Detailed Instructions: This task involves annotating the answer type to a given question that involve some kind of complex reasoning (including numerical reasoning). Note that the questions require looking at more than one part of the passage to answer. There are 3 possible answer types (i) spans, (ii) numbers and (iii) dates. If the answer can be found in the passage, label it as "span". If the answer is a number, label as "number". Similarly, label "date" if you think the answer to the given question is a date.
Problem:Passage: In 1996, Japan ranked fourth in the world in fishing industry by country. Japan captured 4,074,580 metric tons of fish in 2005, down from 4,987,703 tons in 2000, 9,558,615 tons in 1990, 9,864,422 tons in 1980, 8,520,397 tons in 1970, 5,583,796 tons in 1960 and 2,881,855 tons in 1950. In 2003, the total aquaculture production was predicted at 1,301,437 tonnes. In 2010, Japans total fisheries production was 4,762,469 fish. Offshore fisheries accounted for an average of 50% of the nations total fish catches in the late 1980s although they experienced repeated ups and downs during that period.
Question: In what years did Japan capture more than 9 million metric tons of fish?
Solution:
span