FAO Capture Production of Limulus polyphemus (t)     n = 2 (See disclaimer below)

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Country	Fishing Area	Unit	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Limulus polyphemus United States of America	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	612	279	281	75	1	122	88	111	153	35	266	503	154	91	161	96	60	25	37	5	0	0	0	0	8	28	927	23	78	134	219	137	1	212	100	53	1	227	302	495	332	494	449	810	634	926	1,598	2,606	3,182	2,238	1,557	1,071	1,257	1,190	518	749	706	917	779	1,027	602	869
Limulus polyphemus United States of America	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	70	159	139	228	130	0	1	4	5	3	8	7	7	12
Total:			612	279	281	75	1	122	88	111	153	35	266	503	154	91	161	96	60	25	37	5	0	0	0	0	8	28	927	23	78	134	232	140	1	212	100	53	1	227	302	495	332	494	449	810	634	926	1,598	2,607	3,252	2,397	1,696	1,299	1,387	1,190	519	753	711	920	787	1,034	609	881

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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