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FAO Capture Production of Thunnus thynnus (t)     n = 87
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Country Fishing Area Unit 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Thunnus thynnus
Algeria 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 150 150 150
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Argentina 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 106 271 204 100 100 60 21 0
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Bermuda 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Canada 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 37 120 177 642 996 636 198 230 281 363
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Cape Verde 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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China 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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China 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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China 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Croatia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Cuba 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 100 500 2,400 1,400 468
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Cyprus 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Denmark 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 47 192 202 4 61 30 2 15 8 1
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Dominican Republic 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Faroe Islands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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France 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 553 907 965 543 400 621 1,624 860 390 534
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France 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 400 599 214 668 953 390 1,000 1,500 2,500 1,500
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Germany 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 400 300 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Greece 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Greece 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,000 1,100 1,000 1,200 600 700 500 600 500 500
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Guinea 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Iceland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Ireland 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Israel 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Italy 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,345 1,772 1,612 2,483 2,642 1,565 1,575 3,037 2,430 3,152
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Italy 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Italy 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Japan 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 100 400 100 0 0 0
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Japan 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Japan 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 339 373 1,219 6,191 12,044 9,147 2,471 694 272 116
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Japan 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 481 204 2,484 1,618 585 404 50 100 13 2
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Japan 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Japan 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Japan 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Korea, Republic of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Korea, Republic of 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Korea, Republic of 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Korea, Republic of 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Libya 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Libya 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,100 1,000 800 300 400 600 700 800 1,000 2,000
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Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
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Mexico 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Morocco 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 6,000 4,400 5,300 3,700 4,300 2,800 3,400 3,400 1,100 700
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Morocco 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 172 11 27 5 0
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Netherlands 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Norway 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 3,936 7,968 8,153 156 1,461 2,476 969 1,974 696 757
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Norway 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 19 0 0 0 30 31 41 57 85
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Other nei 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Other nei 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Other nei 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Other nei 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Panama 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Panama 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Panama 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Poland 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Poland 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Poland 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Portugal 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 1,016 1,499 666 354 303 90 122 209 55 261
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Portugal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Portugal 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Portugal 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Portugal 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Saint Lucia 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Serbia and Montenegro 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Seychelles 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sierra Leone 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Spain 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 6,345 5,246 5,272 2,608 3,176 4,202 2,901 3,698 1,913 2,896
Thunnus thynnus
Spain 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 197 222 247 271 296
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Spain 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 561 620 377 1,272 953 1,635 651 404 604 617
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St. Pierre and Miquelon 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sweden 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 42 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Syrian Arab Republic 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Taiwan Province of China 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Taiwan Province of China 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Togo 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 200 100 100 200 200 200 300 200
Thunnus thynnus
Turkey 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 300 300 200 100 0 100 100 1,488 310 393
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United Kingdom 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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United States of America 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 637 1,074 3,209 4,541 2,907 2,093 1,119 1,940 807 1,226
Thunnus thynnus
United States of America 		27 - Atlantic, Northeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
United States of America 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 15 27 6 0 0 0
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Uruguay 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Yugoslavia SFR 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 109 123 87 277 271 134 246 331 150 301
Total: 24,848 28,029 32,543 27,128 32,571 28,949 19,048 24,505 15,333 16,518

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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