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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Engraulis spp. French: Anchois German: Sardelle Spanish: Anchoa Russian: Anchous Japanese: Katakuchiiwashi

Description

Anchovies are small silvery fish with blue-green backs. They usually never grow larger than 20 cm (8 in). Anchovies prefer the warmer waters around the world where they swim in massive schools.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: Peru, Chile, Spain, Portugal, France Primary Consumers Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain	-----

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Anchovy production can vary widely from year to year. The fish can appear in large schools for decades and disappear the next year, and then reappear the year after that. For example, the U.S. harvested 48,000 metric tons in 1982 and 6,000 in 1992. In 1993 the anchovies reappeared in vast quantities.	Anchovies are rich in omega-3 oils, calcium, and iron

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