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FAO Capture Production in Tunisia (t)     n = 90
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Alosa spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 93 3 5 4 0 8 8 8 8 0
Anguilla anguilla
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 423 441 306 349 298 116 160 120 140 280
Argyrosomus regius
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aristeus antennatus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 409 237 517 218 294 367 538 606 588 660
Balistes carolinensis
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belone belone
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 121 110 119 168 148 246 257 255 252 156
Boops boops
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 506 9 167 723 648 898 939 931 918 1,036
Carcinus aestuarii
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cephalopoda
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conger conger
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corallium rubrum
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 22 26 15 11 9 5 4 3 2 2
Coryphaena hippurus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 302 222 295 308 306 302 285
Crustacea
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Dentex dentex
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 305 307 307 315 284 296 309 307 303 401
Dicentrarchus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 307 358 394 433 398 329 344 341 336 459
Diplodus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 195 155 215 162 329 352 368 365 360 277
Eledone spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 572 84 121 329 140 178 186 185 182 7
Epinephelus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 759 579 637 696 740 691 722 717 707 623
Euthynnus alletteratus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,772 1,249 1,330 1,228 1,224 1,441 1,590 1,803 1,908 1,566
Ex Mollusca
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Homarus gammarus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Lepidopus caudatus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169
Lichia amia
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 136 132 174 171 140 141 147 146 144 206
Lithognathus mormyrus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Littorina littorea
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loligo spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 384 152 171 138 160 145 152 233 252 185
Lophius spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius merluccius
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 646 566 883 660 668 496 519 515 508 345
Metapenaeus monoceros
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Tunisia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,273 884 1,526 1,549 1,574 1,499 1,246 1,172 1,000 848
Mugil cephalus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 808 829 1,029 1,024 1,090 1,326 1,386 1,375 1,356 1,654
Mugilidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,034 1,021 1,272 1,234 1,260 1,702 1,779 1,765 1,741 771
Mullus barbatus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,232 1,223 1,199 1,222
Mullus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,374 2,429 2,298 2,384 2,585 2,365 0 0 0 0
Mullus surmuletus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,240 1,230 1,220 1,259
Mustelus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 359 181 387 557 541 578 604 600 592 109
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nephrops norvegicus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Oblada melanura
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 40 30 24 25 25 25 24
Octopus vulgaris
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 4,022 2,819 2,222 3,328 4,851 5,192 5,427 8,325 12,295 9,135
Orcynopsis unicolor
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Tunisia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Osteichthyes
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 15,936 16,175 16,455 19,012 20,179 24,377 22,097 22,503 21,485 24,393
Ostrea edulis
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagellus erythrinus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,913 2,397 2,572 2,770 3,614 3,987 4,168 4,135 4,078 2,894
Pagrus pagrus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 119 129 128 149 140 171 179 177 175 203
Palinurus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 16 21 19 20 24 28 29 30 44 21
Parapenaeus longirostris
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 168
Penaeus kerathurus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,386 1,208 1,912 3,729 2,508 2,105 3,250 4,228 3,820 1,980
Phycis blennoides
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 60 37 39 58 27 36 38 37 36 161
Pomatomus saltatrix
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 740
Psetta maxima
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rajiformes
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 511 742 650 520 1,230 1,033 1,080 1,071 1,056 520
Ruditapes decussatus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 700 381 748 600 600 482 504 500 600 422
Sardina pilchardus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 12,596 11,223 10,962 10,004 10,424 17,692 18,494 18,350 18,099 10,983
Sardinella spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,549 1,845 1,964 1,363 1,631 2,002 2,093 2,077 2,049 9,766
Sarpa salpa
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 720 841 937 859 966 1,143 1,195 1,186 1,170 1,396
Sciaena umbra
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 256 224 259 277 250 276 289 286 282 250
Scomber japonicus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,951 3,076 3,386 2,146 2,515 2,376 2,484 2,464 2,430 758
Scombroidei
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,826 1,344 1,450 1,164 1,273 1,791 1,872 1,858 2,991 1,659
Scorpaenidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 441 391 373 398 537 394 412 409 403 349
Scyliorhinus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Sepia officinalis
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,115 1,388 2,374 1,829 2,559 4,005 4,187 6,422 6,191 6,593
Seriola dumerili
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 84 73 116 121 121 120 37
Serranidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 307 349 401 702 1,134 1,415 1,479 1,468 1,448 96
Solea solea
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 197 223 233 258 303 389 407 404 398 583
Sparidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,907 2,252 2,547 3,067 2,896 3,074 3,213 3,188 3,144 3,013
Sparus aurata
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 355 340 328 325 795 339 340 332 158 197
Sphyraena spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 82 54 74 75 114 88 92 91 90 72
Spicara maena
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 432
Spicara spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 104 105 286 347 356 305 319 316 312 225
Spongiidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 74 84 129 90 65 65 63 2 9 4
Squalidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 800
Squalus blainville
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squatina squatina
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
Thunnus alalunga
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 228 218 298 293 307 369 315 456 624 661
Trachinus draco
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,512 1,398 2,204 2,541 4,316 4,170 4,359 4,325 4,266 3,315
Triglidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 38 37 30 45 40 29 30 30 30 58
Umbrina cirrosa
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 34 26 22 47 23 39 41 41 40 13
Xiphias gladius
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 7 19 15 15 61 64 63 80 159
Zeus faber
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 4 5 2 1 5 22 23 23 23 5
Total: 62,462 59,082 64,853 68,810 76,578 91,100 92,761 99,245 102,163 94,771

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