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FAO Capture Production in United Arab Emirates (t)     n = 53
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Ablennes hians
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acanthopagrus latus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrops spinifer
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 910 1,670 1,670 1,370 1,972 2,118 2,220 2,330
Ariidae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 120 80 96 96 85 104 112 120 123
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 100 1,000 500 500 470 540 576 620 621
Carangidae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,700 500 3,840 4,630 4,630 4,366 5,130 5,100 5,340 5,610
Carangoides bajad
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 140 1,350 1,410 1,410 1,330 0 5,510 5,770 6,060
Chanos chanos
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 60 20 24 24 21 26 28 30 30
Chirocentrus spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 30 50 60 60 45 0 70 70 77
Coryphaena hippurus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 60 40 48 48 42 52 56 60 62
Decapterus spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4,200 5,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,781 1,360 1,458 1,530 1,603
Elasmobranchii
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,293 1,392 1,460 1,531
Epinephelus coioides
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus affinis
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 140 2,000 1,045 1,045 982 1,396 2,108 2,260 2,347
Gerres spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 300 480 700 840 840 823 907 976 1,020 1,073
Gnathanodon speciosus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 350 713 713 587 841 904 950 904
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 200 300 1,000 907 907 856 1,108 1,190 1,250 1,310
Hemiramphus spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 30 30 25 0 31 30 34
Istiophoridae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 152 152 129 192 182 194 200
Leiognathidae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,700 4,500 2,000 1,500 1,500 668 680 729 760 801
Lethrinidae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,300 630 4,240 6,264 6,264 5,911 7,400 7,951 8,330 8,500
Lethrinus lentjan
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus nebulosus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanidae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,500 4,210 3,420 2,564 2,564 2,420 2,458 2,641 2,770 2,905
Megalaspis cordyla
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 280 673 673 564 795 851 890 936
Mugilidae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 200 360 200 866 866 819 1,017 966 1,020 380
Mullidae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 120 100 120 120 117 0 140 150 154
Nematalosa nasus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nemipteridae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 210 80 254 254 240 263 316 330 347
Osteichthyes
United Arab Emirates 		4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 6,200 1,930 1,580 4,058 4,058 4,850 4,881 4,421 4,426 3,390
Pomacanthus maculosus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portunus pelagicus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 50 30 36 36 30 39 43 50 47
Rachycentron canadum
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 70 30 36 36 30 39 41 40 45
Rastrelliger kanagurta
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 5,400 6,200 7,000 4,426 4,426 4,345 4,046 4,344 4,550 4,778
Rhabdosargus haffara
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella longiceps
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 9,300 12,000 5,000 6,008 6,008 6,142 6,000 6,497 6,810 7,114
Sardinella spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 10,400 13,000 5,900 6,500 6,500 7,124 8,399 7,699 8,070 8,468
Scaridae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberoides spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 1,062 1,062 874 0 1,774 1,860 1,950
Scomberomorus commerson
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,300 3,060 3,220 5,000 5,000 4,000 6,180 5,500 6,000 5,933
Scomberomorus guttatus
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberomorus spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 300 430 3,360 1,292 1,292 934 1,655 1,130 1,140 1,483
Selaroides leptolepis
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 120 70 84 84 80 2,160 324 340 356
Sepia pharaonis
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 10 15 17 17 20 18 24 20 26
Serranidae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,600 670 3,720 4,122 4,122 3,891 4,851 5,211 5,460 5,600
Siganus spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 300 480 600 1,106 1,106 1,045 369 388 410 433
Sparidentex hasta
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,200 2,400 1,520 1,343 1,343 1,683 1,952 2,096 2,200 2,306
Stolephorus spp
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 8,400 10,000 9,000 8,200 8,200 10,686 7,160 6,639 6,960 7,297
Thunnus tonggol
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,400 350 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,830 3,973 3,654 3,930 3,938
Trichiuridae
United Arab Emirates 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 30 50 60 60 45 65 53 60 58
Total: 64,600 67,760 69,755 72,716 72,716 72,260 79,321 85,243 89,500 91,160

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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