Squid - Commercial Fishing

Commercial Fishing

According to the FAO, the cephalopod catch for 2002 was 3,173,272 tonnes (6.995867×109 lb). Of this, 2,189,206 tonnes, or 75.8 percent, was squid. The following table lists the squid species fishery catches which exceeded 10,000 tonnes (22,000,000 lb) in 2002.

World squid catch in 2002
Species Family Common name Catch
tonnes		 Percent
Loligo gahi Loliginidae Patagonian squid 24,976 1.1
Loligo pealei Loliginidae Longfin squid 16,684 0.8
Common squid nei Loliginidae 225,958 10.3
Ommastrephes bartramii Ommastrephidae Neon flying squid 22,483 1.0
Illex argentinus Ommastrephidae Argentine shortfin squid 511,087 23.3
Dosidicus gigas Ommastrephidae Jumbo flying squid 406,356 18.6
Todarodes pacificus Ommastrephidae Japanese flying squid 504,438 23.0
Nototoda russloani Ommastrephidae Wellington Flying Squid 62,234 2.8
Squid nei Various 414,990 18.6
Total squid 2,189,206 100.0

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