Table 35 US imports of dried shark fins by country in kilograms
|
Country |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
|
Australia |
- |
- |
- |
241 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Argentina |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mexico |
32 527 |
18 684 |
18 244 |
26 071 |
30 240 |
15 193 |
11 601 |
18 282 |
|
Hong Kong |
3 766 |
3 783 |
3 903 |
5 100 |
4 428 |
5 085 |
4 214 |
7 645 |
|
Brazil |
1 821 |
- |
799 |
4 484 |
200 |
121 |
- |
- |
|
Gambia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guatemala |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 700 |
2 914 |
1 446 |
|
Canada |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Panama |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 039 |
1 071 |
|
Singapore |
- |
36 |
- |
- |
- |
|
1 089 |
- |
|
Nicaragua |
- |
1 997 |
- |
- |
1 360 |
- |
661 |
580 |
|
Trinidad & Tobago |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
738 |
- |
- |
|
Colombia |
- |
227 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Indonesia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
139 |
- |
144 |
|
French Polynesia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Japan |
5 623 |
14 328 |
14 144 |
5 242 |
7 488 |
2 369 |
3 956 |
10 426 |
|
South Africa |
- |
2 504 |
330 |
50 |
562 |
1 018 |
- |
190 |
|
China |
80 |
468 |
543 |
560 |
123 |
732 |
231 |
870 |
|
Macao |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Thailand |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Costa Rica |
679 |
5 289 |
3 175 |
490 |
3 674 |
- |
27 |
47 |
|
Viet Nam |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Peru |
- |
- |
250 |
7 973 |
8 363 |
5 259 |
5 843 |
14 192 |
|
Ecuador |
|
730 |
408 |
519 |
91 |
181 |
1 627 |
3 505 |
|
El Salvador |
- |
- |
- |
2 612 |
230 |
1 221 |
186 |
- |
|
New Zealand |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Tunisia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guyana |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
375 |
- |
|
Suriname |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 040 |
182 |
- |
- |
|
United Arab Emirates |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guinea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Honduras |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
India |
- |
- |
2 332 |
- |
116 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Chile |
- |
- |
- |
- |
925 |
318 |
- |
- |
|
Fiji |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
France |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
French Pacific Is. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Ghana |
- |
- |
437 |
635 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Malaysia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
45 |
- |
|
Marshall Is. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Neth. Antilles-Aruba |
- |
- |
424 |
5 750 |
23 |
- |
526 |
- |
|
Senegal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
34 |
- |
- |
|
Sierra Leone |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Korea Rep. |
279 |
318 |
589 |
91 |
- |
193 |
136 |
- |
|
Spain |
- |
- |
- |
299 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Taiwan PC |
- |
253 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
|
Uruguay |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Venezuela |
454 |
316 |
130 |
- |
1 066 |
- |
- |
892 |
|
Others |
48 |
73 |
227 |
1 205 |
750 |
1 806 |
119 |
0 |
|
Total |
45 277 |
49 006 |
45 935 |
61 327 |
60 679 |
36 289 |
34 589 |
59 310 |
Table 35 US imports of dried shark fins by country in kilograms (continued)
|
Country |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
|
Australia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Argentina |
- |
- |
- |
- |
690 |
698 |
50 |
- |
|
Mexico |
25 334 |
19 537 |
15 066 |
11 309 |
16 771 |
42 806 |
42 022 |
44 247 |
|
Hong Kong |
5 446 |
11 003 |
3 494 |
7 941 |
9 274 |
5 633 |
16 808 |
5 583 |
|
Brazil |
51 |
1 506 |
- |
- |
1 079 |
765 |
1 151 |
2 847 |
|
Gambia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 031 |
|
Guatemala |
2 979 |
3 287 |
1 077 |
2 417 |
2 204 |
4 199 |
1 810 |
3 575 |
|
Canada |
1 066 |
- |
- |
425 |
- |
1 764 |
52 359 |
- |
|
Panama |
- |
1 895 |
4 716 |
7 853 |
5 320 |
19 795 |
21 705 |
17 903 |
|
Singapore |
- |
- |
- |
60 |
- |
77 |
100 |
362 |
|
Nicaragua |
- |
714 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
347 |
|
Trinidad & Tobago |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 184 |
3 282 |
|
Colombia |
- |
- |
975 |
1 071 |
177 |
- |
940 |
500 |
|
Indonesia |
- |
- |
- |
165 |
1 085 |
1 014 |
1 131 |
250 |
|
French Polynesia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 628 |
921 |
|
Japan |
8 335 |
6 431 |
10 365 |
10 292 |
9 319 |
6 828 |
11 457 |
6 723 |
|
South Africa |
|
- |
- |
- |
284 |
- |
- |
- |
|
China |
1 521 |
1 410 |
1 460 |
204 |
232 |
68 |
99 |
415 |
|
Macao |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Thailand |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
300 |
|
Costa Rica |
435 |
- |
1 685 |
2 976 |
4 119 |
17 021 |
10 296 |
11 464 |
|
Viet Nam |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Peru |
12 654 |
10 740 |
10 465 |
27 575 |
32 334 |
1 555 |
4 081 |
1 311 |
|
Ecuador |
3 268 |
1 654 |
1 135 |
4 123 |
12 898 |
13 688 |
9 798 |
12 968 |
|
El Salvador |
254 |
177 |
1 851 |
1 227 |
15 386 |
3 021 |
663 |
3 227 |
|
New Zealand |
390 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Tunisia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guyana |
- |
- |
350 |
680 |
- |
- |
347 |
1 112 |
|
Suriname |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
540 |
834 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
90 |
190 |
- |
|
Guinea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Honduras |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
India |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Chile |
610 |
638 |
840 |
- |
241 |
- |
685 |
664 |
|
Fiji |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
France |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 922 |
- |
- |
|
French Pacific Is. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17 885 |
17 296 |
- |
- |
|
Ghana |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
140 |
450 |
|
Malaysia |
- |
- |
- |
227 |
- |
- |
6 648 |
9 979 |
|
Marshall Is. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Neth. Antilles-Aruba |
- |
454 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
985 |
2 670 |
|
Senegal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 914 |
6 852 |
|
Sierra Leone |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Korea Rep. |
190 |
226 |
409 |
317 |
318 |
2 254 |
507 |
159 |
|
Spain |
1 150 |
- |
- |
- |
647 |
358 |
- |
5 328 |
|
Taiwan PC |
428 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
65 |
4 153 |
|
Uruguay |
- |
- |
455 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
|
Venezuela |
- |
2 040 |
8 800 |
17 537 |
35 604 |
38 465 |
24 761 |
39 282 |
|
Others |
415 |
1 005 |
416 |
822 |
8 265 |
3 418 |
3 822 |
993 |
|
Total |
64 526 |
62 717 |
63 559 |
97 221 |
174 132 |
185 735 |
219 886 |
191 768 |
Table 35 US imports of dried shark fins by country in kilograms (continued)
|
Country |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Australia |
162 |
- |
92 |
881 |
235 |
40 |
1 170 |
22 000 |
|
Argentina |
- |
- |
- |
2 592 |
- |
526 |
13 526 |
10 304 |
|
Mexico |
39 812 |
44 056 |
30 001 |
9 265 |
17 853 |
3 500 |
10 727 |
7 046 |
|
Hong Kong |
3 734 |
7 228 |
11 493 |
10 057 |
39 824 |
10 916 |
10 991 |
4 736 |
|
Brazil |
4 981 |
4 913 |
10 329 |
5 728 |
4 105 |
4 607 |
5 753 |
3 350 |
|
Gambia |
900 |
- |
635 |
- |
44 |
121 |
- |
3 200 |
|
Guatemala |
10 476 |
11 175 |
9 197 |
7 977 |
3 823 |
3 506 |
11 069 |
2 700 |
|
Canada |
8 520 |
24 055 |
1 814 |
10 480 |
16 468 |
9 913 |
928 |
2 462 |
|
Panama |
7 352 |
13 125 |
13 149 |
8 916 |
6 282 |
2 670 |
1 435 |
1 163 |
|
Singapore |
100 |
3 637 |
- |
604 |
7 047 |
466 |
162 |
1 081 |
|
Nicaragua |
1 371 |
2 179 |
3 265 |
1 476 |
4 273 |
2 426 |
2 667 |
899 |
|
Trinidad & Tobago |
12 939 |
7 039 |
3 752 |
2 325 |
4 589 |
3 692 |
4 311 |
772 |
|
Colombia |
- |
- |
6 200 |
6 161 |
6 385 |
7 027 |
5 490 |
614 |
|
Indonesia |
21 |
256 |
298 |
- |
424 |
510 |
- |
448 |
|
French Polynesia |
685 |
1 120 |
214 |
526 |
1 401 |
- |
1 422 |
437 |
|
Japan |
7 622 |
25 639 |
1 201 |
1 863 |
1 052 |
472 |
611 |
417 |
|
South Africa |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
118 |
|
China |
227 |
2 724 |
607 |
1 036 |
- |
139 |
638 |
100 |
|
Macao |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
138 |
271 |
80 |
|
Thailand |
300 |
140 |
- |
843 |
- |
- |
- |
79 |
|
Costa Rica |
15 228 |
20 800 |
10 956 |
5 612 |
6 496 |
1 481 |
95 |
63 |
|
Viet Nam |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
60 |
|
Peru |
7 407 |
2 734 |
2 146 |
- |
213 |
275 |
240 |
40 |
|
Ecuador |
20 562 |
19 469 |
16 500 |
11 695 |
6 679 |
985 |
3 533 |
- |
|
El Salvador |
9 491 |
8 111 |
5 127 |
6 779 |
9 113 |
4 283 |
897 |
- |
|
New Zealand |
- |
- |
- |
600 |
10 |
- |
799 |
- |
|
Tunisia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
524 |
- |
|
Guyana |
1 271 |
15 158 |
16 803 |
1 630 |
3 472 |
1 086 |
294 |
- |
|
Suriname |
1 452 |
- |
- |
83 |
667 |
705 |
- |
- |
|
United Arab Emirates |
- |
365 |
- |
- |
21 |
400 |
- |
- |
|
Guinea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
260 |
- |
- |
|
Honduras |
227 |
496 |
108 |
171 |
- |
148 |
- |
- |
|
India |
351 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
- |
- |
|
Chile |
1 442 |
- |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Fiji |
- |
45 |
1 860 |
1 099 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
France |
10 550 |
4 443 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
French Pacific Is. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Ghana |
239 |
230 |
- |
429 |
1 189 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Malaysia |
- |
417 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Marshall Is. |
- |
- |
1 331 |
3 048 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Neth. Antilles-Aruba |
8 602 |
11 874 |
12 144 |
9 688 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Senegal |
7 706 |
717 |
48 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Sierra Leone |
- |
1 985 |
8 796 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Korea Rep. |
181 |
187 |
980 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Spain |
3 967 |
13 637 |
258 |
810 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Taiwan PC |
10 739 |
555 |
3 600 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Uruguay |
2 074 |
8 276 |
20 690 |
826 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Venezuela |
37 939 |
20 129 |
6 347 |
962 |
570 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Others |
1 828 |
3 632 |
2 262 |
169 |
- |
80 |
- |
- |
|
Total |
240 458 |
280 646 |
202 273 |
114 331 |
142 235 |
60 407 |
77 626 |
62 169 |
Source: NMFS.