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Table II. - State of exploitation, total production and nominal catches by selected species groups fished in the Northeast Atlantic (FAO Statistical Area 27),in metric tonnes,years 1950-94

Catches ('000t)
Stock or species group Main fishing countries in 94 1950-59 1960-69 1970-79 1980-89 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 State of exploitation
 
 
Atlantic salmon Norway,UK Scotland,Faeroe Is 7 9 10 12 6 12 8 6 6 6 4 F-D
Other Salmons,trouts,smelts, 10 14 13 11 7 9 9 9 9 7 6
23-Salmons,trouts,smelts,... 17 23 22 23 13 22 16 16 16 13 11
 
 
European plaice Netherlands,Denmark,UK Engld Wal 107 161 176 169 192 192 200 184 165 158 154 O
Other Flounders,halibuts,soles 96 145 170 182 198 208 192 206 179 193 199 F
31-Flounders,halibuts,soles,.. 203 307 346 351 390 400 392 390 344 351 353
 
 
Atlantic cod Norway,Russian Fed.,Iceland 1675 1611 1772 1424 1330 1136 936 921 931 1025 1191 F-D
Haddock UK Scotland,Norway,Iceland 289 464 493 316 303 237 177 165 181 236 303 F
Saithe(=Pollock) Norway,Iceland,Faeroe Is 210 323 592 420 390 374 367 386 355 380 350 M-D
Whiting UK Scotland,France,Ireland 118 191 214 147 119 89 86 83 87 90 90 F
Blue whiting(=Poutassou) Norway,Russian Fed.,Spain 13 18 223 713 661 653 575 433 465 538 487 M-F
Norway pout Denmark,Norway,Faeroe Is 2 155 532 409 277 352 296 303 453 324 291 M-F
Polar cod Russian Fed.,Germany 1 14 105 15 0 0 0 0 21 51 6 ?
Other Cods,hakes,haddocks,.. 200 252 237 248 240 238 231 234 246 237 216
32-Cods,hakes,haddocks,... 2507 3028 4169 3691 3319 3079 2668 2526 2739 2880 2935
 
 
Atlantic redfishes Iceland,Russian Fed.,Germany 222 173 234 258 224 175 189 198 179 226 275 O
Sandeels(=Sandlances) Denmark,Norway,UK Scotland 45 152 498 810 1042 1134 754 1021 1066 745 1037 F
Other Redfishes,basses,congers 91 122 187 194 247 240 214 203 205 188 204
33-Redfishes,basses,congers,.. 358 447 918 1262 1513 1550 1157 1422 1450 1159 1516
 
 
Atlantic horse mackerel Netherlands,Norway,Ireland 93 120 257 229 357 385 435 402 456 535 464 M
Capelin Iceland,Norway,Faeroe Is 44 314 2294 1838 1031 777 796 1206 2083 1693 882 F-D
Other Jacks,mullets,sauries, 19 10 28 19 20 22 22 21 23 25 24
34-Jacks,mullets,sauries,... 156 445 2580 2086 1408 1185 1252 1629 2562 2253 1370
 
 
Atlantic herring Norway,Denmark,Sweden 2478 2738 1078 1079 1401 1360 1222 1122 1266 1372 1643 F-D
European sprat Denmark,Sweden,Poland 67 151 581 321 255 208 191 254 269 367 562 M
European pilchard(=Sardine) Portugal,Spain,Denmark 179 223 165 205 175 172 184 180 216 246 244 O
Other Herrings,sardines,anchov 55 91 41 17 18 14 22 17 30 33 35
35-Herrings,sardines,anchovies 2779 3203 1865 1622 1850 1755 1618 1573 1781 2017 2484
 
 
Atlantic mackerel Norway,UK Scotland,Ireland 100 415 603 577 622 512 584 619 737 800 821 O
Other Mack.,snoeks,cutlassfish 18 37 20 11 12 12 15 18 21 20 13
37-Mack.,snoeks,cutlassfishes 118 452 623 588 634 525 599 637 758 820 834
 
 
Northern prawn 8 18 29 117 105 112 133 134 136 130 122 F
Other Shrimps,prawns,etc. Iceland,Norway,Russian Fed. 63 60 44 27 24 29 18 27 29 30 35
45-Shrimps,prawns,etc. 71 78 73 143 129 141 151 161 164 160 157
 
 
Pacific cupped oyster 27 55 69 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F
Other Oysters France,Ireland,Channel Is 7 22 16 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 1
53-Oysters 34 77 85 41 1 3 0 1 2 1 1
 
 
Blue mussel 97 207 311 244 77 87 106 135 143 140 106 F
Other Mussels Spain,Netherlands,Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 7 11
54-Mussels 97 207 311 244 77 87 106 138 147 147 117
 
 
Selected groups 6340 8265 10993 10052 9336 8746 7960 8494 9962 9801 9778
Other groups 501 582 561 537 575 506 502 467 518 472 460
 
 
Total aquaculture 0 0 0 396 704 694 740 741 675 694 818
Total productions 6842 8848 11554 10984 10615 9947 9202 9703 11155 10968 11055
Total marine capture 6842 8848 11554 10588 9911 9252 8462 8961 10480 10273 10237