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FAO Capture Production of Crassostrea virginica (t)     n = 4
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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 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Crassostrea virginica
Canada 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 4,300 2,590 2,890 3,180 1,770 2,260 1,260 1,150 740 1,230
Crassostrea virginica
Mexico 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 10,000 9,100 10,600 10,600 12,000 13,100 17,200
Crassostrea virginica
United States of America 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 234,935 217,717 237,346 233,132 247,597 220,902 204,634 192,060 187,151 156,016
Crassostrea virginica
United States of America 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 43,120 38,022 48,339 39,931 27,806 21,765 26,322 27,234 13,045 21,636
Total: 282,355 258,329 288,575 286,243 286,273 255,527 242,816 232,444 214,036 196,082

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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