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FAO Capture Production in Argentina (t) n = 179
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Acanthistius brasilianus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	2,500	5,500	1,800	3,600	1,700	1,415	1,700	3,970	4,977	5,090
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	600	400	500	400	120	255	521	200	48
Atherinidae Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	1,600	2,200	1,300	1,700	1,100	672	1,169	1,188	739	1,201
Aulacomya ater Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	100	500	800	500	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)	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	5	18	25
Brevoortia aurea Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	200	200	200	600	1,700	106	460	1,243	877	445
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)	300	300	300	1,200	700	767	895	1,064	1,093	1,244
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)	1,700	1,800	2,100	3,100	5,314	10,551	6,948	7,599	12,496	11,732
Cheilodactylus bergi Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	11,000	12,000	12,700	11,300	6,900	4,620	2,931	2,766	2,575	1,858
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	8	3	6	3	0
Clupeoidei Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1
Conger orbignyanus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	100	100	40	48	105	57	24
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)	4,300	2,400	4,600	5,700	3,900	1,974	4,034	2,064	3,601	5,897
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	39	64
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)	100	100	0	0	100	43	54	275	118	44
Engraulis anchoita Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	13,600	20,500	41,100	34,300	30,400	19,155	20,426	21,770	16,102	19,853
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	40	20	25	62	6,174	2,660
Galeorhinus galeus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	600	900	700	400	100	554	199	0	32	20
Genypterus blacodes Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	1,100	1,100	2,400	1,500	2,300	1,464	3,361	2,948	5,050	7,343
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)	200	0	100	200	10	5	4	20	9	33
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)	1,200	1,700	1,600	3,900	4,900	4,132	7,493	2,168	59,001	83,579
Katsuwonus pelamis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	100	16	28	0	0	33	4	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	0	0	0	0	362	279	322	370	62
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Argentina	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loligo gahi Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	200	100	100	200	200	141	128	255	238	349
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)	0	0	0	0	33	23	41	84	16	30
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	20	10	22	4	83	18
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	1,062	257
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	912
Merluccius hubbsi Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	87,400	92,000	102,800	151,400	162,200	109,000	174,906	281,848	341,161	370,905
Micromesistius australis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,598	2,121
Micropogonias furnieri Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	4,800	3,500	3,100	3,300	2,700	3,636	5,176	3,955	4,544	4,449
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)	100	0	100	100	10	3	11	8	17	13
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)	5,100	4,900	4,700	8,200	9,200	9,000	4,883	4,816	5,981	4,549
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)	6,200	7,200	4,300	3,700	3,300	4,422	3,724	4,063	3,251	3,687
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)	400	600	499	400	0	0	0	0	0	0
Octopodidae Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	100	200	100	200	0	3	7	0	7	57
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)	1,700	2,200	2,500	2,400	3,225	2,125	661	606	682	1,243
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)	2,100	1,900	1,600	3,600	1,400	1,738	2,924	7,899	12,941	9,965
Parachaenichthys georgianus Argentina	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paralichthys spp Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	1,500	1,500	1,100	100	1,100	468	909	1,989	2,280	2,248
Paralomis granulosa Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parona signata Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	100	100	100	200	100	64	88	408	175	359
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)	900	1,900	500	1,000	1,300	6,561	3,135	5,710	10,205	5,295
Percophis brasiliensis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	2,600	2,900	3,200	4,000	3,900	1,842	2,670	4,709	4,078	2,897
Phaeophyceae Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	2,200	600	1,200	1,700	1,900	1,324	722	2,102	1,626	326
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)	700	0	100	1,200	0	13	4	5	2	1
Pleoticus muelleri Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	200	300	200	100	100	190	151	125	41	4
Pogonias cromis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	100	100	100	200	10	5	11	30	26	3
Polyprion americanus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomatomus saltatrix Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	900	2,700	1,100	2,600	1,000	115	637	448	53	68
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)	500	1,700	900	1,000	1,600	1,965	1,589	1,583	2,239	4,103
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)	2,500	3,900	3,900	3,600	3,700	3,530	3,554	2,924	3,620	3,098
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)	20,400	21,000	19,200	21,400	17,500	16,728	14,946	20,743	21,530	14,972
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)	4,200	3,248	2,900	1,166	2,293	200	283	2,026	1,746	1,288
Scomber japonicus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	9,500	13,800	6,200	12,000	7,800	8,921	466	987	379	533
Scombroidei Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	2	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)	200	600	300	300	600	96	1,051	814	1,752	1,055
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Argentina	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seriola lalandi Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	300	300	200	200	400	77	316	95	129	52
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)	2,000	1,700	1,700	2,100	1,609	2,369	2,196	2,147	1,883	3,077
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	20	100	57	0	2	2	2	0	0
Thunnus alalunga Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	500	281	100	44	13	97	48	80	8	0
Thunnus albacares Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	150	400	129	112	108	57	43	4	0
Thunnus obesus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	100	44	0	25	18	95	176	84	23	0
Thunnus thynnus Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	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	400	100	200	1,500	464	1,293	1,600	2,004	595
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	8	4	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)	3,200	3,000	2,500	6,500	7,400	9,692	3,661	2,145	1,807	812
Urophycis brasiliensis Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	400	63	100	48	10	10	111	132	4	0
Zidona dufresnei Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	20	7	17	37	93	68
Zygochlamys patagonica Argentina	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	14,000	5,900	1,700	0	0	1,141	857	88	69	25
Total:			191,200	207,008	217,448	277,689	276,565	214,136	266,052	379,867	518,731	565,358

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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