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Table XIII. - State of exploitation, total production and nominal catches by selected species groups fished in the Eastern Central Pacific (FAO Statistical Area 77), 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
 
 
32-Cods,hakes,haddocks,... 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ?-U
 
 
33-Redfishes,basses,congers,.. 14 25 48 44 34 32 37 38 39 38 34 U-M-O
 
 
Pacific jack mackerel USA 32 32 23 15 10 13 4 2 1 2 3 U
Other Jacks,mullets,sauries, 4 5 6 9 10 9 8 8 10 8 7
34-Jacks,mullets,sauries,... 36 37 29 23 20 22 12 10 12 9 9
 
 
California pilchard Mexico 86 28 100 404 446 509 399 467 251 194 266 M-F
Californian anchovy USA,Mexico 16 23 165 207 119 111 6 21 10 5 4 (D),M-F
Pacific thread herring Panama 0 7 18 17 40 18 23 36 33 30 41 U-M
Pacific anchoveta Panama 1 23 70 111 39 121 62 65 70 89 72 M-F
Other Herrings,sardines,anchov 2 0 3 10 8 11 10 9 7 5 4
35-Herrings,sardines,anchovies 105 81 357 748 653 770 500 598 370 323 387
 
 
Skipjack tuna USA,Mexico,Japan 53 40 81 91 86 80 43 41 77 59 52
Yellowfin tuna Mexico,Venezuela,USA 65 84 177 206 283 275 257 213 233 227 234
Bigeye tuna Japan,Korea Rep,USA 0 22 55 74 80 76 91 91 93 83 77
Albacore USA,Other Asia,Japan 17 15 18 24 25 21 16 12 16 13 12
Northern bluefin tuna USA,Japan,Mexico 6 10 9 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
Other Tunas,bonitos,billfishes 9 29 36 35 41 42 47 33 36 37 38
36-Tunas,bonitos,billfishes,.. 149 199 375 432 516 495 457 389 455 420 413
 
 
Chub mackerel Mexico,USA 16 14 8 45 51 60 78 68 38 31 22 M
Other Mack.,snoeks,cutlassfish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37-Mack.,snoeks,cutlassfishes 16 14 8 45 51 60 78 68 38 31 22
 
 
39-Misc. marine fishes 14 63 108 131 122 110 179 167 231 248 232
 
 
Dungeness crab USA 6 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2
Other Sea-spiders,crabs,etc. 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 3 3 5
42-Sea-spiders,crabs,etc. 6 4 2 3 5 5 6 4 4 4 7
 
 
45-Shrimps,prawns,etc. 51 69 63 75 68 72 50 54 51 64 67 F-O
 
 
53-Oysters 2 5 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6
 
 
Squids nei USA,Korea Rep,Panama 5 7 12 36 75 72 73 57 30 34 56 U-M
Other Squid,cuttlefish,octopus 0 0 1 4 2 9 7 7 9 4 3 U
57-Squid,cuttlefish,octopuses 5 7 13 40 77 81 80 65 40 38 59
 
 
Selected groups 400 505 1009 1546 1552 1653 1405 1400 1245 1182 1237
Other groups 34 36 42 81 103 94 102 97 97 75 76
 
 
Total aquaculture 0 0 0 3 9 8 13 14 19 25 33
Total productions 434 541 1051 1630 1664 1755 1520 1511 1361 1282 1346
Total marine capture 434 541 1051 1627 1655 1747 1507 1497 1342 1257 1313