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FAO Capture Production in Argentina (t) n = 179
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Acanthistius brasilianus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	12,690	16,223	24,351	10,891	8,682	15,938	11,936	11,529	10,466	14,204
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)	74	114	147	314	124	429	211	295	338	177
Atherinidae Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	1,034	1,012	1,000	660	561	753	717	485	466	949
Aulacomya ater Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	42	13	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Argentina	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera borealis Argentina	98 -	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera musculus Argentina	98 -	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera physalus Argentina	98 -	(t)	0	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)	21	6	57	93	110	173	165	108	128	132
Brevoortia aurea Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	473	556	506	0	0	168	455	282	420	755
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)	1,687	1,221	1,882	1,408	722	1,262	782	684	921	779
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)	4,685	6,444	13,266	12,561	5,709	6,937	3,982	4,440	6,160	7,350
Cheilodactylus bergi Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	1,506	2,700	1,348	101	99	24	133	173	406	293
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	2	0	13	0	0	0	1
Clupeoidei Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	1	0	4	2	0	1	1	4	3
Conger orbignyanus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	6	7	12	10	61	141	72	19	20	21
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)	9,010	8,272	15,025	7,132	3,463	8,132	12,513	10,347	17,684	10,082
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	26	48	152	27	107	144	22	53	105
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)	21	30	124	68	25	247	227	86	21	27
Engraulis anchoita Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	10,702	12,371	10,098	10,577	9,700	12,047	15,712	19,369	19,468	20,730
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)	633	1,708	999	958	222	1,847	2,685	48	0	0
Galeorhinus galeus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	7	29	31	6	5	48	1	15	175	38
Genypterus blacodes Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	6,561	4,346	8,820	9,291	3,894	9,208	14,363	15,276	17,307	20,798
Gigartinaceae Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	27	17	33	20	26
Gracilaria spp Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,710	2,754	2,551	2,311
Helicolenus dactylopterus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	10	11	17	26	34	27	2,013	77	111	132
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)	9,111	10,622	38,885	28,687	28,969	21,541	12,455	29,610	20,777	23,106
Katsuwonus pelamis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	17	1	137	243	505	101	138	0	7	111
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)	77	174	203	179	201	188	195	153	121	120
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)	186	201	262	243	104	239	250	205	109	157
Loligo spp Argentina	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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)	80	4	8	0	4	0	7	0	5	110
Macrocystis spp Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	283	88	17	186	157
Macrodon ancylodon Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	16	50	62	20	11	4	55	4	8	3
Macrourus carinatus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	318	61	94
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)	73	1,150	881	665	534	1,011	1,452	782	6,951	3,033
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)	339	782	1,182	1,091	6	1,394	569	1,364	2,326	3,139
Merluccius hubbsi Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	277,350	228,729	281,862	257,100	183,224	259,334	270,558	304,078	296,026	294,333
Micromesistius australis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	2,351	4,538	7,016	707	352	2,304	2,398	189	1,307	5,000
Micropogonias furnieri Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	6,518	13,657	16,760	18,160	5,311	4,065	11,006	8,893	11,346	6,025
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)	4	30	12	16	14	11	13	69	6	9
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)	5,108	4,680	5,789	5,344	5,307	6,099	7,191	7,173	13,597	8,096
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)	1,396	1,004	1,056	730	375	836	966	1,173	851	2,111
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	0	0	0	0
Octopodidae Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	18	9	14	29	27	11	75	32	59	33
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	21	16	31	29	0	0
Oncorhynchus mykiss Argentina	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	250	150	210	145	100	100
Osteichthyes Argentina	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	886	592	428	249	157	344	450	266	350	341
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)	8,768	15,365	8,612	6,755	6,562	6,192	2,494	3,946	5,728	5,460
Parachaenichthys georgianus Argentina	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paralichthys spp Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	2,072	3,320	2,924	2,852	3,176	7,273	9,034	7,899	7,667	9,341
Paralomis granulosa Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parona signata Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	311	210	1,013	417	266	477	852	522	1,484	932
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)	1,563	2,476	600	1,373	1,416	1,208	918	672	1,561	2,069
Percophis brasiliensis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	2,686	2,731	3,494	2,084	2,116	1,640	2,323	2,255	3,255	4,242
Phaeophyceae Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	455	340	796	957	521	0	0	2	3	0
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)	0	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	0	0	0	0	0
Pleoticus muelleri Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	728	2,616	7,667	18,975	22,994	9,835	6,768	1,083	17,800	11,680
Pogonias cromis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	3	28	7	1	1	11	6	32	13
Polyprion americanus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomatomus saltatrix Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	52	347	59	57	129	132	110	598	484	381
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)	3,162	2,784	5,916	3,288	4,189	5,673	4,329	4,147	4,550	5,275
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)	3,879	935	1,087	1,367	1,290	2,017	2,814	3,190	3,232	3,492
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)	14,284	12,891	12,276	10,740	7,001	12,584	5	1	5	4
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)	2,600	846	1,775	310	2,058	1,399	699	1,607	2,794	1,327
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
Scombroidei Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	17	0	36	9	16	11	2	0	0	1
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)	580	1,424	4,019	1,392	2,838	5,841	5,325	4,280	3,216	4,108
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)	199	200	195	103	143	335	147	85	54	142
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)	2,756	2,649	1,693	1,784	3,416	2,284	4,176	3,084	3,980	2,900
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	4	4	0	0	8
Thunnus alalunga Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	4	2	7	55	209	153	356	469	344	354
Thunnus albacares Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	8	7	0	0	44	23	18	66	33
Thunnus obesus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	100	41	72	50	17
Thunnus thynnus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	1
Thyrsites atun Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus lathami Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	867	1,405	676	379	338	418	81	157	722	666
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)	1,533	1,229	650	220	208	56	309	180	176	564
Urophycis brasiliensis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,202	2,549	1,538
Xiphias gladius Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	20	0	0	361	31	351	198	175
Zidona dufresnei Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	31	79	100	149	136	487	732	712	397	315
Zygochlamys patagonica Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	8	5	27	1,824	2,151	1,086	88	288	128	6,688
Total:			385,272	361,546	475,040	416,365	315,020	406,547	420,573	458,732	493,276	492,184

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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