Table III. - State of exploitation, total production and nominal catches by selected species groups fished in the Western Central Atlantic (FAO Statistical Area 31), in metric tonnes, years 1950-94
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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 |
Sciaenids | 21 | 20 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 36 | F/O? | |
Groupers | 9 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 29 | F/O? | |
Snapper | 10 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 40 | F? | |
Grunts | 4 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | F? | |
Other Redfishes,basses,congers | 12 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 48 | ||
33-Redfishes,basses,congers,.. | 57 | 99 | 140 | 125 | 114 | 121 | 138 | 130 | 124 | 139 | 162 | ||
Flyingfishes nei | Barbados,Grenada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | M/F? |
Halfbeaks nei | Grenada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
Mullets nei | USA,Mexico,Dominican Rp | 18 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 21 | ? |
Flathead grey mullet | Venezuela,Mexico | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | ? |
Carangidae | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | M/F? | |
Other Jacks,mullets,sauries, | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||
34-Jacks,mullets,sauries,... | 37 | 45 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 59 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 72 | 73 | ||
Atlantic thread herring | USA,Cuba,Venezuela | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | M? |
Round sardinella | Venezuela,Mexico,USA | 19 | 38 | 42 | 61 | 62 | 72 | 59 | 76 | 76 | 88 | 117 | M |
Atlantic menhaden | USA | 25 | 41 | 65 | 59 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 51 | 27 | 21 | 37 | F |
Gulf menhaden | USA | 290 | 470 | 603 | 786 | 639 | 583 | 520 | 551 | 433 | 552 | 767 | F |
Other Herrings,sardines,anchov | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | M | |
35-Herrings,sardines,anchovies | 337 | 562 | 729 | 915 | 740 | 696 | 622 | 687 | 544 | 668 | 928 | ||
Skipjack tuna | Venezuela,Cuba,Dominican Rp | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | F |
Yellowfin tuna | Venezuela,Other Asia,USA | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | F |
Atlantic Spanish mackerel | Mexico,Venezuela,USA | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | F |
King mackerel | Mexico,Venezuela,USA | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | M/F |
Other Tunas,bonitos,billfishes | 3 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 32 | ||
36-Tunas,bonitos,billfishes,.. | 16 | 39 | 55 | 78 | 67 | 77 | 66 | 85 | 86 | 100 | 96 | ||
38-Sharks,rays,chimaeras,... | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 34 | U-O? | |
39-Misc. marine fishes | 33 | 96 | 144 | 252 | 250 | 253 | 298 | 349 | 325 | 323 | 335 | ||
42-Sea-spiders,crabs,etc. | 22 | 35 | 38 | 52 | 65 | 55 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 79 | ||
Caribbean spiny lobster | Cuba,Bahamas,USA | 6 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | F? |
43-Lobsters,spinyrock lobsters | 6 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | ||
Penaeus shrimps nei | Mexico,Venezuela,Colombia | 5 | 30 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 58 | 51 | 64 | 61 | |
Northern brown shrimp | USA | 58 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 53 | 52 | |
Northern pink shrimp | USA,Cuba | 11 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
Atlantic seabob | Guyana,USA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Inshore shrimps nei | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pink(=Pandalid)shrimps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Redspotted shrimp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Northern white shrimp | USA | 32 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 37 | |
Royal red shrimp | USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rock shrimp | USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Other Shrimps,prawns,etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
45-Shrimps,prawns,etc. | 106 | 126 | 168 | 176 | 165 | 172 | 180 | 185 | 168 | 173 | 173 | F | |
Stromboid conchs | Mexico,USA,Turks Caicos | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | F/O |
Other Abalones,winkles,conchs, | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
52-Abalones,winkles,conchs,... | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||
American cupped oyster | USA,Mexico | 80 | 133 | 164 | 110 | 24 | 20 | 40 | 24 | 40 | 62 | 59 | F |
Other Oysters | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
53-Oysters | 81 | 135 | 167 | 113 | 26 | 22 | 46 | 26 | 42 | 65 | 64 | ||
Calico scallop | USA | 0 | 2 | 12 | 117 | 122 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | F |
Other Scallops,pectens,etc. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
55-Scallops,pectens,etc. | 1 | 3 | 13 | 119 | 126 | 69 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | ||
Selected groups | 698 | 1162 | 1533 | 1939 | 1677 | 1590 | 1536 | 1644 | 1479 | 1664 | 2056 | ||
Other groups | 11 | 19 | 34 | 55 | 54 | 74 | 77 | 64 | 63 | 133 | 90 | ||
Total aquaculture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 137 | 136 | 88 | 113 | 126 | 110 | 100 | ||
Total productions | 709 | 1181 | 1567 | 2076 | 1868 | 1799 | 1701 | 1822 | 1668 | 1908 | 2245 | ||
Total marine capture | 709 | 1181 | 1567 | 1994 | 1731 | 1664 | 1613 | 1709 | 1542 | 1797 | 2145 |