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FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t) n = 108
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Scientific name | Fishing Area | Unit | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
Anguilla anguilla Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argyrops spinifer Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 500 | 500 | 800 | 800 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 400 | 400 | 200 | 100 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 300 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Ariidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bagrus bajad Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boops boops Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
Brachyura Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 500 | 500 | 1,000 | 700 | 700 | 500 | 300 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Brachyura Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 300 | 200 | 100 |
Caranx spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Clarias anguillaris Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clupeoidei Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crustacea Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ctenopharyngodon idellus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cyprinidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Decapterus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dentex dentex Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dicentrarchus labrax Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dicentrarchus punctatus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dicentrarchus spp Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diplodus annularis Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diplodus sargus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Echinodermata Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elasmobranchii Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 300 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Elasmobranchii Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Encrasicholina punctifer Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engraulis encrasicolus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Epinephelus spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
Epinephelus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 300 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Epinephelus tauvina Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Erugosquilla massavensis Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Etrumeus teres Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 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 |
Euthynnus affinis Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Euthynnus alletteratus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eutrigla gurnardus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gerres oyena Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lates niloticus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lethrinidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lethrinus borbonicus Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lethrinus mahsena Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Loligo spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lutjanidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Merluccius merluccius Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mollusca Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mollusca Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mollusca Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugil cephalus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugil cephalus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,800 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 300 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 800 | 500 | 500 | 300 | 100 | 100 |
Mullidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 400 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 600 | 300 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Mullus spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 800 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 900 | 1,400 | 1,900 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Natantia Egypt |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natantia Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 5,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,100 | 5,000 | 3,700 | 2,900 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
Natantia Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 900 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 500 | 200 | 100 |
Nemipterus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oblada melanura Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oreochromis niloticus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 49,200 | 50,000 | 49,800 | 54,400 | 83,700 | 56,700 | 65,900 | 49,400 | 46,400 | 46,100 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 6,000 | 5,000 | 14,000 | 10,000 | 5,200 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 3,300 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 5,700 | 5,700 | 11,000 | 9,900 | 3,000 | 1,500 | 1,800 | 1,700 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
Pagrus pagrus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 300 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
Palaemonidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panulirus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perciformes Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Plectorhinchus schotaf Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pleuronectiformes Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pomadasys stridens Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pomatomus saltatrix Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 200 |
Portunus pelagicus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rastrelliger kanagurta Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sardinella spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 7,000 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 7,400 | 7,600 | 1,200 | 800 | 600 | 600 |
Sardinella spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,700 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,800 |
Sarpa salpa Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scaridae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scomber japonicus Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scomberomorus commerson Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scombroidei Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 500 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 700 | 900 | 1,000 | 800 | 500 | 400 |
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Serranidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siganus spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siganus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Solea solea Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Solea solea Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 300 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Sparidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Sparus aurata Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sparus aurata Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 400 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 100 |
Sphyraena spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sphyraena spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spongiidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Synodontidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Synodontidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,400 | 600 | 800 | 800 | 800 |
Synodontidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,500 | 5,000 | 2,700 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Synodontis spp Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Testudinata Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trachurus mediterraneus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Trichiurus lepturus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trichiurus lepturus Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tylosurus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Variola louti Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total: | 83,900 | 86,800 | 112,800 | 109,000 | 128,000 | 96,200 | 93,100 | 74,700 | 74,900 | 74,100 |