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FAO Capture Production in Nigeria (t) n = 70
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Scientific name | Fishing Area | Unit | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
Acanthuridae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ariidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bagrus spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Belonidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brachydeuterus auritus Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brachyura Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carangidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 |
Caranx spp Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Channa spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Characidae Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Citharinus spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clarias gariepinus Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clarias spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 3,395 | 3,380 | 3,340 | 3,661 | 3,581 | 3,502 | 3,422 | 4,343 | 4,263 | 4,184 |
Congridae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crustacea Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cynoglossidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 |
Cyprinidae Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Distichodus spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Drepane africana Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elasmobranchii Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
Elops lacerta Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ethmalosa fimbriata Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
Exocoetidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Galeoides decadactylus Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gastropoda Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gymnarchus niloticus Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hepsetus odoe Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heterotis niloticus Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lates niloticus Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lutjanus spp Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 |
Merluccius polli Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mormyridae Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mugilidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natantia Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notopterus spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Octopodidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 2,292 | 2,146 | 2,018 | 2,200 | 2,088 | 1,982 | 1,880 | 2,481 | 2,385 | 2,292 |
Osteichthyes Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 |
Osteichthyes Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 4,200 | 4,200 | 4,200 | 4,200 | 4,200 | 4,200 |
Osteichthyes Nigeria |
47 - Atlantic, Southeast | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panulirus spp Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Parailia pellucida Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Penaeus notialis Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
Pleuronectiformes Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Polydactylus quadrifilis Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Polynemidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 |
Pomatomus saltatrix Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Protopterus spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pseudotolithus spp Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 |
Pseudupeneus prayensis Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rajiformes Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sardinella maderensis Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sardinella spp Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sciaenidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scombridae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scombroidei Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scorpaenidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serranidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Soleidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sparidae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sphyraena spp Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 2,900 | 2,900 | 2,900 | 2,900 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 |
Stromateus fiatola Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Synodontis spp Nigeria |
1 - Africa-Inland Waters | (t) | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
Trichiuridae Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trichiurus lepturus Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Xiphias gladius Nigeria |
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central | (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total: | 39,787 | 39,626 | 39,458 | 41,261 | 44,069 | 43,884 | 43,702 | 48,524 | 48,348 | 48,176 |