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FAO Capture Production in Argentina (t)     n = 179
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Acanthistius brasilianus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 100 100 200 100 900 300 1,100 1,900 1,900 2,600
Antimora rostrata
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antimora rostrata
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Artemesia longinaris
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 300 500 400 400 400 400 200 400 600 400
Atherinidae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 1,900 2,700 1,700 2,000 2,500 1,800 1,900 1,800 1,600 1,300
Aulacomya ater
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 200 200 300 300 500 100 100
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera borealis
Argentina 		98 - (t) 426 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera musculus
Argentina 		98 - (t) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera physalus
Argentina 		98 - (t) 467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bathyraja brachyurops
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bathyraja eatonii
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bathyraja maccaini
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bathyraja macloviana
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brevoortia aurea
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 100 0 0 0 200 200 100 800 300 300
Caiman crocodilus
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caiman latirostris
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Callorhinchus callorynchus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 500 600 600 600 1,000 800 900 600 600 400
Carcharhinus brachyurus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carcharias taurus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Champsocephalus gunnari
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Channichthyidae
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Characidae
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 7,700 11,000 6,500 8,000 9,100 9,100 6,600 8,100 7,300 6,800
Cheilodactylus bergi
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 7,000 30,100 68,100 33,600 4,100 21,200
Chionodraco myersi
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chlorophyceae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 100
Clupeoidei
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conger orbignyanus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Congridae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoscion striatus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,400 2,300 2,900 7,000 5,100 5,400
Cyprinus carpio
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delphinus delphis
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus argenteus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dipturus chilensis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus eleginoides
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus eleginoides
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus eleginoides
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus mawsoni
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eleginops maclovinus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 1,600 1,400 1,100 700 0 0 0 100 100 0
Engraulis anchoita
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 10,900 10,700 8,500 12,500 17,100 16,600 11,000 13,400 32,200 15,500
Eubalaena australis
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euphausia superba
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gadiformes
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galeorhinus galeus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 1,900 1,300 400 1,500 600 800 600 600 500 1,000
Genypterus blacodes
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 100 100 200 1,000 800 1,000 1,500 900 1,300 1,200
Gigartinaceae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gracilaria spp
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helicolenus dactylopterus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 1,300 500
Hexanchus griseus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoplias malabaricus
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illex argentinus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 700 400 700 400 500 600 1,100 2,300 2,900 900
Katsuwonus pelamis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lagenorhynchus australis
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lamna nasus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leporinus obtusidens
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithodes santolla
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 200 100 0 100 0 100 100 300 300 200
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Argentina 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loligo gahi
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 100 100 200 200 200 200
Loligo spp
Argentina 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 400 100 0
Luciopimelodus pati
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lycengraulis grossidens
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 100 200 100 100 100 0 100
Macrocystis spp
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrodon ancylodon
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus carinatus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus spp
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus spp
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus whitsoni
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macruronus magellanicus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mancopsetta maculata
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martialia hyadesi
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Megaptera novaeangliae
Argentina 		98 - (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Menticirrhus americanus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius australis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius hubbsi
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 36,100 34,400 38,200 52,300 70,900 76,600 68,500 75,700 72,100 58,800
Micromesistius australis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micropogonias furnieri
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,600 2,000 1,800 4,700 4,100 4,900
Mola mola
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 400 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 0 100
Mullus argentinae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muraenolepis microps
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muraenolepis spp
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mustelus schmitti
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 900 900 2,400 3,200 3,800 3,800 3,700 5,600 8,100 7,000
Myctophidae
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Myliobatidae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mysticeti
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mytilus platensis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 4,300 5,000 5,000 5,000 6,300 6,600 5,900 5,800 8,000 7,500
Notorynchus cepedianus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notothenia gibberifrons
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notothenia rossii
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notothenia squamifrons
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nototheniidae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nototheniidae
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nototheniops larseni
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nototheniops nudifrons
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
Argentina 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 500 300 0
Octopodidae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 200 200 200 100 100 100 400 500 100 200
Odontesthes bonariensis
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odontesthes smitti
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odontoceti
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 6,000 2,400 2,500 2,300 2,200 1,500 1,300 1,800 1,500 1,900
Osteichthyes
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagothenia hansoni
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagrus pagrus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 1,500 1,300 1,400 1,700 2,200 2,100 3,100 2,500 2,700 1,800
Parachaenichthys georgianus
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paralichthys spp
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 200 300 300 300 500 500 600 600 1,000 2,800
Paralomis granulosa
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parona signata
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 100 100 200 200 300 300
Patagonotothen brevicauda
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peprilus paru
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perciformes
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 500 1,000 1,000 500 700 700
Percophis brasiliensis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 500 500 3,000 4,000 2,300 2,100 2,700 3,700 3,700 2,400
Phaeophyceae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 2,000 1,800 1,700 1,700 5,000 1,600 3,100 1,700 2,200
Phocaena dioptrica
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phocoena spinipinnis
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physeter macrocephalus
Argentina 		98 - (n) 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pinguipes brasilianus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantae aquaticae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 300 500
Pleoticus muelleri
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 400 500 400 400 300 300 400 200 300 400
Pogonias cromis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 100
Polyprion americanus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 700 1,200 1,700 1,600 1,400 1,300 1,800 700 800 800
Pontoporia blainvillei
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prionotus spp
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prochilodus spp
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudopercis semifasciata
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 100 200 500 700 700 1,200 1,400 1,000 500 400
Pseudoplatystoma spp
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja castelnaui
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja cyclophora
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja georgiana
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja georgiana
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajidae
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 100 100 500 900 1,400 1,700 2,100 3,100 4,200 2,300
Rajiformes
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Argentina 		88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhodophyceae
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 4,000 8,100 7,200 6,600 8,600 14,800 27,900 29,600 22,800 19,300
Rioraja agassizi
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruditapes spp
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salilota australis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salminus brasiliensis
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 200 600 0 100 500 300 500 2,400
Scomber japonicus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 14,900 9,700 8,200 11,600 9,700 9,900 16,100 12,100 16,600 12,100
Scombroidei
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scorpaenidae
Argentina 		48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes oculatus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selachimorpha (Pleurotremata)
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 100 100 400 200 300 100
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Argentina 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seriola lalandi
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 100 0 200 100 100 100 200 300 300 100
Seriolella porosa
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siluroidei
Argentina 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 1,000 900 1,000 1,500 3,300 2,300 2,100 3,100 2,300 2,800
Sprattus fuegensis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus acanthias
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squatina argentina
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stromateus brasiliensis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sympterygia acuta
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sympterygia bonapartii
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus albidus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 1,800 1,500 800 1,500 1,500 1,100 800 700 1,200 400
Thunnus albacares
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 100 100 100 0 0 100 100
Thunnus obesus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 100 200 200 200 200 400 200 100 400 200
Thunnus thynnus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 106 271 204 100 100 60 21 0
Thyrsites atun
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus lathami
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 300 300 600 400 500 200 200 200 200 300
Trachycardium muricatum
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tursiops truncatus
Argentina 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umbrina canosai
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 1,800 1,100 2,200 2,800 3,800 4,100 7,500 9,500 6,000 3,500
Urophycis brasiliensis
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 100
Xiphias gladius
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 300 100 200 400 500 400 200 100 300 500
Zidona dufresnei
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zygochlamys patagonica
Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 100 600 800 400 200 600 1,100 7,500
Total: 99,800 91,800 92,306 122,271 158,304 185,100 221,200 208,060 198,321 180,700

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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