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FAO Capture Production of Lates niloticus (t)     n = 10
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Country Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Lates niloticus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,278 5,328 5,775 9,985 10,341 6,548 9,666 6,860 5,039 15,735 12,294 10,804
Lates niloticus
Ethiopia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 65 63 37 168 919 2,260 1,221 2,597 3,243 2,740 1,017 844
Lates niloticus
Ghana 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Kenya 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 109,815 78,534 58,432 55,175 57,235 52,368 55,706 47,558 45,026 43,650 39,045 46,612
Lates niloticus
Mali 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 6,592 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,500
Lates niloticus
Niger 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,988 7,700 12,700
Lates niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,447 6,139 3,030 6,442 7,760 9,336 8,223 8,941 16,705 11,542 11,800 11,394
Lates niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,451 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,050 2,200 2,350 2,506 1,200 20 599
Lates niloticus
Tanzania, United Rep. of 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 90,000 96,000 92,000 98,500 98,500 124,278 95,500 95,160 94,197 101,073 97,177 95,779
Lates niloticus
Uganda 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 87,257 88,881 90,698 112,804 156,301 175,205 154,340 150,000 139,000 131,000 120,446 101,862
Total: 302,905 282,545 257,672 290,874 338,956 378,045 332,856 319,466 311,716 315,928 295,499 287,094

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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