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WORLD FISHERIES 



WORLD COMMERCIAL CATCH OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND MOLLUSKS, BY SPECIES 

 GROUPS, 1988-92, (DOES NOT INCLUDE MARINE MAMMALS AND AQUATIC PLANTS) 



Species group 



196 



(1) 



1989 (1) 



1990 (1) 



1991 (1) 



1992 



-Thousand metric tons- 



Carps, barbels, cyprinicis 



Cods, hakes, haddocks 



Flatfish 



Herrings, sardines, anchovies. . 



Jacks, mullets, sauries 



Mackerel, snoeks, cutlassf ishes 



Redfish, basses, congers 



River eels 



Salmons, trouts, smelts 



Shads 



Sharks, rays, chimaeras 



Sturgeons, paddlefish 



Tilapias 



Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 



Other fishes 



Crabs 



Krill 



Lobsters 



Shrimp 



Other crustaceans 



Abalones, winkles, conchs 



Clams, cockles, arkshells 



Mussels 



Oysters 



Scallops 



Squids, cuttlefishes, octopus.. 



Other mollusks 



Miscellaneous 



Total 



(1) Revised. 



4,898 

 13,636 



1,342 

 24,387 



9,130 



3,868 



5,705 

 116 



1, 175 



658 



689 



21 



708 



4,065 

 15,873 



1,140 

 371 

 225 



2,515 

 312 

 100 



1, 467 



1,286 



1, 103 

 868 



2,295 

 848 

 284 



99, 085 



5,025 

 12,914 

 1,204 

 24,800 

 9,353 

 3,771 

 5,918 



111 

 1,456 



739 



679 

 19 



756 



4,084 



16,218 



1,272 



396 



210 

 2,526 



322 



87 



1,459 



1,310 



1,048 



838 

 2, 730 



752 



314 



100,311 



Live weight 



6,239 

 11,788 

 1,227 

 22,280 

 9,725 

 3,515 

 5,742 



187 

 1,452 



646 



689 

 18 



855 



4,371 



15,841 



1,278 



375 



217 

 2,601 



326 



72 



1,469 



1,325 



1, 008 



879 

 2,346 



800 



285 



97,556 



6,339 

 10,399 



1, 104 

 21,710 

 10,316 



3,445 



5, 944 

 201 



1,643 



670 



699 



15 



881 



4, 454 

 15,569 



1,515 

 233 

 223 



2,808 



358 



71 



1,524 



1,304 

 994 

 845 



2, 617 

 794 

 376 



97,051 



7,037 



10,543 



1,175 



20,389 



10,498 



3,309 



5,853 



205 



1,447 



661 



698 



14 



940 



4,395 



16,105 



1,585 



296 



208 



2,912 



394 



72 



1,696 



1,338 



1,067 



1,044 



2,758 



909 



564 



98,112 



Source: — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Yearbook of Fishery 

 Statistics, 1992, Vol. 74, Rome. 



DISPOSITION OF WORLD COMMERCIAL CATCH, 1988-92 

 (DOES NOT INCLUDE MARINE MAMMALS AND AQUATIC PLANTS) 



(2) Only whole fish destined for the manufacture of oils and meals are included. Raw material for 

 reduction derived from fish primarily destined for marketing fresh, frozen, canned, cured, and 

 miscellaneous purposes is excluded; such waste quantities are included under the other disposition 

 channels . 



Source: — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 

 Statistics, 1992, Vol. 75, Rome. 



- Yearbook of Fishery 



