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FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t)     n = 108
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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) 20 8 4 11 18 4 46 0 0 0
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 249 313 166 231 265 338 572 500 761 647
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 116 88 48
Ariidae
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 10 10 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 130 45 51 31 510 347 1,319 2,000 2,797 2,924
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) 823 1,350 252 296 889 870 912 1,085 2,792 2,298
Brachyura
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,001 529 911 1,079 228 320 292 237 273 440
Brachyura
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 23 2 30 76 6 0 0 0 0 0
Caranx spp
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4,348 4,695 5,544 3,154 1,383 0 5,757 3,682 2,927 2,545
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) 33 0 36 17 49 36 22 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) 45 51 34 19 53 46 198 427 709 1,403
Dicentrarchus spp
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 35 36 5 55 80 131 186 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) 213 162 151 0 92 105 27 66 112 98
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) 49 48 80 15 29 94 52 711 773 392
Elasmobranchii
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 73 113 48 31 20 18 9 337 18 69
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) 623 808 193 241 231 181 195 250 367 650
Epinephelus spp
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 72 130 117 93 92 203 885 41 18 99
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) 3 2 23 14 48 62 68 35 17 358
Eutrigla gurnardus
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 735 424 110 265 379 300 358 103 595 1,085
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) 574 554 143 298 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius merluccius
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 1 0 1 4 33 8 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) 593 721 438 280 5,044 5,059 75 440 643 1,727
Mugil cephalus
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 67 42 69 228 114 347 379 205 37 302
Mugilidae
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,788 2,507 2,505 2,721 1,985 3,082 7,353 5,052 7,224 11,032
Mugilidae
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 544 370 1,155 585 460 231 379 33 41 26
Mugilidae
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 141 68 65 38 0 0 0 257 28 0
Mullidae
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 151 146 80 236 55 129 146 300 276 146
Mullus spp
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,106 1,286 517 790 660 577 957 729 137 1,156
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) 1,901 1,255 1,122 1,264 864 966 1,211 1,508 1,630 3,417
Natantia
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 404 451 477 540 244 946 443 513 455 582
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) 86,546 83,810 104,102 102,693 106,989 127,952 136,813 120,711 158,049 138,973
Osteichthyes
Egypt
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,502 2,784 1,147 1,916 561 4,732 3,864 17,972 14,812 11,492
Osteichthyes
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,792 3,440 4,284 7,068 8,568 18,253 10,368 14,835 18,003 19,247
Pagrus pagrus
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 638 485 253 27 265 338 572 348 638 782
Palaemonidae
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 151 54 49 19 11 27 63 1,293 931 994
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) 112 102 71 47 51 56 47 257 99 12,194
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) 92 56 261 269 128 91 96 0 0 0
Portunus pelagicus
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 5 0 27 77 1 2 0 59 66 55
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) 4,580 5,639 2,442 2,793 3,710 4,929 4,977 5,504 7,033 5,217
Sardinella spp
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4,918 2,519 198 384 190 329 1,243 355 5,415 6,198
Sarpa salpa
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 5 0 6 10 29 20 22 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) 0 366 391 250 250 236 382 308 164 278
Scomberomorus commerson
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 239 327 292 300 6 32 68 53 16 49
Scombroidei
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 32 68 80 80 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 356 644 691 990 780 640 1,030 724 941 631
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 65 184 146 93 160 98 137 170 77 143
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) 428 475 854 513 401 354 361 51 126 325
Sparidae
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 25 8 4 13 0 0 0 27 12 50
Sparus aurata
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 555 934 1,003
Sparus aurata
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 268 330 299 449 239 190 81 102 130 462
Sphyraena spp
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 180 161 26 14 24 45 86 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 6 5 4 2 4 8 3 2 2
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) 622 528 333 305 114 152 247 603 1,011 1,313
Synodontidae
Egypt
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,846 2,669 1,493 1,282 318 956 223 2,049 854 1,932
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) 1 2 3 2 1 4 18 8 13 100
Trachurus mediterraneus
Egypt
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 272 0 23 174 238 213 1,031 19 5 222
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: 121,396 120,708 131,725 132,300 136,837 174,102 183,628 184,702 232,114 233,004

Note: If marine mammals and crocodiles are included in this list they are not accounted for in the Totals because they are reported in numbers and not in tonnes.

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