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FAO Capture Production in Benin (t)     n = 83
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Acanthocybium solandri
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Albula vulpes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 9 9 16 7 6 0 0 0 0
Alectis alexandrinus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 37 0 0 0
Ariidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8 2 2 3 12 10 10 8 5 1 1 1
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belonidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 20 38 32 25 27 21 22 18 48 60 55 25
Brachyura
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 20 9 22 47 29 23 24 19 28 8 10 4
Carangidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 700 475 428 492 585 468 481 385 486 540 676 463
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 853 1,022 1,131 984 822 813 400 78 224 343 276
Chrysichthys spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,300 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,100 1,650 1,750 1,750 1,850 1,900 2,200
Clarias spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,300 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,100 1,650 1,750 1,750 1,850 1,900 2,000
Clupeoidei
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 200 230 230 230 220 160 240 250 250 260 270 290
Clupeoidei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 48 28 24 31 25 26 21 11 12 5 4
Crustacea
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,100 4,600 4,600 4,600 4,300 3,350 3,100 2,800 2,800 2,250 2,000 2,020
Decapterus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 17 0 0 0
Dentex spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 60 20 19 60 63 60 68 54 237 0 0 22
Drepane africana
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8 6 4 24 24 22 14 11 16 6 8 5
Elasmobranchii
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 40 87 86 97 88 73 71 57 168 0 0 0
Elops lacerta
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 15 16 25 19 0 23 19 15 23 12 13
Engraulis encrasicolus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 330 852 1,381 1,472 1,099 874 904 450 0 0 0 0
Ephippidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 2 1 4 7 17 9 7 3 9 3 2
Epinephelus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 14 16 1 58 67 9 38 30 500 688 538 567
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,500 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,600 1,250 1,100 900 900 500 341 257
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5 8 17 14 22 12 12 10 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus alletteratus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 69 69 69 259 331 260 270 216 183 0 0 0
Exocoetidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10 96 92 122 125 99 102 82 1,164 1,362 877 425
Galeoides decadactylus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 528 568 455 472 378 377 406 542 608
Gobiidae
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 700 800 800 800 750 600 900 950 950 1,000 1,050 1,100
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 180 222 365 374 268 455 473 200 22 0 0 15
Hemiramphus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 7 8 17 30 32
Heterotis niloticus
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 500 550 550 550 510 400 600 650 650 680 700 700
Ilisha africana
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 450 923 692 795 1,058 841 870 696 375 889 1,516 1,346
Istiophorus albicans
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5 12 2 2 5 3 3 4 0 0 0 0
Isurus oxyrinchus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus atlanticus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 49 38 31 3 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 60 32 51 64 68 66 58 46 486 8 6 7
Macrobrachium spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 100 110 110 110 100 80 120 130 130 130 133 133
Makaira nigricans
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,800 2,050 2,050 2,050 2,050 1,600 2,450 2,560 2,560 2,700 2,770 3,000
Mugilidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2 5 6 7 7 0 6 5 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 20 3 55 88 63 43 71 50 57 0 0 0
Orcynopsis unicolor
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 9,600 10,900 10,900 10,900 10,200 7,950 12,100 12,750 12,750 13,400 13,700 13,700
Osteichthyes
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,000 3,440 3,433 3,440 3,220 2,400 3,750 4,000 4,000 4,200 4,300 4,200
Osteichthyes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,150 370 1,192 0 548 256 2,635 235 406 563 1,105 876
Pagellus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10 0 1 7 31 149 16 13 42 355 60 37
Pagrus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 5
Panulirus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2 2 7 7 10 6 9 7 8 2 7 6
Penaeus spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,100 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,250 1,750 1,600 1,450 1,450 1,150 1,000 1,200
Pentanemus quinquarius
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 99 114 90 93 75 10 33 151 123
Pleuronectiformes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30 14 22 42 53 33 35 28 43 47 4 0
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 21 21 26 12 10 2 19 24 19
Polynemidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 250 324 463 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Prionace glauca
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 9 7 6 6 5 0 0 0 0
Protopterus spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 100 110 110 110 100 80 120 130 130 140 143 175
Pseudotolithus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 600 697 978 1,292 1,316 1,166 1,058 847 663 566 656 738
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 11 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pteroscion peli
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 40 115 137 169 244 200 192 100 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30 38 32 349 150 155 47 38 33 19 0 13
Rhinobatidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 32 42 39 35 28 6 6 93 66
Sarda sarda
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 750 1,434 1,496 1,806 1,559 1,240 1,283 500 449 837 1,263 791
Scomber japonicus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 140 314 452 20 0 0 0 0 488 0 0 0
Scomberomorus tritor
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 205 203 185 506 462 370 378 302 183 686 605 584
Scombroidei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 595 328 239
Selene dorsalis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 40 121 144 176 271 216 247 198 238 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 12 1 5 33 90 5 33 26 5 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 262 365 409 412 338 326 261 172 271 268 287
Sphyrnidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 15 15 12 12 10 0 268 153 51
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 40 93 147 179 223 0 0 0 2 23 4 0
Synodontis spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 100 110 110 110 100 80 120 130 130 140 143 130
Testudinata
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 20 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 2 5 1 5 0 0 0 38 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 5 0 4 19 15 58 25 9 7
Trachurus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 24 17 14 2 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 370 584 579 662 548 436 451 200 20 55 71 75
Triglidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 19 0 0 0
Umbrina cirrosa
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 41 68 71 95 75 78 62 41 55 18 11
Total: 32,304 38,410 40,662 41,646 39,987 31,496 41,506 36,385 37,495 38,928 39,791 38,848

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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