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FAO Capture Production in Gambia (t)     n = 51
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Alectis alexandrinus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 424 455 455 440
Argyrosomus regius
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 3 0 18 0 27 50 125 72 8 10 22 33 645 42 45 1 1 1 13 14 13 13
Ariidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 267 267 267 2,059 1,758 1,112 1,711 1,704 673 765 1,119 650 438 372 334 251 325 187 434 357 302 846 158 1,234 517 540 749 950 2,238 734 774 2,210 2,526 4,046 3,523 3,773 3,775 3,650
Balistidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 51 9 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Brachyura
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 22 120 44 45 46 45
Caranx rhonchus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 69 54 55 118 404 433 433 420
Caranx spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 96 40 66 104 66 43 59 125 113 97 42 55 73 88 73 174 124 147 160 137 288 899 306 111 796 484 590 640 402 402 390
Clupeoidei
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 27 8 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 473 359 117 612 158 10 138 114 72 92 222 133 148 464 114 95 188 211 859 541 307 441 450 725 2,262 586 614 842 2,001 1,372 1,294 866 879 0 0
Drepane africana
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 77 241 81 30 31 27 20 34 44 42 24 97 126 43 44 42 118 151 104 23 30 60 85 186 206 93 108 140 347 257 275 275 265
Elasmobranchii
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,412 831 639 913 832 335 377 374 298 302 263 250 387 620 395 194 316 480 498 415 3,223 606 630 720 3,982 6,128 1,085 494 1,738 324 361 471 504 504 490
Elops lacerta
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 3 40 767 1,247 962 941 982 982 950
Epinephelus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 600 696 696 696 526 538 179 153 219 102 73 70 87 29 0 39 51 86 52 33 42 54 118 62 53 30 30 49 63 66 55 101 667 339 129 130 161 161 156
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,800 2,800 2,800 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,600 3,600 4,487 4,512 3,947 6,225 7,324 7,324 7,324 6,600 5,380 2,938 3,067 3,920 3,605 5,699 4,572 5,023 7,850 3,195 5,317 9,328 8,039 17,646 12,019 14,053 16,897 13,897 22,648 21,523 21,952 22,750 20,508 18,516 22,786 22,118 16,815 14,978 13,187 13,876 11,744 12,577 12,585 12,200
Galeoides decadactylus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 347 71 99 41 88 140 146 57 60 87 116 120 132 78 210 454 608 425 455 455 440
Gastropoda
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 190 0 0 0 0 28 67 20 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 25 13 0 0 0 55 194 227 128 230 250 5 20 1 14 0 15 106 685 592 633 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 62 92 161 60 66 126 124 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 1,312 62 33 94 53 56 61 67 127 27 150 86 90 90 126 122 60 96 85 406 133 600 643 543 525
Mugilidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 164 378 144 190 95 119 180 66 53 152 47 34 21 2 22 23 18 279 475 278 66 70 123 69 208 147 208 124 884 850 569 609 609 590
Octopodidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 290 1,953 1,486 2,093 829 503 277 141 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Gambia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 800 800 800 800 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,000 1,000 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,000 950 900 850 719 1,077 1,153 1,154 1,100
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 63 28 22 51 6 12 5 2 20 14 5 18 75 5 94 198 85 23 20 12 27 67 41 81 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Gambia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 500 500 500 500 600 600 800 800 800 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 2,000 2,550 3,100 3,650 4,146 3,089 3,308 3,300 3,300
Osteichthyes
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 600 600 600 600 700 700 700 800 800 800 900 900 260 522 1,075 2,191 1,442 1,442 1,442 637 396 426 367 227 130 213 559 28 195 388 86 44 57 16 17 186 37 27 18 59 0 0 0 6 204 11 211 9 282 58 396 1,113 3,310 3,200
Pagellus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 76 9 12 20 12 0 8 0 234 84 0 457 12 12 0 0
Palinurus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 182 276 54 88 12 1 1 4 5 20 6 13 12 94 51 22 125 44 26 84 37 86 80 130 75 98 118 23 24 35 4 38 41 40 40
Parapenaeopsis atlantica
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus notialis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 88 260 183 183 183 0 31 69 234 275 271 311 504 474 347 4,322 497 323 343 2 0 0 559 367 339 0 399 400 301 211 324 98 76 112 230 1,549 1,633 1,748 1,749 1,700
Pentanemus quinquarius
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 767 152 163 163 160
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 30 116 56 16 37 41 54 43 39 102 156 101 160 170 107 124 365 1,130 89 96 104 190 193 206 206 200
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 78 67 154 72 94 179 110 83 90 169 141 206 307 82 248 602 722 1,036 1,110 1,110 1,070
Polynemidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 347 411 485 0 470 149 102 180 109 82 55 74 29 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys jubelini
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 244 135 135 155 86 92 181 140 64 240 256 83 142 120 307 498 350 220 230 276 423 439 888 271 516 739 1,190 1,541 1,650 1,651 1,600
Pomatomus saltatrix
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 23 31 8 75 80 35 70 60 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 109 142 53 278 127 84 145 110 102 59 26 33 18 24 116 92 50 328 242 214 163 170 138 120 494 255 274 182 405 861 396 425 424 410
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 884 490 615 506 721 297 312 396 366 8 14 297 199 11 347 24 28 37 230 182 160 109 120 58 400 620 354 185 1,438 780 1,391 2,200 2,356 2,357 2,270
Pseudotolithus senegallus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 294 261 0 217 240 2 388 158 161 357 216 449 355 225 264 270 454 856 794 897 355 0 79 48 73 75 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,056 696 607 585 1,031 280 309 6 16 483 247 305 136 528 0 232 769 202 414 473 412 327 340 629 504 49 725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365 19 14 342 22 4 38 0 0 1 6 6 3,516 897 0 4 3 0 1 11 86 64 70 10 81 1,711 1,488 1,266 564 4,941 4,417 7,064 7,576 7,581 7,300
Scaridae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Sciaenidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 113 83 83 83 83 152 162 278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 128 110 131 407 19 21 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 138 811 596 2,217 407 406 182 62 325 184 137 98 100 422 1,499 696 957 321 1,993 1,345 826 603 587 646 625
Sparidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 6 8 0 16 0 0 0 0 1,305 901 520 763 146 446 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 534 484 311 317 623 146 99 228 114 218 179 58 43 167 213 104 202 105 170 355 144 116 120 284 631 2,573 1,012 153 464 438 762 334 358 358 350
Tetraodontidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 125 28 100 0 0 4 33 81 3 1,222 190 423 687 166 177 177 170
Thunnus albacares
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 15 0 0 14 0 0 1 1 5 1 26 55 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Trachinotus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 20 7 1 2 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Trachurus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 123 51 367 106 48 51 93 104 127 69 122 80 175 117 93 128 104 336 312 133 119 130 175 246 417 145 140 766 318 211 407 350 349 340
Trichiuridae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 5 5 0 28 8 0 4,022 1 0 39 570 610 610 590
Total: 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,900 3,500 3,500 3,800 3,800 4,300 4,500 4,500 4,800 5,300 5,300 5,300 6,200 6,200 6,200 6,700 6,700 7,447 7,739 7,884 12,294 12,695 12,695 12,695 18,092 14,972 11,143 13,265 14,068 9,212 11,653 11,882 10,712 13,262 14,642 13,852 19,789 21,602 24,985 18,045 21,308 22,781 23,752 31,601 32,254 29,002 30,000 29,016 34,527 45,769 37,364 32,423 34,586 36,912 43,574 42,645 45,881 46,424 45,000

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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