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FAO Capture Production in Nigeria (t)     n = 70
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Acanthuridae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 4,000 149 7,918 563 507 1,367 1,367 1,519 8 12 4,977 4 6,756 12,570 12,676 14,062 10,862 17,014 14,885 16,537 21,155 18,349 20,544 21,198 23,486 18,165 20,826 18,388 17,236 18,155
Bagrus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,800 1,800 1,800 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 5,300 5,300 5,500 7,600 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 6,827 6,919 7,034 7,360 8,910 8,465 8,733 10,000 13,793 4,365 11,111 16,848 16,848 17,930 6,955 7,032 3,461 8,903 5,944 6,531 3,594 4,726 5,463 5,421 4,539 4,902 920 5,183 5,239 5,501 6,914 8,534 7,701 7,788 7,860 7,063
Belonidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 590 576 1,708 1,570 590 1,082 272 99 166 535 431 301 422 371 118 160 348 254 468 381 450
Brachydeuterus auritus
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 556 2,537 2,887 2,141 3,345 275 849 1,908 835 637 1,248 569 909 1,029 1,165 1,665
Brachyura
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 89 89 176 523 452 1,492 306 92 28 48 57 593 3,384 4,018 3,211 4,374 5,029 4,218 3,694 2,917 6,570 1,963 4,467 3,946 3,593 3,460
Carangidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 3,700 3,300 3,900 4,000 6,100 6,300 6,600 7,300 7,400 6,700 8,800 10,000 15,000 13,000 15,000 15,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,271 1,086 260 351 743 743 911 994 266 278 9,850 5,468 5,199 2,923 1,035 700 4,451 3,521 833 630 1,728 680 350 277 440 359 393 431 497
Caranx spp
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,049 3,290 2,414 636 591 2,525 414 1,099 825 317 277 818 162 207 1,284 392 838 677 747 458
Channa spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,096 2,096 1,842 238 171 1,235 1,073 185 368 921 86 2,589 2,038 2,990 2,951 3,313 4,571 6,170 5,470 3,504 5,960 10,388 5,515 4,596 5,676
Characidae
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,800 1,800 1,800 2,400 3,000 3,200 3,200 3,300 4,600 4,300 4,700 4,800 4,575 5,011 9,009 9,303 9,457 9,713 5,683 5,193 5,357 10,000 14,128 10,486 14,164 11,006 11,006 11,710 6,811 1,254 337 4,309 7,169 8,802 7,141 7,646 19,835 11,883 12,500 10,274 6,989 14,573 13,874 17,449 19,808 21,259 25,857 15,987 11,457 12,770
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 4,000 8,505 5,814 15,538 10,679 7,311 12,413 5,678 12,537 10,859 12,519 13,161 16,287 11,110 17,541 18,795 18,988
Citharinus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,654 10,754 9,581 15,468 13,031 9,130 17,035 11,395 13,764 14,378
Clarias gariepinus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,658 8,568 5,268 9,994 4,474 10,419 7,375 11,363 10,988 18,938 14,027 15,813 10,836 23,146 22,879 23,112
Clarias spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,395 3,380 3,340 3,661 3,581 3,502 3,422 4,343 4,263 4,184 4,104 4,025 4,845 4,765 4,686 6,506 8,327 8,747 8,768 8,988 13,009 18,429 18,349 18,270 18,190 18,111 18,031 17,952 17,872 17,793 18,927 18,617 19,203 20,916 16,840 17,537 8,761 16,277 14,625 9,489 25,955 14,966 13,985 13,292 13,585 20,745 8,480 10,202 17,220 10,963 14,012 10,925 7,640 15,656 9,582 16,193 14,916 14,302 32,844 35,172 37,792 38,309
Congridae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 500 545 561 606 529 370 395 402 399 1,267 1,728 1,783 178 121 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 301 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,099 434 3,830 1,922 2,440 500 1,892 101 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 3,000 2,700 3,200 3,300 5,000 5,100 5,400 6,000 6,000 5,500 7,000 8,747 9,519 9,810 10,106 10,212 12,753 11,852 12,274 13,749 6,567 7,117 7,343 10,664 11,810 6,601 6,412 4,593 4,593 8,516 5,267 6,561 3,062 684 650 1,771 1,281 1,311 1,781 3,812 7,057 6,655 7,493 6,931 6,187 8,790 7,971 8,961 7,375 6,290 8,193 9,408
Cyprinidae
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 70 60 50 5,179 5,000 5,445 5,543 5,609 5,828 6,260 5,759 5,922 12,242 5,091 4,336 6,071 5,485 2,948 1,602 3,392 2,775 2,054 3,293 3,021 4,476 4,460 6,199 5,006 6,296 4,823 5,901 6,004 7,430 7,401 9,883 12,697 10,317 15,242 14,261 15,949 16,855
Distichodus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,765 7,662 6,836 5,500 11,662 5,760 8,760 9,351
Drepane africana
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 459 459 537 955 683 975 303 251 440 597 954 2,047 603 0 1,316 1,429 1,511 1,419 1,425 949 2,142 1,066 1,604 1,459 1,327 1,158
Elasmobranchii
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 2,000 1,800 2,100 2,200 3,300 3,400 3,600 4,000 4,000 3,700 4,800 4,767 5,193 5,347 5,584 5,742 15,739 16,160 16,404 16,968 20,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 13,000 13,408 9,334 9,264 9,264 3,027 4,763 3,701 6,466 4,723 5,951 2,801 4,285 3,817 6,587 7,751 7,485 7,274 7,187 8,561 6,365 9,338 7,912 9,191 8,750 10,704 13,295 11,396
Elops lacerta
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,100 1,300 1,283 1,322 1,336 883 911 929 952 0 0 0 1,039 1,291 318 376 12 12 658 373 635 579 579 544 1,474 379 735 1,546 1,822 755 531 1,076 787 678 785 875 442 658 732 814 978
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 2,300 2,000 2,300 2,300 3,300 3,400 3,600 4,000 4,000 3,700 5,000 6,163 6,713 6,913 7,121 7,195 5,594 5,734 5,844 6,031 25,566 26,397 26,204 30,000 30,000 32,889 21,753 37,444 37,444 43,713 12,883 12,912 38,187 24,501 25,645 15,072 4,643 28,000 30,216 18,529 17,570 19,049 21,987 21,621 14,733 19,758 22,589 21,688 22,138 23,411 24,757 24,112
Exocoetidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 3 3 3 0 7 37 7 7 7 17 0 87 69 8 55 1,837 647 509 479 146 257 202 450 387 585
Galeoides decadactylus
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 489 4,727 0 0 3,424 1,217 819 578 983 3,194 5,974 2,343 2,884 4,279 5,131 4,819 6,338 4,746 3,871 6,112 4,529 5,320 5,053 4,799 4,524
Gastropoda
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,357 0 0 2,084 2,426 2,741 2,913 2,822 2,475 2,866 2,671 3,020 3,415 3,831
Gymnarchus niloticus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,179 1,108 3,952 7,685 5,887 0 0 9,097 11,358 11,764 16,084 11,496 13,914 20,205 13,363 12,744 11,993
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,500 9,892 10,775 17,096 11,432 11,552 10,646 10,947 11,154 11,477 6,723 10,275 10,601 5,063 2,865 1,518 2,068 3,004 3,278 2,932 2,097 2,086 3,028 4,194 5,235 4,152 2,585 2,611 5,000 4,561 5,152 4,804 3,352 5,132 4,275 8,559 4,473 4,278 4,375 4,631 4,902 6,385
Hepsetus odoe
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,288 2,345 1,009 2,090 2,284 2,372 7,837 1,941 2,634 2,551
Heterotis niloticus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,286 2,484 4,533 4,375 2,897 4,832 3,298 4,737 7,388 8,873 7,915 8,577 6,832 10,118 10,314 11,884 11,233 10,554 16,451 14,889 15,392 14,903
Lates niloticus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,300 4,300 4,300 4,800 4,800 4,800 4,800 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 7,200 7,200 7,200 9,600 12,000 12,600 12,700 13,200 18,300 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 24,770 25,624 26,437 14,050 9,452 3,357 0 9,389 9,389 9,990 2,066 5,809 7,939 9,062 6,118 4,993 3,746 4,224 5,250 6,366 4,447 6,139 3,030 6,442 7,760 9,336 8,223 8,941 16,705 11,542 11,800 11,394
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 285 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 3,000 2,700 3,200 3,300 5,000 5,100 5,400 6,000 6,000 5,500 7,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 8,383 9,963 10,279 10,018 6,220 4,325 3,764 1,183 1,183 6,922 5,597 4,061 4,205 2,222 2,902 2,999 3,779 6,473 8,685 8,345 7,235 6,619 7,537 7,130 6,519 6,545 8,260 8,158 8,209 7,977 7,752 7,987
Merluccius polli
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 1,714 2,551 2,503 2,536 3,023 2,657 1,461 1,801 1,363 2,554
Mormyridae
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,439 0 4,481 18,781 16,030 0 17,509 5,567 15,400 19,494 18,617 18,710 26,141 22,380 22,564 22,976 23,624
Mugilidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 900 600 800 600 400 0 3,000 2,993 2,954 2,918 2,884 2,853 2,825 2,800 2,778 3,758 3,741 3,727 3,716 5,304 4,786 4,849 2,552 2,522 3,256 4,990 4,374 6,048 1,580 3,333 3,421 1,364 7,073 8,450 10,226 8,535 8,728 9,122 8,881 8,731 6,002 7,779 8,743 8,261 9,222 10,295 11,847
Natantia
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 482 1,157 1,749 1,520 2,534 1,666 2,980 1,557 2,612 2,207 4,474 3,417 3,456 7,364 2,690 1,564 909 17,076 15,004 11,505 16,152 16,085 11,418 1,941 11,496 13,465 12,770
Notopterus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 231 231 173 180 867 611 633 0 703 383 10 1 144 33 39 22 19 34 18 169 69 203 136 242 239 406
Octopodidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,405 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,292 2,146 2,018 2,200 2,088 1,982 1,880 2,481 2,385 2,292 2,201 2,112 2,724 2,638 2,554 3,870 5,189 5,508 5,428 5,649 8,571 12,794 12,718 12,641 12,559 12,475 12,395 12,313 12,229 12,140 12,048 11,951 11,846 11,733 13,018 11,931 13,879 12,890 12,530 8,242 10,119 10,025 11,046 8,003 7,874 9,060 10,074 12,614 16,300 19,662 13,402 18,332 17,218 31,205 22,910 31,756 30,476 38,878 47,571 54,241 56,632 57,984
Osteichthyes
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,700 2,700 2,700 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,700 3,700 3,700 3,700 3,700 4,500 4,500 4,200 5,600 7,000 7,400 7,400 7,700 10,530 14,810 14,800 14,780 14,760 14,740 19,710 19,670 19,640 19,630 19,600 19,560 19,510 19,460 19,836 22,612 31,409 16,755 23,776 21,285 26,685 29,102 40,627 38,738 42,959 33,708 29,776 11,375 2,093 16,589 48,445 36,986 96,034 4,531 18,880 26,817 22,198 3,223 10,409 12,867 10,654 11,493
Osteichthyes
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,700 3,700 3,700 3,700 4,200 4,200 4,200 4,200 4,200 4,200 5,700 5,200 6,000 6,200 9,000 9,700 10,200 11,300 11,600 10,400 10,000 23,000 22,000 20,000 21,962 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 24,855 20,414 41,291 66,645 60,754 63,000 49,000 126,064 10,468 23,682 12,260 20,292 39,520 32,995 21,516 40,295 33,770 51,541 49,205 28,152 13,271 25,321 19,770 29,385 28,855 28,521 28,100 27,303 28,127
Osteichthyes
Nigeria
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,391 2,927 3,162 2,856 2,982 1,869 660 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus spp
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 863 863 2,442 2,354 2,600 1,615 1,233 1,049 1,751 1,496 1,133 8,315 3,071 1,245 1,939 1,699 193 1,904 1,943 2,456 2,881 1,610 2,265 3,147 4,398 3,697
Parailia pellucida
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 28 97 106 1,048 540 761 802 1,915
Penaeus notialis
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500 700 600 700 700 1,100 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,300 1,200 1,600 1,941 2,116 2,179 2,244 2,268 1,763 2,117 1,916 1,901 1,890 2,003 3,525 2,375 5,605 1,894 1,466 1,768 1,348 2,700 2,000 4,952 11,944 13,755 8,595 14,742 12,073 14,799 12,396 27,341 18,882 18,805 13,413 13,201 11,410 12,397 11,928 10,852 11,390 9,369 7,707 8,577
Pleuronectiformes
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 201 201 201 0 18 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,303 0 0 4,824 7,984 1,569 2,821 2,755 6,415 9,815 9,803 10,544 11,287 11,645 14,052 15,675 9,571 11,370 14,077 15,146 14,612 16,149 17,848 18,962
Polynemidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 3,000 2,700 3,200 3,300 5,000 5,100 5,400 6,000 6,000 5,500 7,200 15,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 12,011 9,959 7,007 13,542 0 12,975 3,354 496 677 1,638 1,845 2,156 2,930 3,184 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,099 0 674 908 908 682 682 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protopterus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 400 500 300 500 400 700 3,800 4,100 4,200 4,422 4,413 3,058 3,132 3,181 3,297 2,422 1,880 1,939 1,714 4,002 76 2,784 1,769 1,769 1,880 617 512 587 798 436 678 1,284 3,950 1,679 536 1,364 2,183 520 2,747 3,383 1,543 2,172 4,816 3,494 3,577 3,662 4,469
Pseudotolithus spp
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,700 3,700 3,700 3,700 4,300 4,300 4,300 4,300 4,300 4,300 5,700 5,100 6,000 6,200 9,400 9,700 10,200 11,400 11,400 10,400 10,000 24,400 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 29,009 22,186 6,004 15,000 27,181 15,925 17,218 17,523 8,114 12,013 9,264 14,544 11,762 15,035 14,591 12,604 15,084 11,922 13,518 14,098 10,738 12,475 10,044 11,260 9,212 7,537 9,577
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,198 0 0 0 4,575 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,500 4,590 5,000 5,100 5,635 6,778 3,652 3,755 3,908 3,937 1,476 1,940 2,002 0 0 748 0 230 230 3,915 3,639 3,528 2,446 1,126 3,102 3,670 4,103 5,004 7,382 7,622 5,753 7,352 6,262 6,618 7,195 4,544 6,532 6,101 6,381 7,266 8,330 7,095
Sardinella maderensis
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,230 9,387 12,226 11,041 10,158 11,931 12,132 11,407 10,921 10,880 13,903 15,716 14,809 14,439 14,078 13,278
Sardinella spp
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,633 3,633 3,633 3,633 10,256 78,390 49,207 26,264 25,825 76,585 102,230 97,286 95,495 83,593 80,892 61,927 59,400 67,648 71,416 65,818 72,749 65,897 63,509 67,503 67,621 69,033
Sciaenidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,698 1,453 1,543 4,605 2,165 6,335 4,056 7,846 5,826 5,900 9,384 7,832 7,478 6,468 8,134 7,696 7,915 8,753 9,680 8,360
Scombridae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,051 2,194 594 875 510 510 1,419 0 1,538 1,059 2,871 2,833 2,254 3,745 3,326 3,640 2,919 2,710 3,759 3,500 4,403 2,695 2,529 3,506 2,840 3,173 3,043 2,918 3,086
Scombroidei
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 90 157 109 119 200 55 73 7 51 5 1 22 42 570 327 90 208 501 497 696
Scorpaenidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 67 0 164 135 135 135 0 735 774 791 942 1,893 1,032 1,278 2,071 1,149 3,170 2,568 600 3,137 2,444 1,809 4,829 6,536 5,682 5,350 5,037 6,385
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 3 0 0 0 0 0 2,945 430 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 189 419 328 290 140 319 250 285 261 241 383
Serranidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 990 1,003 594 476 476 1,408 1,946 1,577 2,726 3,113 3,468 3,102 1,285 2,001 1,741 2,486 2,117 2,487 2,354 3,914 2,276 2,182 2,828 2,294 2,518 3,442 4,652 4,011
Soleidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,050 3,711 4,511 3,807 4,640 6,084 7,633 6,583 3,301 3,171 2,507 4,655 2,045 2,051 1,966 2,485 3,316 3,372 3,876 4,469
Sparidae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 47 0 12 64 64 123 1,620 1,419 205 297 148 395 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,900 2,900 2,900 2,900 3,300 3,300 3,300 3,300 3,300 3,300 4,400 3,900 4,600 4,700 7,200 7,400 7,800 8,700 8,700 7,900 10,300 13,500 14,766 15,206 15,590 15,752 14,360 14,722 15,088 15,482 9,966 13,572 14,003 9,978 5,387 3,456 1,760 1,036 1,036 3,177 2,632 2,950 4,048 4,941 5,039 3,238 3,556 5,212 7,671 10,490 10,799 10,947 11,085 10,944 9,254 9,813 11,156 12,103 11,629 13,415 15,475 15,976
Stromateus fiatola
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 1,064 1,096 2,000 1,141 861 879 893 928 139 581 599 0 2 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,106 1,000 4,057 4,100 7,767 7,134 7,249 7,191 6,033 5,987 6,479
Synodontis spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,200 2,200 2,200 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,600 3,600 3,600 4,800 6,000 6,300 6,400 6,600 9,100 11,500 12,500 12,900 13,501 13,501 10,544 10,633 10,724 11,368 8,910 8,483 8,752 10,309 8,030 5,441 13,482 5,112 5,112 5,440 3,626 3,178 6,844 3,781 10,909 9,709 4,466 5,069 8,781 8,143 6,054 6,642 4,055 8,721 8,245 10,575 11,534 9,915 16,010 13,219 13,995 14,047
Trichiuridae
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 789 613 701 896 945 1,276
Trichiurus lepturus
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,005 3,087 3,148 3,240 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,405 531 137 179 76 76 76 0 15 5,422 2,557 3,806 5,175 4,826 6,399 7,750 5,366 754 1,156 1,927 2,396 3,054 1,734 1,041 727 884 977 1,080 2,416
Xiphias gladius
Nigeria
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 133 78 59 82 102 78 88 64 72 102
Total: 39,787 39,626 39,458 41,261 44,069 43,884 43,702 48,524 48,348 48,176 56,505 52,837 62,869 63,703 82,740 94,376 107,016 116,155 116,696 112,237 152,090 241,303 242,211 246,186 252,706 251,640 255,498 256,849 258,506 262,971 255,265 253,849 263,156 265,470 257,414 237,461 266,117 254,806 268,883 274,609 308,981 252,340 301,327 238,409 266,202 349,482 337,993 387,923 463,024 455,628 441,377 452,146 481,056 475,162 465,251 523,182 552,323 530,420 601,368 598,210 616,981 635,486

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