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FAO Capture Production in Senegal (t)     n = 165
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Acanthocybium solandri
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acanthuridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Albula vulpes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alectis alexandrinus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alestes baremoze
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,807 6,541 8,052 10,878 9,885 7,777 8,284 8,019 7,664 7,851
Arius spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 810 784
Bagrus spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balistidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belonidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boops boops
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 18 54 37 20 4 7 7
Brachydeuterus auritus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 3,023 1,881 2,370 2,402 1,713 1,582 1,805
Brachyura
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 72 59 220 287 300 262 325 222 231 84
Branchiostegidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brotula barbata
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carangidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7,115 4,717 5,244 4,188 6,996 4,304 4,462 3,390 6,147 1,285
Carcharodon carcharias
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centrophorus granulosus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cerastoderma edule
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 553 736 623 1,053 1,235 3,709 2,141
Chrysichthys spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Citharinus spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias anguillaris
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias gariepinus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crassostrea spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cymbium spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 12,496 8,724 17,797 7,896 6,143 4,407 4,305 3,871 4,921 3,375
Dentex angolensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex macrophthalmus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,092 1,411 1,897 1,070 2,361 1,776 3,397 4,336 4,336 4,336
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Distichodus spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drepane africana
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 494 810 863 782 636 902 479 415 293 304
Elasmobranchii
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,282 2,238 3,575 1,156 2,778 2,773 2,601 2,931 4,378 3,910
Elasmobranchii
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elops lacerta
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus aeneus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus marginatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 14,199 18,483 6,590 10,633 8,997 6,753 7,984 4,269 10,160 15,063
Euthynnus alletteratus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,716 2,285 3,384 5,891 5,246 5,188 4,993 5,692 3,525 3,125
Fistularia tabacaria
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galeoides decadactylus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,051 3,611 3,487 5,495 5,402 6,107 6,342 6,205 3,492 5,406
Gastropoda
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10,000 8,400 4,711 6,372 3,886 5,818 5,600 6,822 4,625 3,018
Gerres nigri
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gymnarchus niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,114 2,328 2,841 5,499 7,766 5,030 8,063 6,745 3,987 5,261
Hemichromis fasciatus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hemiramphus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hepsetus odoe
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heterotis niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilisha africana
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus albicans
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 325 498 572 510 163 241 572 596 587 552
Istiophorus platypterus
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus platypterus
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isurus oxyrinchus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 40 688 874 916 2,041 3,615 2,140 1,024 1,024 660
Katsuwonus pelamis
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Labeo spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Labridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lepidopus caudatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus atlanticus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lichia amia
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 143 290 475 519 146 374 374
Lithognathus mormyrus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 247 189 321 200 527 480 315 231 372 129
Makaira indica
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira indica
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira nigricans
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Makaira nigricans
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius senegalensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 4 3 2 17 13 13 13
Mollusca
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mormyridae
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugil cephalus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 6,517 5,767 4,276 4,643 4,683 5,286 4,735 1,010 4,746 6,935
Muraenidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murex spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mustelus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 1,184 598 946 1,741 1,872 2,817 3,597
Octopodidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 441 68 59 0 0 450 7,708 286 581 5,425
Orcynopsis unicolor
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7,844 6,946 6,087 6,066 5,876 6,342 6,247 6,200 1,944 1,370
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 17,000 17,000
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 23,041 24,634 26,648 27,846 21,195 10,949 14,323 9,197 13,000 14,778
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagellus bellottii
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagrus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palinurus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 292 175 168 23 15 22 12 18 35 66
Papyrocranus afer
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parapenaeus longirostris
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 1,142 1,502 1,702 1,519 1,397 2,300 2,900
Penaeus notialis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,297 4,486 5,291 2,645 3,220 2,835 4,007 3,522 3,757 6,206
Penaeus spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perciformes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,500 1,300 1,927 768 2,107 4,388 2,395 1,391 487 493
Plantae aquaticae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
Plectorhinchus macrolepis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,273 3,304 3,754 3,901 3,878 5,012 4,586 4,304 4,173 3,738
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,202 2,709 3,188 3,625 1,543 1,900 684 390 600 264
Prionace glauca
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pristidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 505 617 723 1,004 977 898 906 1,591 928 1,112
Pteroscion peli
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 728 546 1,376 617 917 1,628 1,474 1,303 1,234 1,276
Rachycentron canadum
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhinobatidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 140 615 920 560 130 400 443 613 268 532
Sardinella aurita
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 63,000 63,011 63,920 90,127 78,005 82,259 75,687 102,394 115,000 130,000
Sardinella maderensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schedophilus pemarco
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 12,813 10,418 10,480 6,078 5,329 12,446 9,555 7,631 2,553 6,232
Scomber japonicus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,381 2,389 1,721 4,322 3,473 520 4,454 7,455 2,023 1,922
Scomberomorus tritor
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 404 489 310 1,098 869 1,145 1,376 1,700 1,635 1,067
Scombroidei
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,047 0 0
Scorpaenidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scyllaridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selene dorsalis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,148 1,729 2,013 1,804 2,606 4,484 4,009 3,461 3,434 6,021
Seriola spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serranidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8,295 5,890 6,943 4,096 7,788 7,729 8,028 5,968 4,773 5,014
Sparidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10,207 10,155 10,676 10,665 11,619 13,552 12,614 9,884 6,545 6,797
Sphyraena spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,656 1,290 1,482 1,446 1,733 1,655 1,749 951 2,025 796
Sphyrnidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 409 1,186 302 1,358 2,529 1,660 1,692 2,010 1,613 1,354
Stromateus fiatola
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontis spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus angustirostris
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus audax
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus audax
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 86 1,426 1,298 1,279 1,244 1,322 1,420 603 603 235
Thunnus albacares
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10 209 201 251 661 472 131 377 377 5
Thunnus obesus
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachinotus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 235 120 70 9 28 72 20
Trachurus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 5,141 2,875 1,167 4,283 4,947 4,482 3,016
Trichiurus lepturus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 363 0 51 1,127 704 754 946 545 371 126
Triglidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Xiphias gladius
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeus faber
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 52 79 57 53 68 68 68
Total: 232,602 225,341 229,242 263,617 247,366 245,990 255,659 255,042 261,681 287,850

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