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FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t) n = 108
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Scientific name | Fishing Area | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
Anguilla anguilla Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 2,064 | 1,979 | 1,802 | 781 | 916 | 924 | 3,983 | 2,055 | 944 | 1,238 | 345 | 208 |
Argyrops spinifer Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 462 | 1,554 | 584 | 629 | 821 | 210 | 385 | 323 | 227 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 201 | 51 | 67 | 162 | 86 | 79 | 230 | 165 | 125 | 118 | 101 | 52 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 575 | 987 | 1,305 | 1,252 | 2,325 | 1,153 | 1,877 | 1,437 | 977 | 1,031 | 896 | 687 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ariidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 107 | 98 | 17 | 79 | 89 | 79 | 35 | 4 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 3,182 | 5,154 | 5,941 | 4,407 | 2,246 | 1,985 | 5,290 | 7,987 | 5,459 | 73 | 5,661 | 5,602 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,732 | 3,490 | 3,267 | 3,560 | 3,681 | 5,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bagrus bajad Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 15,472 | 19,026 | 16,437 | 10,228 | 7,900 | 11,952 | 6,668 | 5,647 | 7,202 | 6,902 | 5,747 |
Boops boops Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,450 | 1,222 | 1,541 | 1,288 | 1,622 | 3,039 | 3,980 | 3,677 | 3,597 | 2,711 | 3,230 | 4,156 |
Brachyura Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,725 | 1,160 | 2,222 | 1,456 | 950 | 2,307 | 2,306 | 4,095 | 3,525 | 3,949 | 3,792 | 3,814 |
Brachyura Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2,141 | 744 | 678 | 1,998 | 833 | 371 | 331 | 311 | 201 | 297 | 267 | 321 |
Caranx spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,049 | 1,014 | 1,288 | 2,251 | 2,269 | 1,332 | 1,405 | 1,775 | 2,147 |
Clarias anguillaris Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 31,506 | 39,535 | 39,208 | 43,109 | 26,833 | 25,821 | 36,771 | 31,195 | 32,357 | 37,806 | 29,156 | 30,117 |
Clupeoidei Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 84 | 28 | 8 | 41 | 6 | 52 | 155 | 184 | 146 | 53 | 66 | 100 |
Crustacea Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 2,473 | 2,192 | 2,029 | 1,469 | 1,455 | 2,141 | 2,591 | 2,031 | 2,425 | 2,911 | 2,216 | 1,906 |
Ctenopharyngodon idellus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 12,826 | 17,918 | 19,528 | 21,397 | 28,192 | 26,534 | 27,534 | 26,156 | 21,189 | 26,071 | 21,354 | 32,160 |
Cyprinidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 1,232 | 5,040 | 4,385 | 6,938 | 5,978 | 2,747 | 4,280 | 4,795 | 2,537 | 3,599 | 2,740 | 2,615 |
Decapterus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,230 | 10,401 | 7,935 | 5,938 | 6,522 | 4,909 | 7,932 | 6,151 | 5,913 |
Dentex dentex Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dicentrarchus labrax Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 626 | 800 | 1,336 | 1,404 | 942 | 1,112 | 1,516 | 1,550 | 1,125 | 1,336 | 1,326 | 969 |
Dicentrarchus punctatus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 186 | 238 | 556 | 751 | 472 | 640 | 1,070 | 759 | 933 | 586 | 587 | 469 |
Dicentrarchus spp Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 4,075 | 3,789 | 3,310 | 1,184 | 1,741 | 2,215 | 4,402 | 4,307 | 3,965 | 4,208 | 2,060 | 643 |
Diplodus annularis Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 854 | 384 | 882 | 1,431 | 1,792 | 1,479 | 1,937 | 1,417 |
Diplodus sargus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 812 | 793 | 447 | 455 | 536 | 699 | 974 | 740 | 874 | 845 | 875 | 949 |
Echinodermata Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 20 | 139 | 2,310 | 527 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Elasmobranchii Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,197 | 2,143 | 2,020 | 1,395 | 1,251 | 577 | 3,450 | 2,388 | 3,039 | 2,468 | 3,056 | 3,333 |
Elasmobranchii Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 244 | 263 | 202 | 209 | 253 | 51 | 126 | 115 | 80 | 81 | 23 | 0 |
Encrasicholina punctifer Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,205 | 527 | 2,375 | 3,358 | 3,667 | 5,336 | 4,230 | 3,775 | 1,719 |
Engraulis encrasicolus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,256 | 4,865 | 3,167 | 2,988 | 2,003 |
Epinephelus spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,621 | 1,123 | 1,453 | 1,314 | 1,119 | 1,094 | 1,550 | 1,493 | 1,327 | 1,018 | 985 | 878 |
Epinephelus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 3,126 | 3,576 | 3,687 | 3,651 | 4,189 | 3,094 | 2,601 | 2,801 | 2,582 | 3,230 | 2,871 | 2,493 |
Epinephelus tauvina Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 109 | 152 | 153 | 244 |
Erugosquilla massavensis Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 295 | 260 |
Etrumeus teres Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Etrumeus teres Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Euthynnus affinis Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 344 | 209 | 313 | 537 | 356 | 135 | 375 | 638 | 160 | 167 | 272 | 182 |
Euthynnus alletteratus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,128 | 1,072 | 1,416 | 784 | 706 | 963 | 895 | 1,061 | 1,587 | 1,939 | 1,302 | 951 |
Eutrigla gurnardus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,078 | 778 | 611 | 379 | 508 | 612 | 1,207 | 1,104 | 1,540 | 1,211 | 1,383 | 1,648 |
Gerres oyena Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 735 | 57 | 50 | 19 |
Lates niloticus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 3,278 | 5,328 | 5,775 | 9,985 | 10,341 | 6,548 | 9,666 | 6,860 | 5,039 | 15,735 | 12,294 | 10,804 |
Lethrinidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 1,147 | 2,696 | 3,513 | 3,176 | 2,858 | 1,994 | 2,592 | 2,551 | 2,326 | 2,072 | 2,854 | 2,247 |
Lethrinus borbonicus Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 154 | 402 | 389 |
Lethrinus mahsena Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 150 | 324 | 172 | 169 | 25 | 119 | 232 | 104 |
Loligo spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 167 | 138 | 79 | 120 | 172 | 234 | 280 | 250 |
Lutjanidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 8,830 | 5,014 | 3,756 | 542 | 592 | 1,000 | 1,008 | 1,407 | 1,200 | 193 | 327 | 337 |
Merluccius merluccius Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mollusca Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 916 | 845 | 1,190 | 1,845 | 1,760 | 2,142 | 2,262 | 1,990 | 1,947 | 1,692 | 1,671 | 1,403 |
Mollusca Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 4,173 | 3,243 | 2,738 | 1,197 | 2,093 | 2,991 | 2,500 | 2,990 | 3,231 | 3,365 | 3,615 |
Mollusca Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 1,718 | 361 | 135 | 973 | 811 | 64 | 70 | 238 | 69 | 40 | 49 | 38 |
Mugil cephalus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugil cephalus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 16,697 | 20,688 | 21,708 | 29,298 | 28,861 | 24,269 | 31,791 | 22,023 | 18,771 | 16,575 | 26,513 | 19,008 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,396 | 2,085 | 5,696 | 4,383 | 4,152 | 3,525 | 3,012 | 4,543 | 4,660 | 4,733 | 4,713 | 4,191 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2,365 | 3,760 | 3,326 | 3,515 | 2,705 | 1,799 | 1,244 | 1,125 | 1,159 | 599 | 339 | 343 |
Mullidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 914 | 2,590 | 1,684 | 1,947 | 1,836 | 713 | 990 | 988 | 1,237 | 925 | 806 | 855 |
Mullus spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,611 | 1,717 | 1,957 | 1,133 | 1,200 | 1,478 | 3,428 | 4,396 | 2,939 | 3,058 | 3,577 | 4,124 |
Natantia Egypt |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natantia Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 4,408 | 3,668 | 4,685 | 2,473 | 3,278 | 2,950 | 3,272 | 4,806 | 10,746 | 10,632 | 10,563 | 10,799 |
Natantia Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2,655 | 1,704 | 1,366 | 1,761 | 2,014 | 1,957 | 1,604 | 918 | 961 | 774 | 683 | 656 |
Nemipterus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2,081 | 4,974 | 3,050 | 4,205 | 4,454 | 4,027 | 3,417 | 2,278 | 3,456 | 4,135 | 2,894 | 3,393 |
Oblada melanura Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 158 | 70 | 77 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 95 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 66 |
Oreochromis niloticus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 131,276 | 145,291 | 138,450 | 150,182 | 140,561 | 116,461 | 90,127 | 102,574 | 91,272 | 105,041 | 130,330 | 120,220 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 34,196 | 21,810 | 18,931 | 16,393 | 14,393 | 14,632 | 15,421 | 12,544 | 34,845 | 25,685 | 15,014 | 15,027 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 4,109 | 3,637 | 4,035 | 2,846 | 1,993 | 4,136 | 10,487 | 6,137 | 7,432 | 7,550 | 6,513 | 8,437 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 22,770 | 23,885 | 28,274 | 3,227 | 8,098 | 9,082 | 6,433 | 2,033 | 1,104 | 1,406 | 1,119 | 3,695 |
Pagrus pagrus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,847 | 575 | 1,231 | 758 | 906 | 1,553 | 2,058 | 2,072 | 2,738 | 2,801 | 3,183 | 3,990 |
Palaemonidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 2,411 | 2,450 | 2,326 | 2,674 | 5,089 | 4,464 | 5,029 | 4,792 | 5,409 | 6,176 | 3,023 | 3,116 |
Panulirus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
Perciformes Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plectorhinchus schotaf Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 33 | 55 | 86 |
Pleuronectiformes Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 10 |
Pomadasys stridens Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,139 | 1,060 | 799 | 559 | 518 | 1,476 | 484 | 667 | 799 |
Pomatomus saltatrix Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 326 | 468 | 549 | 420 | 393 | 343 | 638 | 653 | 862 | 560 | 776 | 566 |
Portunus pelagicus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rastrelliger kanagurta Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 430 | 1,442 | 2,782 | 2,269 | 1,899 | 1,467 | 1,139 | 878 | 1,080 | 1,383 | 1,492 | 2,181 |
Sardinella spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 19,689 | 20,037 | 12,106 | 10,270 | 12,268 | 14,976 | 14,764 | 20,191 | 17,389 | 11,917 | 8,971 | 7,878 |
Sardinella spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 5,705 | 4,343 | 5,431 | 4,779 | 3,704 | 2,887 | 2,367 | 2,193 | 3,281 | 7,295 | 4,701 | 4,840 |
Sarpa salpa Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scaridae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,040 | 1,334 | 1,481 | 2,038 | 1,947 | 1,844 | 1,370 | 1,090 | 1,874 |
Scomber japonicus Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 3,561 | 2,747 | 1,614 | 2,741 | 1,083 | 553 | 645 | 1,047 | 647 | 382 | 119 | 44 |
Scomberomorus commerson Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 340 | 374 | 418 | 449 | 493 | 721 | 294 | 405 | 181 | 174 | 349 | 225 |
Scombroidei Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,676 | 778 | 1,301 | 903 | 986 | 426 | 1,087 | 1,564 | 1,810 | 1,689 | 1,578 | 939 |
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,503 | 1,554 | 1,734 | 1,516 | 1,441 | 1,697 | 2,561 | 3,224 | 3,301 | 2,473 | 2,957 | 2,480 |
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 1,043 | 1,365 | 854 | 2,536 | 1,751 | 1,139 | 666 | 880 | 1,387 | 613 | 276 | 298 |
Serranidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 948 | 1,233 | 1,278 | 1,976 | 1,514 |
Siganus spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 624 | 904 | 923 | 717 | 610 | 745 | 1,248 | 1,146 | 1,102 | 945 | 1,008 | 1,005 |
Siganus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 42 | 1,402 | 665 | 335 | 391 | 593 | 243 | 860 | 1,298 | 478 | 710 | 955 |
Solea solea Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 2,490 | 2,134 | 1,858 | 834 | 609 | 1,116 | 1,498 | 1,980 | 2,209 | 1,780 | 1,842 | 1,977 |
Solea solea Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,012 | 1,041 | 898 | 758 | 645 | 778 | 1,094 | 919 | 1,157 | 738 | 860 | 1,145 |
Sparidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 4,741 | 3,545 | 2,827 | 4,500 | 3,872 | 865 | 709 | 2,110 | 1,327 | 728 | 797 | 32 |
Sparus aurata Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 1,727 | 1,711 | 1,506 | 459 | 751 | 534 | 1,173 | 1,517 | 1,383 | 1,317 | 641 | 504 |
Sparus aurata Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 751 | 601 | 974 | 914 | 602 | 800 | 1,396 | 1,367 | 1,322 | 1,481 | 1,431 | 1,198 |
Sphyraena spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,191 | 1,085 | 995 | 889 | 763 | 994 | 782 | 671 | 529 | 919 | 615 | 469 |
Sphyraena spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 1,199 | 485 | 260 | 288 | 319 | 275 | 438 | 881 | 485 | 650 | 873 | 899 |
Spongiidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Synodontidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 28 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Synodontidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,265 | 1,037 | 900 | 675 | 645 | 1,112 | 1,746 | 1,971 | 1,862 | 1,600 | 1,960 | 2,371 |
Synodontidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 10,543 | 7,913 | 5,736 | 5,700 | 4,892 | 2,188 | 4,162 | 3,151 | 4,116 | 4,381 | 3,915 | 3,884 |
Synodontis spp Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 2,678 | 3,937 | 5,520 | 6,037 | 1,929 | 1,454 | 2,038 | 1,843 | 1,903 | 2,297 | 1,871 | 1,776 |
Testudinata Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trachurus mediterraneus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 525 | 1,351 | 1,122 | 823 | 848 | 697 | 1,101 | 1,376 | 1,113 | 874 | 854 | 971 |
Trichiurus lepturus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 809 | 1,107 | 1,096 | 694 | 588 | 782 | 1,294 | 1,235 | 1,749 | 1,549 | 1,812 | 2,087 |
Trichiurus lepturus Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tylosurus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 11 | 28 | 0 | 121 | 141 | 662 | 435 | 375 | 141 | 208 | 284 | 385 |
Variola louti Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 785 | 1,283 | 859 | 989 | 894 |
Total: | 384,314 | 428,633 | 425,162 | 431,123 | 393,494 | 349,553 | 375,894 | 372,491 | 373,815 | 387,398 | 385,209 | 375,354 |