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FAO Capture Production of Mercenaria mercenaria (t)     n = 5
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All Years  |   1950 - 1959  |   1960 - 1969  |   1970 - 1979  |   1980 - 1989  |   1990 - 1999  |   2000 - 2010  |        Back to Menu
Country Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Mercenaria mercenaria
Canada 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 500 1,000 100 0 176 189 47 40 54 62
Mercenaria mercenaria
France 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercenaria mercenaria
United Kingdom 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercenaria mercenaria
United States of America 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 50,600 53,700 48,900 43,100 44,311 44,960 45,368 42,791 36,303 32,953
Mercenaria mercenaria
United States of America 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 51,100 54,700 49,000 43,100 44,487 45,149 45,415 42,831 36,357 33,015

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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