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Table 3. Reported 1999 annual fisheries biomass yields of
LMEs where stewardship ministries are implementing or planning GEF-LME
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| LME |
Biomass Yield (mmt) |
LME |
Biomass Yield (mmt) |
| South China Sea |
13.9 |
Gulf of Mexico |
1.0 |
| Humboldt Current |
12.0 |
Baltic Sea |
0.9 |
| Bay of Bengal |
2.3 |
Yellow Sea |
0.6 |
| Patagonian Shelf |
1.7 |
Black Sea |
0.5 |
| Canary Current |
1.6 |
Caribbean Sea |
0.35 |
| Benguela Current |
1.1 |
Red Sea |
0.08 |
| Guinea Current |
1.0 |
Agulhas/Somali Currents |
0.07 |
| Mediterranean Sea |
1.0 |
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| Total in million metric tons: 38.10 |
| Total as percentage of global marine yield: 44.8 |
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