FAO Capture Production of Meretrix lusoria (t)     n = 3 (See disclaimer below)

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Country	Fishing Area	Unit	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Meretrix lusoria Japan	61 - Pacific, Northwest	(t)	5,000	4,500	3,200	5,100	10,233	4,084	4,079	4,980	5,009	4,016
Meretrix lusoria Korea, Republic of	61 - Pacific, Northwest	(t)	2,498	3,179	1,808	794	515	1,109	674	646	1,435	1,321
Meretrix lusoria Taiwan Province of China	61 - Pacific, Northwest	(t)	146	159	138	98	121	188	197	101	130	261
Total:			7,644	7,838	5,146	5,992	10,869	5,381	4,950	5,727	6,574	5,598

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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