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FAO Capture Production in Greenland (t)     n = 85
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Anarhichas lupus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anarhichas spp
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 2,300 2,302 1,712 2,426 2,900 3,274 2,478 2,700 3,812 3,356
Anarhichas spp
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaena mysticetus
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 21 26 58 0 164 194 224 228 311 231
Balaenoptera borealis
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera physalus
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boreogadus saida
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boreogadus saida
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brosme brosme
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brosme brosme
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chionoecetes opilio
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chlamys islandica
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chlamys islandica
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupea harengus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupea harengus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyclopterus lumpus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 473 700 848
Cyclopterus lumpus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cystophora cristata
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 965 673 545 885 2,185 1,822 1,821 1,608 1,392 1,822
Cystophora cristata
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 331 1,151 1,314 1,129 918 310 1,052 729 661 411
Delphinapterus leucas
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 186 33 10 0 317 481 540 584 1,210 948
Delphinidae
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erignathus barbatus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erignathus barbatus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gadus morhua
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 28,700 35,200 36,300 24,200 21,986 24,322 29,076 27,524 20,716 23,621
Gadus morhua
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 1,100 900 900 800 600 600
Gadus ogac
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gadus ogac
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Globicephala melas
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 9 0 0 17 25 27 18 11 6 3
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hyperoodon ampullatus
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mallotus villosus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 4,000 1,630 1,358 3,734 200 175
Mallotus villosus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Megaptera novaeangliae
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micromesistius poutassou
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Molva dypterygia
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Molva molva
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monodon monoceros
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odobenus rosmarus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odobenus rosmarus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odontoceti
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 379 7 0 0 1,371 1,365 899 1,295 1,970 1,548
Orcinus orca
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Osteichthyes
Greenland 		2 - America, North - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1,300 1,100 700 300 500
Osteichthyes
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pandalus borealis
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 1,791 2,545 3,362 3,341 3,770 5,051 5,378 5,642 5,604 6,742
Pandalus borealis
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pandalus montagui
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phoca groenlandica
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 15,979 11,886 8,394 10,003 9,140 9,251 7,029 4,215 7,026 6,383
Phoca groenlandica
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 365 232 221 235 132 78 61 64 184 119
Phoca hispida
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22,000
Phoca hispida
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,000
Phoca vitulina
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phoca vitulina
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phocoena phocoena
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physeter macrocephalus
Greenland 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectes platessa
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pollachius virens
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pollachius virens
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja spp
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 18 3 6 0 0 0
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 1,585 1,402 1,500 2,671 2,688 3,045 2,573 1,834 1,568 1,477
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salmo salar
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 100 100 300 466 1,539 825 1,251 1,278 561 1,303
Salmo salar
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salvelinus alpinus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 28 0 0 100 46 62 183
Salvelinus alpinus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber scombrus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes marinus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes marinus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes mentella
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes mentella
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastes spp
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 301 346 134 168 222 265 291 174 136 138
Sebastes spp
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somniosus microcephalus
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somniosus microcephalus
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalidae
Greenland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 299
Squalidae
Greenland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 34,786 41,895 43,308 33,317 38,248 40,643 44,529 44,916 34,265 39,245

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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