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FAO Capture Production of Scomber japonicus (t)     n = 154
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Country Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Scomber japonicus
Angola
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 57 49 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Argentina
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 764 1,599 2,142 5,250 2,577 4,393 4,806 4,197 4,654 7,966
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 0 120 369 434 428 519
Scomber japonicus
Brazil
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 10,620 17,706 32,117 21,767 69,391 44,510 35,762 5,697 4,979 5,104
Scomber japonicus
Bulgaria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,516 307 390 294 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Bulgaria
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 73 974 487 1,920 26 173 19 5 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Bulgaria
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 89 997 73 338 13 0 0 0 0 0
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) 102,279 97,457 20,987 9,280 111,877 11,314 1,584 32,799 26,423 39,328
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) 83,760 73,466 107,005 153,932 123,933 92,573 132,196 166,039 240,699 231,625
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) 84 35 9 3 20 51 397 11 373 1,084
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Cuba
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 32 604 36 244 172 175 64 6
Scomber japonicus
Cuba
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 2,852 3,239 2,091 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 570,617 131,862 257,469 96,527 291,686 114,139 107,711 116,625 180,347 145,577
Scomber japonicus
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 366 391 250 250 236 382 308 164 278
Scomber japonicus
Equatorial Guinea
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 200 160 190 300 300 350 300 300 300
Scomber japonicus
Estonia
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,707 12,909
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 0 336 121
Scomber japonicus
Estonia
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 342 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) 1 0 0 18 170 0 150 5 193 273
Scomber japonicus
France
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 2,153 1,809
Scomber japonicus
Georgia
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 690 958
Scomber japonicus
Georgia
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 345
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) 1,646 1,183 1,764 898 470 190 1,023 366 46 28
Scomber japonicus
Germany
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Germany
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 198 0 2,688 1,057 381 321 45 89 123 374
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) 220 363 67 241 739 164 20,136 746 7,604 13,565
Scomber japonicus
Ghana
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 18 84 73 21 11 5 8 16 16 9
Scomber japonicus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,165 2,731 2,882 4,410 3,888 4,066 3,808 4,995 3,251 4,317
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) 7 3 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) 205 267 338 180 225 165 60 60 100 92
Scomber japonicus
Israel
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 22 0 0 0 0 0 130 751 280 280
Scomber japonicus
Italy
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Italy
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 591 422 0 22 179 22 185 297 336 450
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 44 0 80
Scomber japonicus
Italy
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 7 0 0 0 0 73 11 40 90 80
Scomber japonicus
Italy
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 22 98
Scomber japonicus
Japan
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 39 166 62 9 21 11 281 513 475 242
Scomber japonicus
Japan
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 1,300,994 907,589 717,512 804,478 813,261 771,419 944,340 700,686 646,196 524,809
Scomber japonicus
Japan
67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 1,461
Scomber japonicus
Japan
71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 207 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Japan
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
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 6 50
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 375 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Korea, Republic of
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 62,690 108,082 99,447 122,883 101,714 68,479 103,511 101,347 162,828 163,617
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 22,831 17,619
Scomber japonicus
Latvia
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 456 169
Scomber japonicus
Latvia
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0
Scomber japonicus
Liberia
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 72 55 50 151 159 164 339 279 150 188
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 0 400 700 1,000 1,250 1,500 1,700 2,000
Scomber japonicus
Lithuania
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18,770 12,794
Scomber japonicus
Lithuania
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 564 255
Scomber japonicus
Lithuania
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
Scomber japonicus
Lithuania
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 316 1,610
Scomber japonicus
Malta
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3 5 3 2 6 11 9 1 1 3
Scomber japonicus
Mauritania
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 686 21 0 5 144 4 9 33 40
Scomber japonicus
Mexico
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Mexico
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 5,179 3,832 6,132 1,307 2,245 12,107 11,046 4,183 5,814 20,003
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) 24,087 20,873 56,923 54,975 127,348 92,917 101,730 28,329 37,808 35,334
Scomber japonicus
Morocco
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 110 149 16 150 2,967 361 111 260 173 240
Scomber japonicus
Namibia
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 833 417 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) 0 0 0 0 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) 59,062 32,803 22,072 22,579 87,134 57,069 38,709 24,072 25,554 32,042
Scomber japonicus
Philippines
71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 1,353 2,628 4,286 951 534 537 965 612 863 697
Scomber japonicus
Poland
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 186 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Poland
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 509 1,260 2,231 1,682 437 1,785 344 550 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Poland
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Poland
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Poland
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 54 37 20 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Portugal
27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 3,988 1,786 2,837 1,731 9,775 10,080 9,405 8,657 4,230 6,696
Scomber japonicus
Portugal
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,323 1,077 1,275 1,107 1,216 1,426 1,215 1,600 943 661
Scomber japonicus
Portugal
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 24 3 0 38 14 40 45 754 0 761
Scomber japonicus
Romania
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,069 3,212 4,324 931 915 4,427 5,886 6,517 16,742 7,197
Scomber japonicus
Romania
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 64 154 25 1,536 673 562 367 30 0 38
Scomber japonicus
Romania
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 102 1,247 6 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Russian ederation
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124,239 173,944
Scomber japonicus
Russian ederation
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,303 1,499
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 55,195 28,113
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 2,277 24,758
Scomber japonicus
Saint Helena
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 33 35 33 12 33 18 17 28 24 18
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) 2,381 2,389 1,721 4,322 3,473 520 4,454 7,455 2,023 1,922
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) 4,213 10,943 13,643 13,271 6,962 5,498 4,831 5,637 7,417 17,966
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) 2,272 139 135 165 379 425 0 0 76 0
Scomber japonicus
Spain
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 8,958 6,559 11,248 7,191 4,630 5,360 7,078 3,875 2,843 3,941
Scomber japonicus
Taiwan Province of China
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 6,435 19,686 16,290 19,552 27,015 29,611 32,371 30,242 32,810 33,016
Scomber japonicus
Togo
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 244 129 238 49 167 104 171 240 237 111
Scomber japonicus
Tunisia
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,951 3,076 3,386 2,146 2,515 2,376 2,484 2,464 2,430 758
Scomber japonicus
Turkey
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 4,338 4,972 9,011 4,055 3,009 22,270 27,410 31,960 32,280 26,300
Scomber japonicus
Ukraine
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76,440 33,152
Scomber japonicus
Ukraine
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,518 3,008
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 0 941 1,447
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 96,122 84,092 133,157 116,687 76,846 54,528 78,960 71,273 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 2,183 38,857 21,246 37,055 23,429 17,796 17,489 23,291 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 225,247 249,434 236,709 122,872 265,090 255,266 266,290 135,046 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 14 0 0 49 0 8 0 10 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 1,407 62 190 3 0 7 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 41,893 41,500 41,878 2,123 6,818 18,270 1,128 274 0 0
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 1 0 1 0
Scomber japonicus
United States of America
67 - Pacific, Northeast (t) 0 0 5 10 3 0 0 1 0 9
Scomber japonicus
United States of America
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 29,333 38,535 28,170 33,065 42,366 34,225 38,757 42,526 45,514 40,210
Scomber japonicus
Uruguay
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 10 2 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) 111 181 467 471 1,106 506 584 213 321 606
Total: 2,667,477 1,919,834 1,865,875 1,675,537 2,220,408 1,742,730 2,011,056 1,569,696 1,825,740 1,686,926

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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