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FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t) n = 108
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Scientific name | Fishing Area | Unit | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
Anguilla anguilla Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 798 | 537 | 585 | 501 | 709 |
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 | 40 | 76 | 136 | 127 | 168 | 128 | 106 | 92 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 82 | 676 | 654 | 545 | 547 | 541 | 908 | 615 | 768 | 882 |
Argyrosomus regius Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 82 |
Ariidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 347 | 867 | 0 | 927 | 1,375 | 1,241 | 1,326 | 1,229 | 1,150 | 1,180 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 2,501 | 4,459 | 1,993 | 2,027 | 3,740 | 2,596 | 5,316 | 4,066 | 4,558 | 3,017 |
Atherinidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
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) | 2,073 | 2,369 | 2,177 | 3,118 | 2,638 | 2,173 | 2,609 | 2,499 | 1,956 | 0 |
Brachyura Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 736 | 949 | 848 | 684 | 1,026 | 981 | 1,063 | 1,249 | 3,524 |
Brachyura Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,049 | 0 | 4 | 149 | 1,177 |
Caranx spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 5,849 | 6,919 | 4,841 | 14,361 | 11,823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clarias anguillaris Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 19,538 | 19,610 | 23,680 | 19,895 | 19,608 | 20,370 | 22,433 | 21,618 | 21,511 |
Clupeoidei Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 40 | 23 | 148 | 60 |
Crustacea Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 557 | 838 | 918 | 1,237 |
Ctenopharyngodon idellus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | 15,343 | 16,553 | 4,233 | 707 |
Cyprinidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 928 | 2,154 | 1,059 | 1,261 | 1,386 | 2,117 | 4,515 |
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 | 419 | 0 | 429 | 727 | 453 | 559 | 662 |
Dicentrarchus punctatus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 2,997 | 293 | 98 | 100 | 604 | 73 | 424 | 119 | 135 | 203 |
Dicentrarchus spp Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 3,404 | 1,470 | 2,413 | 1,272 | 2,706 | 2,397 | 2,233 | 2,738 | 815 |
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) | 128 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 346 | 590 | 382 | 390 | 841 |
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) | 770 | 535 | 1,152 | 1,000 | 1,226 | 1,172 | 1,120 | 1,629 | 1,211 | 1,383 |
Elasmobranchii Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 9 | 81 | 32 | 89 | 69 | 137 | 122 | 180 | 135 | 182 |
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) | 2,826 | 906 | 842 | 614 | 604 | 721 | 1,010 | 778 | 905 | 1,943 |
Epinephelus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 78 | 0 | 58 | 334 | 247 | 387 | 647 | 689 | 722 | 1,215 |
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 | 1,403 |
Etrumeus teres Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,135 |
Euthynnus affinis Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 76 | 128 | 43 | 138 | 318 | 755 | 841 | 326 |
Euthynnus alletteratus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 598 | 574 | 518 | 640 | 648 | 697 | 985 | 725 | 724 | 1,442 |
Eutrigla gurnardus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 1,034 | 991 | 2,015 | 1,099 | 1,077 | 1,070 | 1,264 | 1,158 | 1,067 | 1,159 |
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 | 2,495 | 2,730 | 2,551 | 3,255 | 2,572 |
Lethrinidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 425 | 574 | 577 | 1,040 |
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 | 4,875 | 5,053 | 4,044 | 5,165 | 8,784 | 4,265 |
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 | 488 | 530 | 610 | 625 | 598 |
Mollusca Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 233 | 0 | 198 | 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) | 1,880 | 2,252 | 6,049 | 6,567 | 5,441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugil cephalus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 222 | 384 | 620 | 479 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 12,371 | 10,844 | 6,972 | 5,840 | 6,116 | 15,543 | 11,836 | 14,538 | 15,356 | 17,041 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 763 | 1,255 | 987 | 1,152 | 2,160 | 2,600 | 2,896 | 2,012 | 2,304 | 1,995 |
Mugilidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 67 | 59 | 352 | 1,811 |
Mullidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 996 | 583 | 668 | 689 | 777 | 1,077 | 716 | 744 | 439 | 876 |
Mullus spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 792 | 148 | 999 | 1,516 | 2,098 | 1,512 | 2,314 | 2,533 | 1,681 | 2,727 |
Natantia Egypt |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Natantia Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 3,189 | 4,029 | 2,656 | 3,818 | 3,959 | 3,971 | 3,164 | 4,851 | 5,071 | 7,099 |
Natantia Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 594 | 759 | 435 | 614 | 572 | 763 | 644 | 639 | 436 | 1,170 |
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 | 33 | 67 | 47 |
Oreochromis niloticus Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 93,113 | 93,495 | 97,679 | 95,819 | 122,207 | 125,307 | 130,992 | 128,446 | 112,811 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 156,865 | 67,728 | 66,145 | 65,814 | 80,906 | 62,895 | 55,738 | 63,547 | 95,924 | 83,715 |
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) | 6,956 | 8,922 | 16,019 | 10,773 | 11,535 | 7,985 | 7,434 | 10,125 | 12,824 | 9,308 |
Osteichthyes Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 17,230 | 8,732 | 23,770 | 18,051 | 18,121 | 13,361 | 24,063 | 30,339 | 27,923 | 48,787 |
Pagrus pagrus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 843 | 874 | 775 | 1,080 | 1,508 | 1,021 | 1,825 | 1,425 | 1,230 | 2,984 |
Palaemonidae Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 1,023 | 2,765 | 1,139 | 2,352 | 3,687 | 3,169 | 2,286 | 2,387 | 2,886 | 1,388 |
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) | 7,131 | 16,101 | 5,562 | 5,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 174 | 307 | 147 | 56 | 153 |
Portunus pelagicus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 101 | 216 | 110 | 318 | 657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rastrelliger kanagurta Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,363 | 1,151 | 1,914 | 652 | 1,004 |
Sardinella spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 6,302 | 8,928 | 7,072 | 10,634 | 8,147 | 8,935 | 8,267 | 10,621 | 23,920 | 39,563 |
Sardinella spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 4,307 | 2,860 | 1,613 | 3,763 | 2,973 | 2,822 | 6,833 | 5,639 | 4,973 | 5,383 |
Sarpa salpa Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scaridae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 283 | 918 |
Scomber japonicus Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 412 | 810 | 185 | 453 | 3,041 | 1,926 | 2,042 | 2,392 | 810 | 378 |
Scomberomorus commerson Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 86 | 144 | 112 | 299 | 270 | 30 | 203 | 194 | 227 | 170 |
Scombroidei Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 1,071 | 594 | 576 | 2,004 |
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 614 | 659 | 787 | 1,067 | 1,031 | 1,097 | 1,365 | 1,370 | 1,152 | 1,449 |
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 221 | 172 | 128 | 286 | 486 | 560 | 399 | 414 | 237 | 3,525 |
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 | 246 | 750 | 372 | 379 | 481 |
Siganus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 128 | 129 | 175 | 199 |
Solea solea Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 547 | 381 | 763 |
Solea solea Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 135 | 287 | 360 | 814 | 710 | 473 | 751 | 762 | 653 | 965 |
Sparidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,113 | 2,430 | 2,210 | 1,318 | 423 |
Sparus aurata Egypt |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 3,183 | 1,789 | 780 | 1,197 | 899 | 908 | 474 | 554 | 672 | 557 |
Sparus aurata Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 505 | 523 | 335 | 378 | 475 | 451 | 754 | 533 | 553 | 1,398 |
Sphyraena spp Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 729 | 730 | 0 | 1,731 | 1,098 | 1,721 | 1,764 | 1,159 |
Sphyraena spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Spongiidae Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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) | 1,445 | 1,425 | 822 | 980 | 1,134 | 993 | 1,307 | 1,075 | 941 | 1,162 |
Synodontidae Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 2,884 | 4,776 | 5,820 | 6,073 | 4,845 | 4,696 | 4,151 | 5,117 | 7,994 | 7,213 |
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) | 131 | 130 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trachurus mediterraneus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 434 | 656 | 346 | 354 | 0 | 433 | 716 | 441 | 402 | 326 |
Trichiurus lepturus Egypt |
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 914 | 679 | 774 | 711 |
Trichiurus lepturus Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Tylosurus spp Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 48 | 32 | 17 | 28 |
Variola louti Egypt |
51 - Indian Ocean, Western | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total: | 250,903 | 284,299 | 282,169 | 302,829 | 311,600 | 335,300 | 340,434 | 371,332 | 406,204 | 422,665 |