Table 1 Quantity of catch, by the most important fish species. 1999-2003. 1 000 tonnes live weight

1	Quantity of catch, by the most important fish species. 1999-2003. 1 000 tonnes live weight

	1999	2000	2001	2002*	2003*


Total	2 630	2 699	2 686	2 731	2 540
Capelin	92	371	483	531	249
Greenland halibut	20	13	15	12	12
Tusk	23	22	19	18	13
Atlantic cod¹	257	219	209	227	217
Ling	19	17	14	15	14
Haddock¹	53	46	52	54	59
Saithe	198	170	170	201	212
Norway pout	51	53	27	26	12
Blue whiting	535	554	574	558	851
Catfish	6	6	14	6	6
Sandeel	188	119	187	176	30
Atlantic redfish	31	26	29	16	17
Angler	3	4	5	3	3
Horse mackerel	47	2	8	37	20
Herring	829	800	581	565	559
Sprat	22	6	12	3	3
Mackerel	161	174	181	184	163
Other fish species²	31	29	41	33	39
Deep water prawn	64	67	65	66	62

¹	Included Norwegian catches on quotas purchased from Russia.
²	Included crustaceans and other molluscs.

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