FAO Capture Production of Limulus polyphemus (t)     n = 2
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All Years  |   1950 - 1959  |   1960 - 1969  |   1970 - 1979  |   1980 - 1989  |   1990 - 1999  |   2000 - 2010  |        Back to Menu
Country Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Limulus polyphemus
United States of America
21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 332 494 449 810 634 926 1,598 2,606 3,182 2,238
Limulus polyphemus
United States of America
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 70 159
Total: 332 494 449 810 634 926 1,598 2,607 3,252 2,397

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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