Kyne & Simpfendorfer.. - Shark Specialist Group
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Production (tonnes)<br />
70000<br />
60000<br />
50000<br />
40000<br />
30000<br />
20000<br />
Global<br />
Indo-West Pacific<br />
Eastern Pacific<br />
Western Atlantic<br />
Eastern Atlantic<br />
10000<br />
0<br />
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
Year<br />
Figure 3.1. Global deepwater chondrichthyan production 1950–2004 from the FAO FIGIS<br />
database (global production statistics). Global, all FAO Fisheries Areas combined; Indo-West<br />
Pacific, FAO Areas 61, 81; Eastern Pacific, FAO Areas 67, 77; Western Atlantic, FAO Areas<br />
21, 31, 41; Eastern Atlantic, FAO Areas 27, 34, 37.<br />
1000000<br />
Deepwater chondrichthyans<br />
All chondrichthyans<br />
800000<br />
Production (tonnes)<br />
600000<br />
400000<br />
200000<br />
0<br />
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
Year<br />
Figure 3.2. Comparison of global chondrichthyan (all species – shallow, deep and pelagic)<br />
and global deepwater chondrichthyan production 1950–2004 from the FAO FIGIS database<br />
(global production statistics).<br />
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