
Table
Quantity of catch, by fish species and main group of fish species. Tonnes live weight | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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| Total | 2 679 156 | 2 298 903 | 2 139 957 |
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| Pelagic fish | 1 796 783 | 1 369 671 | 1 234 982 |
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| Capelin | 273 782 | 362 369 | 269 158 |
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| Norway pout | 65 668 | 3 209 | 4 597 |
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| Blue whiting | 194 318 | 20 539 | 118 177 |
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| Sandeel | 78 013 | 108 983 | 42 480 |
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| Horse mackerel | 12 655 | 21 135 | 3 380 |
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| Atlantic mackerel | 233 957 | 207 954 | 176 109 |
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| Herring | 923 742 | 633 102 | 610 712 |
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| Sprat | 14 647 | 12 357 | 10 364 |
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| Pelagic fish nei | 2 | 20 | 3 |
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| Codfishes | 676 120 | 725 079 | 729 409 |
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| Cod | 283 482 | 340 167 | 357 950 |
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| Haddock | 124 696 | 159 551 | 160 977 |
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| Saithe | 228 114 | 190 344 | 176 471 |
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| Tusk | 17 013 | 14 753 | 13 439 |
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| Ling | 18 413 | 15 820 | 15 724 |
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| Blue ling | 525 | 318 | 325 |
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| Pollack | 1 914 | 1 736 | 1 448 |
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| Hake | 1 793 | 2 304 | 2 901 |
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| Whiting | 169 | 86 | 173 |
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| Flatfishes and other demersal fishes | 52 704 | 49 145 | 53 018 |
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| Greenland halibut | 9 789 | 10 232 | 12 717 |
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| Halibut | 1 881 | 1 973 | 2 184 |
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| Plaice | 1 671 | 1 805 | 1 561 |
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| Redfish | 13 339 | 9 799 | 10 279 |
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| Lesser and greater argentines | 12 871 | 12 061 | 12 361 |
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| Wolffishes | 3 975 | 6 130 | 8 218 |
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| Angler | 6 364 | 5 693 | 4 375 |
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| Lumpsucker | 2 540 | 1 209 | 1 040 |
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| Other flatfish and groundfishes nei | 272 | 244 | 283 |
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| Deep-sea species | 1 922 | 1 191 | 1 508 |
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| Deep-sea species | 1 526 | 1 585 | 1 679 |
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| Crustaceans and molluscs nei | 150 100 | 152 232 | 119 360 |
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| Lobster | 59 | 58 | 62 |
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| Crab | 5 775 | 5 322 | 5 014 |
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| King crab | 1 906 | 1 782 | 1 438 |
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| Deep water prawn | 22 123 | 24 467 | 18 734 |
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| Norway lobster | 291 | 215 | 243 |
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| Molluscs | 767 | 745 | 680 |
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| Other crustaceans and molluscs nei | 119 180 | 119 643 | 93 190 |
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