--- Catch statistics for marine mammals in the North Atlantic ---


 

Seals caught off Iceland 1962-1999

 

 

The table shows number of individuals of each species caught each year
Year

Total Catch

Common Pups

Greyseal,

Pups

Adult, Common/grey

Adult common

Adult Grey

Others

Unspecified

1962 5 786 5 101 293 392 - - - -
1963 6 573 5 795 568 210 - - - -
1964 7 063 6 176 593 294 - - - -
1965 6 581 5 598 767 216 - - - -
1966 6 148 5 578 404 166 - - - -
1967 4 977 4 481 449 47 - - - -
1968 5 726 5 049 524 153 - - - -
1969 6 666 5 831 579 256 - - - -
1970 6 740 5 942 404 394 - - - -
1971 6 894 6 126 557 211 - - - -
1972 6 930 6 237 415 278 - - - -
1973 6 803 5 996 483 324 - - - -
1974 6 240 5 534 406 300 - - - -
1975 6 673 6 111 122 440 - - - -
1976 6 470 5 895 274 301 - - - -
1977 6 601 5 705 96 267 - - - 533
1978 4 623 4 030 93 87 168 53 18 174
1979 4 978 4 278 201 100 253 143 3 -
1980 3 648 3 357 54

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7 31 8 191
1981 2 974 2 510 3 219 94 25 8 115
1982 4 656 2 367 1 154 - 634 488 13 -
1983 5 110 2 025 803 - 1 672 563 47 -
1984 5 512 2 485 1 079 - 1 114 782 52 -
1985 6 094 2 254 1 245 - 1 498 1 097

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1986 6 450 2 481 1 187 - 1 446 1 331 5 -
1987 5 166 1 664 982 - 1 376 1 128 16 -
1988 3 422 867 659 - 905 986 5 -
1989 4 863 982 1 169 - 1 232 1 437 43 -
1990 2 462 546 1 088 - 221 586 21 -
1991 1 866 454 1 007 - 9 393 3 -
1992 3 181 624 1 148 - 525 828 56 -
1993 3 068 971 973 - 225 787 112 -
1994 2 814 1 032 960 - 7 655 160 -
1995 2 199 860 943 - 5 384 7 -
1996 1 794 848 514 - 2 421 9 -
1997 1 973 674 356 - 16 918 9 -
1998 1 169 517 143 - 21 424 64 -
1999 1 364 593 255 - 11 407 98 -

Source: NAMMCO and Marine Research Institute (Iceland)

 

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