FAO Capture Production of Placopecten magellanicus (t)     n = 4 (See disclaimer below)

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Country	Fishing Area	Unit	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Placopecten magellanicus Canada	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	48,900	41,700	45,200	42,000	54,090	66,091	94,574	116,849	109,405	89,536
Placopecten magellanicus St. Pierre and Miquelon	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Placopecten magellanicus United States of America	21 - Atlantic, Northwest	(t)	19,200	18,300	22,200	20,300	22,910	37,583	36,973	94,767	122,882	116,312
Placopecten magellanicus United States of America	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	500	400	600	300	968	610	2,524	2,786	3,966	798
Total:			68,600	60,400	68,000	62,600	77,968	104,284	134,071	214,402	236,253	206,646

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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