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FAO Capture Production in Senegal (t)     n = 165
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Acanthocybium solandri
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
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) 231 51 0 0 324 124 160 742 1,023 563
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) 8,023 4,132 5,433 4,743 5,874 3,912 4,457 10,162 10,094 6,006
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) 1,084 311 201 341 318 309 0 0 0 7
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 10 7
Belonidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 37
Boops boops
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7 7 32 66 35 139 10 20 38 7
Brachydeuterus auritus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,894 1,480 986 1,687 1,367 1,255 610 1,445 1,481 2,414
Brachyura
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 88 110 25 29 520 158 217 727 356 186
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) 0 877 1,679 1,609 847 140 590 1,644 1,770 3,260
Carangidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,015 2,188 6,988 3,373 4,636 4,772 3,299 4,806 7,491 4,456
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 0 178 54 69 139 147
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,728 1,136 827 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 92 40 11 28 127 83 226 241 227
Coryphaena hippurus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 115
Crassostrea spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 13 86 223 100 109 89 125
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 4,294 4,888 7,454 6,648 5,166 4,678 5,737
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) 3,573 3,298 3,362 2,524 1,958 1,973 2,265 2,428 3,249 2,401
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 0 447 0 451 531
Dentex spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 771 1,454 3,129 2,731 1,906 4,318 1,608 2,301 1,132 788
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 9 619 472 527 170
Diplodus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 221 194
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) 470 289 607 530 605 248 741 606 325 439
Elasmobranchii
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,139 1,482 2,159 1,791 3,347 4,169 3,803 4,470 4,887 4,808
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 0 353 147 8,197 73 34 31 307 1,209
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) 12,713 11,542 12,164 12,229 13,503 17,277 17,783 17,147 16,496 29,468
Euthynnus alletteratus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,834 1,604 1,854 1,496 1,628 1,133 1,066 1,662 1,604 1,606
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) 7,690 4,688 3,595 915 1,456 5,357 5,255 5,453 4,849 3,016
Gastropoda
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,413 4,888 4,576 917 682 24 45 40 0 0
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) 5,955 4,983 4,426 3,495 5,418 2,121 11,187 11,283 7,828 10,902
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 70 30
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) 1,040 466 860 461 162 167 241 560 261 237
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) 134 652 260 95 59 18 163 455 1,963 1,631
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) 374 374 1,828 501 920 2,450 228 257 540 489
Lithognathus mormyrus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 223 45
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 7 49 92 17 140
Lutjanus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 197 383 417 488 368 236 296 237 221
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) 1 5 7 0 9 5 2 5 0 0
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) 13 13 18 33 8 1 7 162 22 335
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 3 0 268 247 748 699 212
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) 3,940 6,286 5,980 3,428 3,415 1,947 2,109 2,780 1,690 2,512
Muraenidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 128 111 166 910 837 710 268 165 142
Murex spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 748 1,267 1,223 2,543 1,255
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) 552 546 9 51 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8,639 12,409 5,072 4,799 8,397 4,191 4,180 2,701 5,530 37,257
Orcynopsis unicolor
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 16 19 41 29 16 63 60 5 17 24
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) 1,456 1,581 1,600 1,024 2,803 2,382 1,807 1,977 1,323 1,362
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 17,000 19,000 24,750 27,650 34,000 40,000 47,500 53,500 42,894 58,747
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 21,435 26,396 31,141 38,369 10,778 18,088 13,522 13,782 7,590 6,679
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) 6,059 5,215 5,422 3,890 5,051 4,679 4,380 5,086 3,719 4,319
Pagrus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,380 2,480 2,498 2,261 2,394 1,775 2,570 2,763 1,881 1,931
Palinurus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 59 149 96 103 787 121 130 196 144 39
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) 450 450 0 0 0 699 954 2,998 3,888 1,167
Penaeus notialis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,479 4,375 3,495 3,597 2,673 4,828 4,302 6,606 4,105 4,887
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) 1,285 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantae aquaticae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 100 150
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) 4,257 8,410 7,417 7,224 11,857 10,510 8,113 8,002 7,132 7,335
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) 354 172 1,099 2,142 1,614 461 691 2,075 3,118 327
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 2
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 146
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,630 1,487
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 519 964 845 998 1,714 352 731 896 1,087 1,223
Pteroscion peli
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,162 721 1,123 1,227 1,802 6,833 667 527 489 581
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) 1,825 1,310 1,844 2,205 2,886 3,308 2,962 4,515 4,051 3,332
Rhinobatidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171 59
Sarda sarda
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 525 597 346 238 814 731 1,012 1,390 2,213 948
Sardinella aurita
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 92,342 97,364 145,518 142,197 128,138 116,766 142,457 152,713 129,429 93,512
Sardinella maderensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 64,300 67,330 57,566 73,935 51,405 64,711 108,186 114,824 103,363 105,120
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) 1,498 1,740 3,035 4,649 5,363 2,115 8,047 7,620 5,572 3,295
Scomber japonicus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,498 1,035 603 1,394 1,149 1,748 947 1,670 2,117 988
Scomberomorus tritor
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,430 1,027 2,450 2,039 1,870 3,220 2,634 1,879 1,397 1,186
Scombroidei
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 64 3 52 1 0 0 0
Scorpaenidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 212 275 657 539 581 491 343 267
Scyllaridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Selene dorsalis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 278 176
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,634 7,808 6,496 6,380 6,945 6,399 5,919 6,864 6,365 5,709
Seriola spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 60
Serranidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5,728 4,505 3,159 4,243 5,269 4,175 4,411 4,317 3,488 3,162
Sparidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,295 846 974 1,072 1,717 1,117 1,530 2,339 1,456 1,474
Sphyrnidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 20
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,500 2,021 1,951 1,744 1,628 862 1,196 1,251 597 922
Stromateus fiatola
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
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) 90 132 40 19 6 20 41 208 251 834
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) 0 15 5 9 126 237 138 258 730 1,473
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) 94 47 0 98 55 64 132 83 28 207
Trachurus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,180 5,749 1,352 1,710 1,093 1,027 521 1,078 1,061 2,108
Trichiurus lepturus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 134 87 286 195 463 345 432 1,114 948 838
Triglidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 81
Xiphias gladius
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 169 127
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) 68 68 65 63 794 661 1,157 142 53 139
Total: 312,573 327,307 372,399 383,938 357,861 365,388 438,252 481,738 426,838 439,652

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