FAO Capture Production of Limulus polyphemus (t)     n = 2
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Country Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Limulus polyphemus
United States of America
21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 1,557 1,071 1,257 1,190 518 749 706 917 779 1,027 602 869
Limulus polyphemus
United States of America
31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 139 228 130 0 1 4 5 3 8 7 7 12
Total: 1,696 1,299 1,387 1,190 519 753 711 920 787 1,034 609 881

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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