,356 3,544 4,198 5,228 3,963 8,465 10,404
Scomber japonicus
Spain
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 722 241 486 5,083
Scomber japonicus
Taiwan Province of China
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 28,300 22,600 18,600 8,000 3,137 3,863 4,369 8,099 5,144 5,703
Scomber japonicus
Togo
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 100 100 100 83 117 150 179 179 37
Scomber japonicus
Tunisia
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 866 626 711 1,022 2,561 1,444 1,281 1,131 1,597 2,435
Scomber japonicus
Turkey
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 152 175 700 100 400 437 1,323 1,666 1,610 3,087
Scomber japonicus
Ukraine
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ukraine
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ukraine
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ukraine
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 139,700 130,100 174,772 122,670 119,603 142,646 126,938 114,280 22,922 71,670
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,200 3,400 2,600 5,300 1,613 3,371 36,680 125,864 194,215 15,878
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 30,000 62,000 125,600 195,400 243,700 168,490 211,889 149,325 226,103 193,874
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,773 5,795
Scomber japonicus
United Kingdom
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
United States of America
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
United States of America
67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
United States of America
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 300 100 0 100 61 130 160 4,648 11,140 26,762
Scomber japonicus
Uruguay
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Vanuatu
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Vanuatu
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 300 1,200 600 400 443 496 330 438 172 233
Total: 2,016,143 1,835,475 1,876,550 1,935,762 2,152,898 2,089,184 1,938,137 2,679,088 3,412,547 2,872,083

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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