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FAO Capture Production in Faeroe Islands (t) n = 103
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Aequipecten opercularis Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	1,955	2,189	1,614	2,680	2,406	1,930	2,000	2,230	8,852	4,959
Alepocephalus bairdii Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ammodytes spp Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	7,205	3,686	4,758	2,000	11,254	3,851	1,211	18,619	15,531	16,612
Anarhichas lupus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	242	253	310	347	375	328	181	176	267	325
Anarhichas spp Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	24	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0
Anarhichas spp Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	28	18	42	61	11	16	39	0	16	18
Aphanopus carbo Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46
Argentina spp Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	97	141	0	189	23	60	287	299
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Faroe Islands	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beryx spp Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachyura Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brosme brosme Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brosme brosme Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	7,789	4,809	6,717	7,762	6,455	7,223	6,614	6,914	7,481	6,035
Buccinum undatum Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Centrophorus squamosus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Centroscymnus coelolepis Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clupea harengus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	847	1,100	1,134	1,600	2,461	668	1,242	2,357	2,115	3,269
Coryphaenoides rupestris Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
Coryphaenoides rupestris Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	43	199	312	0	251	17	29	27	27
Cyclopterus lumpus Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclopterus lumpus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epigonus telescopus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eutrigla gurnardus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gadiformes Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
Gadiformes Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	66	376	0	0	0
Gadus morhua Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	6,227	6,890	7,249	5,699	3,768	2,560	2,340	1,356	1,183	2
Gadus morhua Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	36,951	45,696	45,354	63,838	58,190	63,917	62,247	49,005	49,548	44,047
Gadus ogac Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Globicephala melas Faroe Islands	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	2,773	2,973	2,652	1,689	1,921	2,580	1,709	1,422	1,690	1,258
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hippoglossoides platessoides Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Hippoglossus hippoglossus Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	40	0	17	1	0	12	0
Hippoglossus hippoglossus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	493	471	538	638	619	497	642	934	625	561
Hoplostethus atlanticus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hyperoodon ampullatus Faroe Islands	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Illex illecebrosus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	11	0	0
Lagenorhynchus acutus Faroe Islands	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lamna nasus Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	425	344	258	256	126	210	270	260	270	456
Lamna nasus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	8	6	17	12	0	12	12	33	14	14
Lampris guttatus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Limanda limanda Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	3	0	0	14	0	8	4	0	0	0
Lophius piscatorius Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	762	819	842	722	722	678	573	498	729	808
Macrozoarces americanus Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mallotus villosus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	29,135	40,233	21,300	36,466	45,304	83,250	64,876	69,243	48,515	14,613
Maurolicus muelleri Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melanogrammus aeglefinus Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melanogrammus aeglefinus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	16,881	14,261	14,377	15,130	13,350	16,488	16,596	16,316	13,977	16,018
Merlangius merlangus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	1,980	962	953	400	319	451	521	564	1,091	1,277
Merluccius merluccius Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Micromesistius poutassou Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	39,383	37,110	54,671	72,634	62,264	76,005	86,307	86,902	77,591	73,833
Microstomus kitt Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	502	683	761	1,015	1,209	852	636	360	451	303
Molva dypterygia Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Molva dypterygia Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	1,406	1,788	3,113	5,591	7,696	4,561	7,013	3,147	8,671	4,930
Molva molva Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	2,708	1,943	3,060	3,384	3,424	3,615	3,181	4,619	3,046	2,503
Moridae Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Myctophidae Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nephrops norvegicus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	69	34	50	73	82	38	47	99	54	70
Odontoceti Faroe Islands	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	10	0	0	212	77	614	6
Orcinus orca Faroe Islands	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0
Osteichthyes Faroe Islands	5 - Europe - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	160	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	687	583	798	65	1,564	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pandalus borealis Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	5,297	4,241	2,342	2,339	1,090	613	1,987	3,468	8,541	9,477
Pandalus borealis Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	4,143	1,938	4,108	5,129	8,782	10,935	7,342	6,440	5,017	4,053
Phocoena phocoena Faroe Islands	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
Phycis blennoides Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pleuronectes platessa Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	224	353	533	582	457	362	453	324	409	523
Pleuronectiformes Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pleuronectiformes Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pollachius pollachius Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pollachius virens Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pollachius virens Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	30,296	34,082	35,480	42,446	56,891	46,037	41,572	42,843	47,723	46,997
Psetta maxima Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Raja spp Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Raja spp Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	263	160	267	306	323	302	268	179	109	138
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	67	170	337	777	370	718	691	3,265	1,703	1,299
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	1,219	775	1,532	1,145	2,502	1,056	895	1,024	1,636	2,407
Salmo salar Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salmo salar Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	553	1,025	865	678	628	96	530	0	217	364
Scomber japonicus Faroe Islands	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomber scombrus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	29,287	9,520	12,031	15,449	15,530	8,777	1,513	8,091	3,639	5,070
Sebastes marinus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	6,564	4,668	5,045	6,052	9,475	12,967	15,402	14,194	16,036	13,668
Sebastes mentella Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sebastes spp Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
Sebastes spp Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sprattus sprattus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	3,063	39	19	94	0	5	0	0	0	0
Squalidae Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Squalus acanthias Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strongylocentrotus spp Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus thynnus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Todarodes sagittatus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	504	2,132	249	200	1,147	0	0	0	0	0
Trachipterus arcticus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus murphyi Faroe Islands	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus trachurus Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	260	0	0	0	0	4,014	1,992	4,565	5,873	4,527
Trisopterus esmarkii Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	37,594	20,137	19,498	33,878	27,997	18,731	20,061	38,357	29,427	23,285
Tursiops truncatus Faroe Islands	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Urophycis tenuis Faroe Islands	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total:			275,064	243,343	250,518	329,955	346,839	372,338	349,675	386,519	360,683	302,839

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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