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FAO Capture Production in Senegal (t)     n = 165
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Acanthocybium solandri
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acanthuridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Albula vulpes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alectis alexandrinus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alestes baremoze
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,237 5,847 5,503 5,372
Arius spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bagrus spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balistidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belonidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boops boops
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachydeuterus auritus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 100 200 300 169 101 148 172 203 80
Branchiostegidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brotula barbata
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carangidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,100 4,200 3,000 4,500 4,553 6,071 8,768 6,018 6,000 6,682
Carcharodon carcharias
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centrophorus granulosus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cerastoderma edule
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Citharinus spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias anguillaris
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias gariepinus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crassostrea spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cymbium spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,900 2,900 3,400 4,800 4,940 5,073 8,658 8,064 12,240 9,790
Dentex angolensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex macrophthalmus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,800 2,100 1,100 1,600 636 853 559 780 816 0
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Distichodus spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drepane africana
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 481 339 546
Elasmobranchii
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 900 1,300 2,400 3,000 3,284 3,307 4,230 5,120 3,777 3,285
Elasmobranchii
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elops lacerta
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,261 2,870 4,352 0
Epinephelus aeneus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus marginatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7,900 10,300 11,900 12,600 13,499 11,036 9,668 10,000 10,000 14,000
Euthynnus alletteratus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 437 1,092 705 1,540 1,446 1,697
Fistularia tabacaria
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galeoides decadactylus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gastropoda
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 1,100 1,400 1,600 3,099 3,564 3,923 5,793 3,500 7,000
Gerres nigri
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gymnarchus niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hemichromis fasciatus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hemiramphus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hepsetus odoe
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heterotis niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilisha africana
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus albicans
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 87 112 122 144 107 122 189 160 143 107
Istiophorus platypterus
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus platypterus
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isurus oxyrinchus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 81 28 50 56 71 36
Katsuwonus pelamis
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Labeo spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Labridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lepidopus caudatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus atlanticus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lichia amia
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithognathus mormyrus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 680 862 689 426 361
Makaira indica
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira indica
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira nigricans
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira nigricans
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius senegalensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mormyridae
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugil cephalus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,000 2,700 4,500 6,200 9,524 7,828 7,263 10,243 9,055 8,617
Muraenidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murex spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mustelus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 108 31 51 24 8 0
Octopodidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Orcynopsis unicolor
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 18,000 18,000 15,000 12,000 14,221 19,215 11,154 6,511 5,492 5,368
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 13,400 20,100 23,600 25,700 29,818 42,050 21,978 14,069 17,320 20,577
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagellus bellottii
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagrus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palinurus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 200 200 100 214 279 158 268 454 228
Papyrocranus afer
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parapenaeus longirostris
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus notialis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,600 4,100 4,900 4,500 4,812 4,293 3,495 3,977 4,611 3,951
Penaeus spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perciformes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantae aquaticae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 158 360 0 0 51 51
Plectorhinchus macrolepis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,578 2,270 2,917 3,197 3,086 2,092 5,011 4,802 5,315 5,165
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,800 5,000 4,200 4,500 11,124 4,980 5,645 10,577 8,992 4,318
Prionace glauca
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pristidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 300 400 500 400 47 802 753 882 1,117 915
Pteroscion peli
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,680 1,485 2,192 2,724
Rachycentron canadum
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhinobatidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 4 40 164 614 523 159
Sardinella aurita
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30,300 28,900 36,800 63,300 75,780 71,957 59,047 60,000 60,000 67,000
Sardinella maderensis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schedophilus pemarco
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5,100 5,500 9,400 13,600 10,125 10,850 11,968 11,909 13,323 11,689
Scomber japonicus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,998 3,176 3,593 2,714
Scomberomorus tritor
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 52 314 1,270 1,188 1,054 1,112
Scombroidei
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scorpaenidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scyllaridae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selene dorsalis
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 719 1,446 2,809 2,664 2,315 2,546
Seriola spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serranidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5,300 5,500 6,500 7,200 5,942 5,557 5,570 5,000 5,000 7,000
Sparidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8,900 8,200 9,200 9,800 9,227 9,374 8,361 10,000 10,000 11,733
Sphyraena spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,600 1,500 1,600 3,800 2,114 2,999 2,191 1,903 1,896 920
Sphyrnidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,402 4,562 4,790 4,295
Stromateus fiatola
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontis spp
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus angustirostris
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus audax
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus audax
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 115 107 153 90 154 94
Thunnus albacares
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 15 11 19 16 25 14
Thunnus obesus
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachinotus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triglidae
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Senegal 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Senegal 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeus faber
Senegal 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 120,965 134,482 152,839 192,841 217,852 226,152 217,582 216,550 221,045 225,095

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