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FAO Capture Production in Mauritania (t)     n = 90
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Acanthocybium solandri
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 259
Alectis alexandrinus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 15
Argyrosomus regius
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 600 600 600 1,000 1,400 1,800 1,560 2,170 1,880 2,100 3,227 1,617
Ariidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 500 500 500 900 1,300 1,700 1,340 1,860 1,610 1,800 2,704 2,041
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Brachydeuterus auritus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 84
Brotula barbata
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Campogramma glaycos
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 25
Carangidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 275 420 470 640 730 380 530 450 500 0 3
Cephalopoda
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 129 150 236 200 189 136 121 95 44 5 16 25
Chaceon maritae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 6 16 5 25 48 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 11
Clupeoidei
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congridae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 6 20 5 8 10 1 16 20 0 25 1 8
Cymbium cymbium
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,007 1,317
Cynoglossidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 357
Decapterus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 508 777
Dentex spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 366 200
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 32
Diplodus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 145 278 286 270 250 230 120 160 140 160 237 260
Drepane africana
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 134
Elasmobranchii
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 450 500 500 700 900 1,100 530 730 630 700 10 4
Engraulis encrasicolus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 12,200 16,000 19,000 25,000 33,411 37,429 16,292 17,742 12,567 6,979 5,031 19,638
Ephippidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 72
Epinephelus aeneus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 300 300 250 350 450 550 450 620 540 600 910 1,235
Epinephelus marginatus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 158
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 802 805 801 830 1,150 1,320 690 950 810 900 1,416 2,382
Euthynnus alletteratus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galeoides decadactylus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 81
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 14
Gymnura altavela
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 39
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5 5 3 50 100 150 120 160 140 160 7 686
Holothuroidea
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 90
Katsuwonus pelamis
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Leptocharias smithii
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 82
Lichia amia
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 190
Lithognathus mormyrus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,150 1,100 800 580 464 593 203 1,047 624 758 480 560
Lophius spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 45 28 36 28 13 7 2 0 0 1 0 3
Merluccius spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,558 1,324 817 700 612 360 349 254 112 29 16 187
Mollusca
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 6 23 10 2 0 5 8 3 0 0 4
Mugilidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,000 2,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 5,290 7,320 6,340 7,100 11,018 2,699
Mullidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30 25 25 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 0 6
Muraenidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 24
Mustelus mustelus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 283
Myliobatidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Natantia
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 779 1,546 1,226 1,200 763 748 1,108 421 45 293 205 320
Octopodidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 13,709 13,576 12,500 12,000 12,104 14,634 12,093 11,525 7,605 12,313 15,801 16,716
Orcynopsis unicolor
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Mauritania 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 10,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 13,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Osteichthyes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 18,536 21,342 30,531 56,701 90,983 78,661 50,210 73,514 65,580 30,000 7,046 25,352
Pagellus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 652
Palinuridae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30 25 15 8 1 0 0 2 0 75 103 3
Palinurus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 135
Panulirus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 635 794
Paragaleus pectoralis
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 17
Parapenaeus longirostris
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 400 500 600 800 990 457 346 650 208 0 5 0
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 186
Pleuronectiformes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 350 300 250 120 170 190 100 130 120 130 34 160
Pomatomus saltatrix
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 4,387
Pseudotolithus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 268 433
Rachycentron canadum
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10
Rajiformes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 300 300 300 700 1,100 1,500 760 1,050 900 1,000 45 132
Rhinobatos cemiculus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161 119
Rhinoptera marginata
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,166 1,125
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 516 634
Sarda sarda
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 351
Sardina pilchardus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,500 3,000 4,500 6,000 8,092 14,779 9,120 22,319 15,276 13,409 16,674 27,955
Sardinella spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10,500 14,000 15,000 16,000 19,231 30,523 14,604 28,785 21,849 89,000 147,651 165,031
Schedophilus velaini
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 406 238
Sciaenidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 280 300 300 290 280 270 140 190 160 184 7 14
Scomber japonicus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 23,653 14,320 2,889 7,617 6,299 5,096 4,631 16,903
Scomberomorus tritor
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 187 173
Scombroidei
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,100 1,000 900 800 724 522 143 86 122 159 64 1,443
Scorpaenidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,344 4,981 2,342 2,500 2,682 3,097 2,038 2,512 1,294 2,916 2,070 2,295
Serranidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 200 160 130 100 70 40 60 50 55 76 109
Soleidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 532
Sparidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 550 550 500 440 399 542 258 173 110 850 158 2,630
Sparus aurata
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 711 907
Sphyrna lewini
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 257 60
Sphyrnidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 20
Stromateus fiatola
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
Tetraodontidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 315
Trachurus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 20,000 30,000 32,000 37,000 51,543 79,377 28,162 24,810 34,207 24,413 33,710 47,154
Trichiurus lepturus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 480 590 700 800 944 1,047 807 677 598 180 275 3,964
Triglidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umbrina canariensis
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12
Zeus faber
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 114,456 140,142 156,131 199,650 270,733 304,877 165,312 223,207 195,328 216,900 276,238 372,011

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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