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

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Country	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Meretrix lusoria Japan	61 - Pacific, Northwest	(t)	1,910	1,903	2,196	1,369	1,455	2,182	2,223	3,678	3,357	2,545
Meretrix lusoria Korea, Republic of	61 - Pacific, Northwest	(t)	1,419	2,380	1,536	627	1,646	1,280	1,716	1,236	1,792	628
Meretrix lusoria Taiwan Province of China	61 - Pacific, Northwest	(t)	119	271	133	236	207	184	187	182	172	433
Total:			3,448	4,554	3,865	2,232	3,308	3,646	4,126	5,096	5,321	3,606

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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