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FAO Capture Production of Sardina pilchardus (t)     n = 64
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Country Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Sardina pilchardus
Albania 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,818 492 34 50 100 235 196 28 28 40
Sardina pilchardus
Algeria 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 58,000 52,000 60,000 63,000 87,000 58,989 49,906 49,142 49,295 56,724
Sardina pilchardus
Belize 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,126 2,229 616
Sardina pilchardus
Bulgaria 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Bulgaria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 9,225 2,062 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
Sardina pilchardus
Bulgaria 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
China 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Comoros 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Croatia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 15,194 12,773 7,105 6,377 9,199 6,996 12,500 10,500
Sardina pilchardus
Cuba 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Cyprus 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Sardina pilchardus
Cyprus 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 7,312 10,151 37,265 53,394 39,349 36,196 13,704 1,740 17,337 17,676
Sardina pilchardus
Estonia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30,620 39,718 6,782 1,152 1,231 163 274 480 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
France 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 9,679 14,464 10,637 9,962 9,904 11,197 10,378 14,321 11,907 27,156
Sardina pilchardus
France 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 24
Sardina pilchardus
France 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 12,452 12,687 12,421 12,243 10,589 13,452 6,174 6,652 6,652 11,681
Sardina pilchardus
Georgia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 14,613 14,940 12,830 6,900 2,550 900 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Germany 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 106 8 4 0 2 35 0 13 166 143
Sardina pilchardus
Germany 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 221 0 0 0 0 0 50 3,282 4,615 1,303
Sardina pilchardus
Greece 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 11,053 14,365 20,691 20,702 20,273 20,413 18,896 20,561 17,734 15,214
Sardina pilchardus
Honduras 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Ireland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,195
Sardina pilchardus
Ireland 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Italy 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 37,737 42,169 26,113 34,013 29,679 36,825 42,129 38,174 36,387 28,876
Sardina pilchardus
Latvia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 39,757 45,442 8,011 7,878 1,387 0 474 0 7 23
Sardina pilchardus
Lithuania 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Lithuania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 28,164 47,569 6,773 7,202 0 0 0 0 20 6
Sardina pilchardus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,000 3,600 2,500
Sardina pilchardus
Montenegro 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Morocco 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 325,845 351,827 298,352 364,710 476,947 556,152 376,925 487,496 426,723 416,171
Sardina pilchardus
Morocco 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 20,011 18,822 23,890 17,478 15,371 14,762 16,437 10,325 9,325 14,544
Sardina pilchardus
Netherlands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 6 0 42 109 20 116 93 518 2,709 5,698
Sardina pilchardus
Netherlands 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,149 5,970 6,289 1,926
Sardina pilchardus
Norway 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Norway 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,421 0
Sardina pilchardus
Other nei 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226
Sardina pilchardus
Panama 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Poland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Poland 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,439 1,269 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Portugal 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 93,471 87,193 83,316 90,405 94,468 87,710 86,853 81,475 82,985 71,956
Sardina pilchardus
Portugal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 67 31 31 7 3 1 2 2 7 16
Sardina pilchardus
Romania 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Romania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 16,754 19,941 8,806 19 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Romania 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Russian ederation 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 356,203 262,579 144,627 67,523 53,845 47,526 56,168 24,864 5,100 5,504
Sardina pilchardus
Russian ederation 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Saint Kitts and Nevis 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Saint Vincent/Grenadines 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 26 96
Sardina pilchardus
Serbia and Montenegro 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 74 68 58 57 42 45 49 49
Sardina pilchardus
Slovenia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 3,432 1,748 1,907 1,719 1,982 1,973 1,788 1,614
Sardina pilchardus
Spain 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 47,662 35,129 46,932 53,662 44,329 39,590 38,822 33,652 35,068 31,594
Sardina pilchardus
Spain 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 120,557 116,548 96,830 105,000 115,000 125,000 132,912 114,103 127,523 59,029
Sardina pilchardus
Spain 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 46,500 47,000 47,500 48,000 48,500 49,000 50,222 44,688 37,829 37,608
Sardina pilchardus
Sweden 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 7,250 7,237 10,775 9,577 13,140 11,940 10,389 10,767 8,907 13,394
Sardina pilchardus
Turkey 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 18,808 30,298 29,765 32,911 26,399 33,812 18,972 20,500 23,600 22,000
Sardina pilchardus
Ukraine 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 185,261 165,381 139,065 50,827 32,400 49,354 44,221 10,126 13,851 50,754
Sardina pilchardus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep. 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Un. Sov. Soc. Rep. 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
United Kingdom 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 2,086 2,952 4,494 4,917 2,081 7,133 7,304 7,400 6,873 4,815
Sardina pilchardus
United Kingdom 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Yugoslavia SFR 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 27,969 15,982 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 1,521,993 1,464,150 1,156,750 1,076,230 1,133,637 1,208,655 996,314 1,001,734 954,628 912,683

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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