Table** Annual catch table in metric tons by
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“0”; Fishing effort was reported but no catch. “+”; Bellow 499kg catch.
“-“; Unreported catch or catch information not available. |
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Catch disposition |
Year |
JPN |
KOR |
MEX |
TWN |
USA |
Total |
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Set-net |
Drift gill-net |
Longline |
Others |
Not specified |
JPN Total |
Longline |
KOR Total |
Others |
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Sport |
MEX Total |
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Set-net |
Gill-net (not specified) |
Harpoon |
Longline |
Others |
Purse seine |
TWN Total |
Drift gill-net |
Harpoon |
Handline |
Longline |
Hook and line |
Troll |
Others |
Purse seine |
Sport |
USA Total |
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Retain catch |
1951 |
78 |
10 |
7,246 |
4,246 |
98 |
11,678 |
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11,678 |
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1952 |
68 |
- |
8,890 |
2,721 |
12 |
11,691 |
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11,691 |
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1953 |
21 |
- |
10,796 |
1,484 |
107 |
12,408 |
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- |
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12,408 |
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1954 |
18 |
- |
12,563 |
909 |
121 |
13,611 |
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13,611 |
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1955 |
37 |
- |
13,064 |
850 |
160 |
14,111 |
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- |
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- |
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14,111 |
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1956 |
31 |
- |
14,596 |
786 |
73 |
15,486 |
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15,486 |
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1957 |
18 |
- |
14,268 |
895 |
70 |
15,251 |
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15,251 |
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1958 |
31 |
- |
18,525 |
1,111 |
67 |
19,734 |
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19,734 |
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1959 |
31 |
- |
17,236 |
956 |
44 |
18,267 |
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427 |
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427 |
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18,694 |
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1960 |
67 |
1 |
20,058 |
1,243 |
30 |
21,399 |
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520 |
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520 |
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21,919 |
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1961 |
15 |
2 |
19,715 |
1,386 |
30 |
21,148 |
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318 |
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318 |
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21,466 |
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1962 |
15 |
- |
10,607 |
1,449 |
44 |
12,115 |
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494 |
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494 |
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12,609 |
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1963 |
17 |
- |
10,322 |
845 |
59 |
11,243 |
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343 |
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343 |
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11,586 |
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1964 |
16 |
4 |
7,669 |
1,097 |
66 |
8,852 |
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358 |
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358 |
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9,210 |
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1965 |
14 |
0 |
8,742 |
2,027 |
208 |
10,991 |
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331 |
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331 |
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11,322 |
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1966 |
11 |
0 |
9,866 |
1,841 |
45 |
11,763 |
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489 |
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489 |
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12,252 |
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1967 |
12 |
0 |
10,883 |
1,075 |
38 |
12,008 |
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- |
5 |
646 |
30 |
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681 |
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12,689 |
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1968 |
14 |
0 |
9,810 |
1,775 |
50 |
11,649 |
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- |
8 |
3 |
763 |
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775 |
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12,424 |
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1969 |
11 |
0 |
9,702 |
1,567 |
56 |
11,336 |
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1 |
6 |
843 |
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850 |
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12,186 |
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1970 |
9 |
0 |
7,715 |
1,784 |
39 |
9,547 |
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- |
1 |
5 |
904 |
- |
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910 |
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612 |
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5 |
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617 |
11,074 |
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1971 |
37 |
1 |
7,369 |
491 |
48 |
7,946 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
- |
3 |
992 |
- |
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995 |
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99 |
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1 |
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100 |
9,041 |
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1972 |
1 |
55 |
7,316 |
293 |
22 |
7,687 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
- |
12 |
862 |
- |
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874 |
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171 |
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171 |
8,732 |
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1973 |
23 |
720 |
7,564 |
131 |
29 |
8,467 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
- |
113 |
860 |
6 |
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979 |
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399 |
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399 |
9,845 |
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1974 |
16 |
1,304 |
6,523 |
336 |
29 |
8,208 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
- |
98 |
881 |
38 |
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1,017 |
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406 |
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406 |
9,631 |
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1975 |
18 |
2,672 |
7,659 |
223 |
60 |
10,632 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
- |
152 |
928 |
1 |
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1,081 |
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557 |
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557 |
12,270 |
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1976 |
14 |
3,488 |
8,786 |
372 |
182 |
12,842 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
- |
159 |
636 |
35 |
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830 |
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42 |
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42 |
13,714 |
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1977 |
7 |
2,344 |
9,255 |
247 |
73 |
11,926 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
2 |
139 |
578 |
- |
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719 |
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318 |
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17 |
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335 |
12,980 |
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1978 |
22 |
2,475 |
9,022 |
177 |
111 |
11,807 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
3 |
10 |
546 |
- |
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559 |
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1,699 |
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9 |
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1,708 |
14,074 |
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1979 |
15 |
983 |
9,627 |
226 |
49 |
10,900 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
5 |
24 |
668 |
4 |
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701 |
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329 |
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7 |
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336 |
11,937 |
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1980 |
15 |
1,746 |
6,873 |
423 |
30 |
9,087 |
135 |
135 |
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- |
4 |
72 |
613 |
1 |
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690 |
160 |
566 |
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5 |
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731 |
10,643 |
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1981 |
9 |
1,848 |
7,789 |
181 |
61 |
9,888 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
3 |
18 |
658 |
4 |
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683 |
473 |
271 |
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3 |
2 |
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749 |
11,320 |
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1982 |
7 |
1,257 |
6,963 |
230 |
59 |
8,516 |
166 |
166 |
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- |
3 |
46 |
856 |
- |
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905 |
945 |
156 |
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5 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
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1,116 |
10,703 |
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1983 |
9 |
1,033 |
8,708 |
210 |
32 |
9,992 |
47 |
47 |
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- |
3 |
164 |
783 |
- |
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950 |
1,693 |
58 |
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5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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1,763 |
12,752 |
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1984 |
13 |
1,053 |
8,375 |
153 |
98 |
9,692 |
27 |
27 |
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43 |
5 |
259 |
733 |
- |
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1,040 |
2,647 |
104 |
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15 |
49 |
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26 |
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2,841 |
13,600 |
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1985 |
10 |
1,133 |
10,368 |
210 |
69 |
11,790 |
12 |
12 |
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3 |
29 |
166 |
566 |
61 |
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825 |
2,990 |
305 |
4 |
2 |
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104 |
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3,405 |
16,032 |
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1986 |
9 |
1,264 |
9,738 |
200 |
47 |
11,258 |
18 |
18 |
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3 |
1 |
201 |
456 |
6 |
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667 |
2,069 |
291 |
4 |
2 |
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109 |
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2,475 |
14,418 |
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1987 |
11 |
1,051 |
10,370 |
128 |
45 |
11,605 |
50 |
50 |
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- |
- |
187 |
1,331 |
3 |
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1,521 |
1,529 |
235 |
4 |
24 |
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31 |
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1,823 |
14,999 |
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1988 |
8 |
1,234 |
9,304 |
186 |
19 |
10,751 |
27 |
27 |
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- |
1 |
80 |
777 |
183 |
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1,041 |
1,376 |
198 |
6 |
24 |
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64 |
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1,668 |
13,487 |
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1989 |
10 |
1,596 |
7,482 |
372 |
21 |
9,481 |
7 |
7 |
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3 |
2 |
61 |
1,541 |
35 |
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1,642 |
1,243 |
62 |
7 |
218 |
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56 |
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1,586 |
12,716 |
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1990 |
4 |
1,074 |
6,595 |
131 |
13 |
7,817 |
46 |
46 |
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- |
- |
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4 |
2 |
118 |
1,452 |
88 |
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1,664 |
1,131 |
64 |
5 |
2,437 |
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43 |
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3,680 |
13,207 |
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1991 |
5 |
498 |
5,682 |
161 |
20 |
6,366 |
37 |
37 |
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- |
- |
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4 |
2 |
205 |
1,430 |
56 |
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1,697 |
944 |
20 |
6 |
4,535 |
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44 |
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5,549 |
13,649 |
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1992 |
6 |
887 |
8,497 |
389 |
16 |
9,795 |
32 |
32 |
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- |
- |
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12 |
1 |
287 |
1,494 |
33 |
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1,827 |
1,356 |
75 |
1 |
5,762 |
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47 |
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7,241 |
18,895 |
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1993 |
4 |
292 |
9,777 |
309 |
44 |
10,426 |
27 |
27 |
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- |
- |
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13 |
3 |
194 |
1,228 |
100 |
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1,538 |
1,412 |
168 |
4 |
5,936 |
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161 |
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7,681 |
19,672 |
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1994 |
4 |
421 |
8,723 |
308 |
37 |
9,493 |
4 |
4 |
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- |
- |
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12 |
3 |
211 |
1,155 |
9 |
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1,390 |
792 |
157 |
4 |
3,807 |
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24 |
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4,784 |
15,671 |
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1995 |
7 |
561 |
7,808 |
424 |
34 |
8,834 |
9 |
9 |
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- |
- |
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6 |
2 |
14 |
1,185 |
203 |
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1,410 |
771 |
97 |
6 |
2,981 |
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29 |
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3,884 |
14,137 |
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1996 |
4 |
428 |
7,979 |
601 |
45 |
9,057 |
15 |
15 |
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- |
- |
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10 |
2 |
19 |
710 |
1 |
- |
742 |
761 |
81 |
5 |
2,848 |
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15 |
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3,710 |
13,524 |
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1997 |
5 |
365 |
8,215 |
347 |
62 |
8,994 |
99 |
99 |
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- |
- |
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8 |
1 |
27 |
1,397 |
1 |
- |
1,434 |
708 |
84 |
7 |
3,393 |
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11 |
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4,203 |
14,730 |
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1998 |
2 |
471 |
7,419 |
480 |
68 |
8,440 |
153 |
153 |
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- |
- |
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15 |
9 |
17 |
1,198 |
- |
- |
1,239 |
931 |
48 |
7 |
3,681 |
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19 |
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4,686 |
14,518 |
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1999 |
5 |
724 |
6,604 |
418 |
47 |
7,798 |
131 |
131 |
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- |
- |
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5 |
5 |
51 |
1,455 |
+ |
- |
1,516 |
606 |
81 |
9 |
4,329 |
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27 |
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5,052 |
14,497 |
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2000 |
5 |
808 |
7,292 |
506 |
49 |
8,660 |
202 |
202 |
602 |
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- |
602 |
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5 |
6 |
74 |
3,716 |
- |
- |
3,801 |
649 |
90 |
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4,834 |
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33 |
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5,606 |
18,871 |
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2001 |
15 |
732 |
7,831 |
239 |
30 |
8,847 |
438 |
438 |
516 |
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- |
516 |
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8 |
18 |
64 |
4,853 |
- |
- |
4,943 |
375 |
52 |
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1,969 |
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19 |
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2,415 |
17,159 |
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2002 |
11 |
1,164 |
7,185 |
211 |
29 |
8,600 |
438 |
438 |
215 |
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- |
215 |
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16 |
8 |
1 |
5,400 |
1 |
- |
5,426 |
302 |
90 |
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1,524 |
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3 |
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1,919 |
16,598 |
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2003 |
4 |
1,198 |
6,434 |
154 |
28 |
7,818 |
380 |
380 |
237 |
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- |
237 |
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8 |
3 |
- |
4,771 |
- |
- |
4,782 |
216 |
107 |
10 |
1,958 |
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11 |
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2,302 |
15,519 |
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2004 |
4 |
1,062 |
6,900 |
233 |
30 |
8,229 |
410 |
410 |
268 |
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- |
268 |
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7 |
6 |
1 |
4,248 |
2 |
- |
4,264 |
182 |
69 |
7 |
1,185 |
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44 |
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1,487 |
14,658 |
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2005 |
3 |
956 |
6,647 |
193 |
337 |
8,136 |
403 |
403 |
234 |
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- |
234 |
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5 |
3 |
16 |
3,964 |
2 |
- |
3,990 |
220 |
77 |
5 |
1,622 |
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5 |
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1,929 |
14,692 |
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2006 |
5 |
796 |
7,687 |
247 |
343 |
9,078 |
465 |
465 |
328 |
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- |
328 |
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7 |
2 |
49 |
4,382 |
3 |
- |
4,443 |
443 |
71 |
4 |
1,211 |
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5 |
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1,734 |
16,048 |
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2007 |
2 |
829 |
8,123 |
124 |
368 |
9,446 |
453 |
453 |
172 |
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- |
172 |
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2 |
2 |
20 |
4,099 |
2 |
- |
4,125 |
490 |
59 |
5 |
1,735 |
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1 |
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|
2,290 |
16,486 |
|
|
|
2008 |
3 |
648 |
6,187 |
175 |
349 |
7,362 |
794 |
794 |
242 |
|
- |
242 |
|
3 |
6 |
39 |
3,745 |
+ |
- |
3,793 |
405 |
48 |
6 |
2,014 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
2,492 |
14,683 |
|
|
|
2009 |
3 |
682 |
6,006 |
240 |
249 |
7,180 |
993 |
993 |
394 |
|
- |
394 |
|
83 |
7 |
31 |
3,550 |
- |
- |
3,671 |
253 |
50 |
5 |
1,817 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
2,125 |
14,363 |
|
|
|
2010 |
8 |
494 |
5,398 |
112 |
230 |
6,242 |
662 |
662 |
222 |
|
- |
222 |
|
6 |
4 |
42 |
2,844 |
- |
- |
2,896 |
62 |
37 |
3 |
1,676 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
1,796 |
11,818 |
|
|
|
2011 |
2 |
193 |
4,019 |
12 |
233 |
4,459 |
962 |
962 |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
8 |
17 |
52 |
3,577 |
1 |
+ |
3,655 |
119 |
24 |
5 |
1,623 |
|
|
90 |
|
|
1,861 |
10,937 |
|
|
|
|
|
2012 |
8 |
371 |
4,030 |
63 |
288 |
4,760 |
856 |
856 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
15 |
30 |
3,746 |
0 |
0 |
3,794 |
118 |
5 |
6 |
1,395 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
1,526 |
10,936 |
|
|
|
|
|
2013 |
13 |
290 |
4,243 |
168 |
291 |
5,005 |
1,071 |
1,071 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
8 |
0 |
2,846 |
1 |
0 |
2,857 |
95 |
6 |
6 |
1,270 |
|
1 |
7 |
|
|
1,385 |
10,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
2014 |
7 |
269 |
4,360 |
2 |
291 |
4,929 |
829 |
829 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
2,817 |
+ |
+ |
2,825 |
124 |
5 |
7 |
1,665 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
1,802 |
10,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
2015 |
3 |
277 |
5,101 |
205 |
281 |
5,867 |
776 |
776 |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
3,199 |
0 |
0 |
3,207 |
97 |
5 |
5 |
1,516 |
1 |
+ |
14 |
|
|
1,639 |
11,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
2016 |
2 |
303 |
5,496 |
171 |
256 |
6,228 |
582 |
582 |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
2 |
4 |
+ |
2,054 |
1 |
0 |
2,061 |
193 |
26 |
4 |
1,092 |
1 |
|
33 |
|
|
1,348 |
10,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
2017 |
(2) |
(303) |
(4,222) |
(171) |
(256) |
4,954 |
583 |
583 |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
(2) |
(4) |
(+) |
(2,197) |
(1) |
+ |
2,204 |
176 |
25 |
6 |
1,617 |
3 |
|
44 |
|
|
1,870 |
9,611 |
|
|
|
|
Retain catch total |
(932) |
(44,067) |
(581,602) |
(41,459) |
(6,569) |
674,629 |
11,756 |
11,756 |
3,430 |
|
0 |
3,430 |
|
(314) |
(218) |
(3545) |
(98216) |
(912) |
(0) |
(103,205) |
28,880 |
8,574 |
157 |
70,157 |
59 |
13 |
1,088 |
27 |
+ |
(108,954) |
(901,974) |
|
|
Release |
2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
Release total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
(0,934) |
(43,756) |
(575,961) |
(41,085) |
(6,323) |
(674,629) |
11,174 |
11,174 |
3,430 |
|
- |
3,430 |
|
(312) |
(214) |
(3,545) |
(96,162) |
(911) |
(0) |
(101,144) |
28,656 |
8,548 |
153 |
69,064 |
56 |
14 |
1,042 |
27 |
+ |
107,560 |
(901,974) |
|
|
Parenthetic
numbers are provisional. |
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