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Table VI. - State of exploitation, total production and nominal catches by selected species groups fished in the Southwest Atlantic (FAO Statistical Area 41), in metric tonnes, years 1950-94

Catches ('000t)
Stock or species group Main fishing countries 1994 1950-59 1960-69 1970-79 1980-89 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 State of exploitation
 
 
31-Flounders,halibuts,soles,.. 0 1 4 8 10 12 12 15 13 14 11
 
 
Patagonian grenadier Argentina,Spain,Falkland Is 0 0 1 21 54 23 11 10 14 46 46 M-F
Argentine hake Argentina,Uruguay,Brazil 26 142 231 367 433 398 421 521 455 502 487 F-O
Patagonian hake Argentina,Chile 0 0 0 6 2 3 5 2 4 3 3
Southern blue whiting Argentina,Poland,Spain 0 0 6 117 101 132 194 156 133 127 105 M-F
Other Cods,hakes,haddocks,.. 0 0 5 48 171 80 46 33 13 18 28
32-Cods,hakes,haddocks,... 26 142 242 559 762 636 676 722 620 695 670
 
 
Whitemouth croaker Brazil,Uruguay,Argentina 28 40 69 73 67 61 55 63 70 69 78 M-F-O
Argentine croaker Brazil,Uruguay,Argentina 2 4 4 10 18 20 20 20 20 19 21 M-F-O
Pink cusk-eel Argentina,Spain,Uruguay 3 2 3 12 20 22 35 20 25 26 21 M
Patagonian toothfish Argentina,Falkland Is,Spain 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 6 M
Striped weakfish Argentina,Uruguay 1 4 9 21 25 21 15 13 19 13 26 M-F-O
Weakfishes nei Brazil 8 19 39 48 34 35 35 35 35 35 35
Other Redfishes,basses,congers 29 82 82 93 71 85 72 76 67 71 97
33-Redfishes,basses,congers,.. 71 152 206 257 236 245 234 229 237 237 284
 
 
34-Jacks,mullets,sauries,... 12 42 58 50 40 40 38 39 40 40 40
 
 
Argentine anchoita Argentina,Uruguay 9 15 24 18 21 21 14 21 19 19 19 U
Brazilian sardinella Brazil 28 66 155 112 65 78 32 64 65 50 85 O
Other Herrings,sardines,anchov 5 9 16 14 17 10 9 9 9 9 9
35-Herrings,sardines,anchovies 43 90 195 144 103 109 54 94 93 78 113
 
 
Albacore Other Asia,Brazil,Japan 0 6 7 7 9 8 12 11 11 13 12
Bigeye tuna Other Asia,Japan,Brazil 0 1 2 4 6 7 7 7 8 9 13
Skipjack tuna Brazil,Other Asia,Argentina 0 1 1 18 17 21 20 21 19 18 21
Swordfish Spain,Other Asia,Brazil 0 1 1 2 3 3 6 6 7 8 9
Yellowfin tuna Brazil,Other Asia,Japan 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 4 5 7 8
Other Tunas,bonitos,billfishes 1 6 8 11 15 14 7 9 6 6 6
36-Tunas,bonitos,billfishes,.. 5 18 21 46 56 58 57 57 57 60 70
 
 
37-Mack.,snoeks,cutlassfishes 14 14 12 30 11 14 10 13 11 13 17
 
 
38-Sharks,rays,chimaeras,... 6 18 25 43 49 46 46 51 49 48 55
 
 
39-Misc. marine fishes 18 15 70 186 267 247 248 207 218 212 211
 
 
42-Sea-spiders,crabs,etc. 2 12 15 19 18 19 18 18 18 18 19
 
 
Argentine red shrimp Argentina 2 0 0 10 18 12 10 8 24 18 16 F
Other Shrimps,prawns,etc. 18 33 51 54 48 48 50 41 43 42 42
45-Shrimps,prawns,etc. 20 34 51 64 65 59 59 49 68 60 58
 
 
Argentine shortfin squid Argentina,Other Asia,Spain 0 1 18 114 235 225 157 204 200 310 292 F-O
Squids nei Japan,Korea Rep,Spain 0 1 4 229 392 465 347 460 494 371 257 F-O
Patagonian squid Falkland Is,Poland 0 0 0 5 8 15 12 8 11 5 6 F-O
Other Squid,cuttlefish,octopus 0 1 1 24 46 57 36 25 7 9 9
57-Squid,cuttlefish,octopuses 1 3 24 372 681 762 553 697 712 696 563
 
 
Selected groups 218 541 921 1778 2298 2247 2007 2192 2135 2171 2112
Other groups 5 14 21 18 19 18 19 19 15 18 22
 
 
Total aquaculture 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Total productions 223 555 942 1796 2318 2266 2028 2213 2152 2191 2136
Total marine capture 223 555 942 1796 2317 2265 2026 2211 2150 2189 2134