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FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t) n = 108
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Scientific name | Fishing Area | Unit | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 80 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 100 | 100 | 113 | 72 | 88 | 82 | 120 | 156 | 258 | 152 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 165 | 96 | 94 | 60 | 70 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 100 | 200 | 164 | 156 | 179 | 141 | 79 | 182 | 61 | 122 |
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) | 521 | 605 | 536 | 377 | 255 | 209 | 234 | 358 | 455 | 993 |
Brachyura Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 124 | 149 | 214 | 73 | 224 | 119 | 541 | 151 | 136 | 1,040 |
Brachyura Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
Caranx spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 300 | 200 | 400 | 124 | 100 | 962 | 3,397 | 2,455 | 3,990 |
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 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 58 |
Dicentrarchus spp Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 100 |
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) | 120 | 160 | 121 | 109 | 106 | 100 | 96 | 140 | 153 | 127 |
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) | 228 | 267 | 212 | 170 | 165 | 30 | 127 | 36 | 224 | 154 |
Elasmobranchii Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 74 |
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 | 300 | 300 | 200 | 276 | 258 | 295 | 310 | 685 | 703 |
Epinephelus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 84 | 122 | 226 | 73 | 134 | 134 |
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 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
Eutrigla gurnardus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 300 | 600 | 685 | 449 | 286 | 162 | 423 | 366 | 910 | 755 |
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 | 662 | 1,604 | 1,190 | 800 | 772 |
Merluccius merluccius Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 89 | 182 | 132 | 75 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 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 | 238 | 458 | 511 | 650 | 800 |
Mugil cephalus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 438 | 502 | 2,600 | 2,400 | 380 | 39 | 43 | 20 | 30 | 52 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,549 | 1,663 | 1,373 | 2,400 | 4,000 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 159 | 167 | 173 | 186 | 254 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 155 |
Mullidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 200 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 182 | 328 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 173 |
Mullus spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 738 | 1,195 | 1,305 | 836 | 915 | 738 | 991 | 883 | 1,875 | 1,576 |
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) | 0 | 0 | 1,600 | 1,300 | 1,200 | 749 | 1,064 | 770 | 962 | 1,630 |
Natantia Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 252 | 399 | 595 | 514 | 615 |
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) | 47,700 | 46,200 | 47,000 | 56,700 | 59,700 | 66,000 | 58,624 | 59,722 | 60,000 | 76,650 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 9,000 | 11,011 | 1,480 | 7,906 | 15,092 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 0 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,868 | 2,068 | 1,500 | 1,100 | 1,390 | 602 | 0 | 0 | 1,057 | 2,282 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2,400 | 2,100 | 1,300 | 600 | 795 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 3,374 |
Pagrus pagrus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 550 | 750 | 573 | 356 | 485 | 398 | 315 | 467 | 766 | 892 |
Palaemonidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 680 | 418 | 233 | 300 | 300 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1,097 | 865 | 3,162 | 106 |
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) | 153 | 213 | 102 | 111 | 74 | 43 | 78 | 117 | 171 | 67 |
Portunus pelagicus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 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) | 575 | 1,505 | 1,402 | 599 | 800 | 645 | 695 | 1,364 | 2,244 | 6,501 |
Sardinella spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 1,800 | 5,900 | 6,800 | 2,800 | 3,921 | 2,485 | 2,530 | 218 | 64 | 6,529 |
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 | 30 | 14 | 175 |
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) | 346 | 384 | 442 | 338 | 304 | 322 | 255 | 337 | 560 | 743 |
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 212 | 168 | 193 |
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) | 179 | 151 | 162 | 89 | 122 | 143 | 119 | 215 | 242 | 307 |
Sparidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 345 | 24 | 22 | 52 | 23 | 38 |
Sparus aurata Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 |
Sparus aurata Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 65 | 89 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 51 | 23 | 70 | 129 | 150 |
Sphyraena spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 68 | 50 | 94 | 91 | 196 | 300 |
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 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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) | 768 | 873 | 800 | 537 | 425 | 249 | 349 | 398 | 817 | 969 |
Synodontidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 1,100 | 600 | 700 | 200 | 413 | 844 | 2,233 | 1,053 | 1,163 | 1,209 |
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 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Trachurus mediterraneus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 96 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 52 | 40 | 81 | 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: | 70,758 | 77,268 | 71,209 | 78,514 | 89,339 | 97,562 | 91,748 | 91,527 | 84,905 | 120,479 |