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FAO Capture Production in Gambia (t)     n = 51
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Alectis alexandrinus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 424 455 455 440
Argyrosomus regius
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 22 33 645 42 45 1 1 1 13 14 13 13
Ariidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 749 950 2,238 734 774 2,210 2,526 4,046 3,523 3,773 3,775 3,650
Balistidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Brachyura
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 6 2 0 0 0 0 22 120 44 45 46 45
Caranx rhonchus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 126 69 54 55 118 404 433 433 420
Caranx spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 137 288 899 306 111 796 484 590 640 402 402 390
Clupeoidei
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 725 2,262 586 614 842 2,001 1,372 1,294 866 879 0 0
Drepane africana
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 60 85 186 206 93 108 140 347 257 275 275 265
Elasmobranchii
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 720 3,982 6,128 1,085 494 1,738 324 361 471 504 504 490
Elops lacerta
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 12 26 3 40 767 1,247 962 941 982 982 950
Epinephelus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 49 63 66 55 101 667 339 129 130 161 161 156
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 20,508 18,516 22,786 22,118 16,815 14,978 13,187 13,876 11,744 12,577 12,585 12,200
Galeoides decadactylus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 87 116 120 132 78 210 454 608 425 455 455 440
Gastropoda
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5 20 1 14 0 15 106 685 592 633 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 90 126 122 60 96 85 406 133 600 643 543 525
Mugilidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 123 69 208 147 208 124 884 850 569 609 609 590
Octopodidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Gambia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,000 950 900 850 719 1,077 1,153 1,154 1,100
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 12 27 67 41 81 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Gambia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,450 1,450 1,450 2,000 2,550 3,100 3,650 4,146 3,089 3,308 3,300 3,300
Osteichthyes
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 6 204 11 211 9 282 58 396 1,113 3,310 3,200
Pagellus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 12 0 8 0 234 84 0 457 12 12 0 0
Palinurus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 130 75 98 118 23 24 35 4 38 41 40 40
Parapenaeopsis atlantica
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus notialis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 301 211 324 98 76 112 230 1,549 1,633 1,748 1,749 1,700
Pentanemus quinquarius
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 767 152 163 163 160
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 107 124 365 1,130 89 96 104 190 193 206 206 200
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 169 141 206 307 82 248 602 722 1,036 1,110 1,110 1,070
Polynemidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys jubelini
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 276 423 439 888 271 516 739 1,190 1,541 1,650 1,651 1,600
Pomatomus saltatrix
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 35 70 60 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 138 120 494 255 274 182 405 861 396 425 424 410
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 58 400 620 354 185 1,438 780 1,391 2,200 2,356 2,357 2,270
Pseudotolithus senegallus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 454 856 794 897 355 0 79 48 73 75 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 629 504 49 725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10 81 1,711 1,488 1,266 564 4,941 4,417 7,064 7,576 7,581 7,300
Scaridae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 13 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Sciaenidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 121 128 110 131 407 19 21 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 422 1,499 696 957 321 1,993 1,345 826 603 587 646 625
Sparidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 284 631 2,573 1,012 153 464 438 762 334 358 358 350
Tetraodontidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4 33 81 3 1,222 190 423 687 166 177 177 170
Thunnus albacares
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5 1 26 55 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Trachinotus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Trachurus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 175 246 417 145 140 766 318 211 407 350 349 340
Trichiuridae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 28 8 0 4,022 1 0 39 570 610 610 590
Total: 29,016 34,527 45,769 37,364 32,423 34,586 36,912 43,574 42,645 45,881 46,424 45,000

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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