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FAO Capture Production in Pakistan (t)     n = 61
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Ariidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 14,550 27,253 27,648 37,840 42,112 45,444 49,428 54,437 55,934 51,665
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 1 2 2 36 36 49 54 56 59
Babylonia spirata
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bivalvia
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 364 390 437 480 650 877 3,200 3,989 5,680 5,109
Carangidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 10,833 9,750 9,628 13,111 13,760 16,495 15,957 19,002 18,689 17,779
Caranx spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,223 2,651 2,852 3,933 4,003 4,631 3,972 5,391 6,523 8,407
Carcharhinidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 23,138 26,338 27,773 28,780 30,226 32,288 34,447 31,179 35,357 32,535
Chirocentrus dorab
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 766 888 865 1,070 1,204 2,289 1,580 1,931 2,051 2,266
Clupeoidei
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 43,838 42,084 42,141 43,475 18,111 31,426 27,576 26,650 25,487 26,934
Coryphaena hippurus
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,297 1,300 1,577 1,875 2,054 2,570 1,841 1,658 1,892 3,109
Cynoglossidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,373 1,589 2,041 2,024 1,963 1,982 2,205 2,390 2,149 2,037
Decapterus spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,648 1,110 1,200 1,675 1,875 1,920 1,010 1,225 3,505 4,661
Drepane punctata
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eleutheronema tetradactylum
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 435 590 512 753 653 812 516 1,783 969 0
Engraulidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 11,650 10,325 14,544 29,260 19,098 17,564 14,091 16,113 13,165 15,154
Epinephelus spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,908 3,621 4,863 6,255 7,617 8,600 9,793 10,474 13,991 17,355
Euthynnus affinis
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,884 1,798 1,812 1,933 1,716 1,449 2,351 2,571 2,684 2,715
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4,252 4,929 4,491 5,417 4,849 5,537 5,268 6,010 6,221 8,147
Harpadon nehereus
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 210 200 187 170 121 98 101 95 91 72
Istiophoridae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,290 2,357 2,400 2,245 2,932 2,684 2,834 2,198 2,264 2,340
Istiophorus platypterus
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 642 691 998 731 855 910 980 41 45 46
Katsuwonus pelamis
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 7,555 7,511 8,200 8,950 8,134 7,089 4,140 4,480 4,372 4,505
Lactarius lactarius
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 2 3 2 3 2 4 5 0
Lates calcarifer
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 312 250 237 210 193 187 214 209 196 204
Lethrinidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 767 1,027 1,010 1,466 1,660 1,643 1,549 1,911 2,334 3,323
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,635 3,148 3,225 3,317 3,126 2,832 2,600 4,460 3,300 5,062
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 938 1,108 1,222 2,178 2,524 3,145 2,002 2,394 3,192 3,195
Megalaspis cordyla
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,400 2,550 4,525 5,863 3,369 6,511 3,000 2,100 1,100 1,450
Metapenaeus spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 8,750 9,080 8,238 9,468 7,120 6,981 7,602 6,801 6,204 6,791
Mugilidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 6,017 6,751 10,176 22,485 19,039 17,280 17,631 18,935 17,580 12,336
Muraenesox spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,890 7,389 8,335 9,484 5,725 4,692 4,904 5,637 5,627 8,377
Nemipterus spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 122 324 368 526 752 952 825 884 3,192 7,166
Osteichthyes
Pakistan 		4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 103,158 103,153 109,087 109,185 118,703 121,405 142,092 167,530 163,524 179,865
Osteichthyes
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 68,559 64,079 54,764 31,359 40,725 14,742 16,311 21,042 35,352 39,473
Panulirus spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 470 799 502 507 669 615 724 765 782 1,077
Parapenaeopsis spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 13,666 16,406 12,693 18,632 16,023 12,919 14,047 16,722 14,689 12,889
Parastromateus niger
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 694 800 1,295 1,961 2,199 3,066 2,221 2,322 2,109 2,917
Penaeus monodon
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 127 151 124 157 138 132 141 140 122 138
Penaeus spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 5,378 6,423 5,273 6,663 5,883 5,591 5,982 5,975 5,189 5,874
Pristidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 84 21 2 32 28 23 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 802 1,066 1,281 1,459 1,541 2,306 1,574 1,449 1,254 1,136
Rajiformes
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 15,665 17,498 16,532 16,093 18,481 16,445 15,563 15,769 17,576 20,780
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhinobatidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,156 1,241 1,438 1,500 1,442 1,208 1,422 1,481 1,564 1,643
Sardinella longiceps
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 63,743 65,858 74,553 92,704 65,050 55,177 52,290 51,930 44,079 30,629
Saurida tumbil
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 71 81 82 96 67 43 45 28 22 0
Sciaenidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 12,270 14,449 16,606 19,740 22,808 25,201 19,934 20,428 19,625 24,665
Scomberomorus commerson
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 5,941 6,272 12,133 12,252 7,157 8,618 10,108 12,009 12,232 11,734
Scombroidei
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,092 458 500 635 0 0 1,990 1,500 1,592 4,610
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,254 2,424 2,507 2,945 3,356 2,455 3,308 4,528 3,225 5,146
Sillaginidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 280 320 317 321 365 423 289 266 218 201
Solenidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,885 3,332 3,284 3,939 3,866 3,358 3,097 3,058 1,255 4,220
Sphyraena spp
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,254 1,401 1,578 2,485 2,923 2,324 2,878 2,683 2,664 3,520
Stromateidae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,183 3,082 2,552 3,103 2,985 4,156 2,799 3,786 4,089 4,605
Tenualosa ilisha
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 935 861 823 796 658 476 562 597 611 502
Thunnus albacares
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,156 6,480 23,394 30,817 4,604 5,140 5,250 3,838 3,795 8,884
Thunnus tonggol
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 6,052 4,962 2,770 2,510 5,807 5,006 4,121 5,360 5,220 5,600
Trichiuridae
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Pakistan 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,474 4,123 4,755 3,474 6,320 6,093 9,073 11,583 12,337 31,623
Total: 469,036 502,743 540,354 608,344 537,277 525,849 537,489 589,795 596,980 654,530

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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