FAO Capture Production of Aequipecten opercularis (t)     n = 7 (See disclaimer below)

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Country	Fishing Area	Unit	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Aequipecten opercularis Channel Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	500	959	110	8	0	0	0
Aequipecten opercularis Faroe Islands	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	900	500	700	551	496	1,004	874	892	1,181
Aequipecten opercularis France	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Aequipecten opercularis Ireland	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	25	13	11	12	15	7
Aequipecten opercularis Isle of Man	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	4,400	5,000	5,800	4,400	2,883	1,965	1,850	1,317	1,422	1,549
Aequipecten opercularis Portugal	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aequipecten opercularis United Kingdom	27 - Atlantic, Northeast	(t)	400	500	600	500	5,954	8,897	9,499	6,371	4,801	6,169
Total:			4,800	6,400	6,900	6,100	10,372	11,481	12,372	8,574	7,140	8,906

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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