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FAO Capture Production in Namibia (t)     n = 80
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Alopias spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antimora rostrata
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arctocephalus pusillus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 11,735 17,325 23,400 35,730 37,853 20,450 20,814 25,783 29,475 25,161
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 394 60 234 664 595 496 464 184 424 273
Ariidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 11 8 0 7 13 16 31 42 32
Austroglossus microlepis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 135 277 75 529 661 462 339 514 393 463
Beryx spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 909 1,805 369 147 123
Brama brama
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 72 73 62 39 20 19 9 15 99
Callorhinchus capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caproidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaceon maritae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 2,790 3,190 3,598 2,008 1,709 1,478 2,283 2,074
Channichthyidae
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chelidonichthys capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 726 18 10 20 28 57 51 214 216 71
Chionobathyscus dewitti
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Namibia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 277 515 210 120 53 115
Dentex macrophthalmus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus sargus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus eleginoides
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 28
Dissostichus eleginoides
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus mawsoni
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 4 7 5 4 6 1
Engraulis capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 50,505 17,097 38,821 63,074 25,121 48,023 1,080 2,545 2,748 412
Epigonus telescopus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Etrumeus whiteheadi
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 1,663 5,090 1,378 1,934 20,656 5,070 5,193 176
Genypterus blacodes
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 45
Genypterus capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 409 395 295 747 1,646 3,853 3,667 2,506 2,211 3,706
Gobiidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 86 172 19 5 552 287 20,998 16
Gracilaria spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 5,840 2,824 1,272 226 175 799 936 851 897 660
Helicolenus dactylopterus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 1 28 21 183 271 576 673 343 448
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 30 6,377 13,379 18,516 10,945 3,473
Illex argentinus
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 63
Istiophoridae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isurus oxyrinchus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jasus lalandii
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 516 375 133 136 134 224 251 199 350 304
Katsuwonus pelamis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 5 27 1 1 0 0
Lithognathus spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 23 2 0 0 7 195 6 136 2 116
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 40 30 83 22 16 26 34 42 19
Loligo gahi
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 1 0
Lophius vomerinus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,499 4,074 8,078 9,226 12,158 10,130 9,236 10,259 16,429 14,802
Macrouridae
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus spp
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus whitsoni
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macruronus magellanicus
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 205 308
Makaira nigricans
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 28,000 29,501 87,588 108,102 112,229 130,374 129,462 117,683 150,695 164,250
Merluccius hubbsi
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 37
Micromesistius australis
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 282 29
Mola mola
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 0 0
Muraenolepis spp
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notothenia squamifrons
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreosomatidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 188 0 42
Osteichthyes
Namibia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,039 1,070 1,102 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,500 1,500 1,500
Osteichthyes
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 96
Osteichthyes
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 162 2,532 3,411 3,143 3,838 5,374 14,992 7,371 13,009
Prionace glauca
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudopentaceros richardsoni
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 8 284 559 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pterogymnus laniarius
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 246 291 470 416 199 383
Rajiformes
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 12
Rajiformes
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 2 4 4 1 0 62 133 191 80 377
Rajiformes
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhopilema spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruvettus pretiosus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salilota australis
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 99 128
Sardinella spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinops ocellatus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 92,408 68,854 80,784 114,812 116,429 42,797 1,171 27,685 68,562 44,653
Scomber japonicus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 343 717 973 2,178 2,279 2,608 1,364 4,434
Sphyrnidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 2,241 3,524 3,075 1,861 1,521 1,199 1,429 1,162
Thunnus albacares
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 33 19 72 69 3 147
Thunnus maccoyii
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 751 352 63 46 16 423
Thyrsites atun
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,554 968 816 939 683 856 622 895 701 1,212
Trachurus capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 85,139 83,154 427,373 474,611 364,801 310,836 321,322 301,847 312,422 320,394
Trichiurus lepturus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 730
Zeus faber
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 83 46 3 1 1 3 0 5 25 14
Total: 262,432 206,181 655,110 790,332 649,199 569,833 517,828 513,216 607,831 580,085

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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