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FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t)     n = 108
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Anguilla anguilla
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,064 1,979 1,802 781 916 924 3,983 2,055 944 1,238 345 208
Argyrops spinifer
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 462 1,554 584 629 821 210 385 323 227
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 201 51 67 162 86 79 230 165 125 118 101 52
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 575 987 1,305 1,252 2,325 1,153 1,877 1,437 977 1,031 896 687
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 103 107 98 17 79 89 79 35 4
Atherinidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,182 5,154 5,941 4,407 2,246 1,985 5,290 7,987 5,459 73 5,661 5,602
Atherinidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,732 3,490 3,267 3,560 3,681 5,056 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bagrus bajad
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 15,472 19,026 16,437 10,228 7,900 11,952 6,668 5,647 7,202 6,902 5,747
Boops boops
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,450 1,222 1,541 1,288 1,622 3,039 3,980 3,677 3,597 2,711 3,230 4,156
Brachyura
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,725 1,160 2,222 1,456 950 2,307 2,306 4,095 3,525 3,949 3,792 3,814
Brachyura
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,141 744 678 1,998 833 371 331 311 201 297 267 321
Caranx spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 1,049 1,014 1,288 2,251 2,269 1,332 1,405 1,775 2,147
Clarias anguillaris
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 31,506 39,535 39,208 43,109 26,833 25,821 36,771 31,195 32,357 37,806 29,156 30,117
Clupeoidei
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 84 28 8 41 6 52 155 184 146 53 66 100
Crustacea
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,473 2,192 2,029 1,469 1,455 2,141 2,591 2,031 2,425 2,911 2,216 1,906
Ctenopharyngodon idellus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 12,826 17,918 19,528 21,397 28,192 26,534 27,534 26,156 21,189 26,071 21,354 32,160
Cyprinidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,232 5,040 4,385 6,938 5,978 2,747 4,280 4,795 2,537 3,599 2,740 2,615
Decapterus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 11,230 10,401 7,935 5,938 6,522 4,909 7,932 6,151 5,913
Dentex dentex
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dicentrarchus labrax
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 626 800 1,336 1,404 942 1,112 1,516 1,550 1,125 1,336 1,326 969
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 186 238 556 751 472 640 1,070 759 933 586 587 469
Dicentrarchus spp
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,075 3,789 3,310 1,184 1,741 2,215 4,402 4,307 3,965 4,208 2,060 643
Diplodus annularis
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 25 854 384 882 1,431 1,792 1,479 1,937 1,417
Diplodus sargus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 812 793 447 455 536 699 974 740 874 845 875 949
Echinodermata
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 20 139 2,310 527 15 5 6 0 9 0 0 4
Elasmobranchii
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,197 2,143 2,020 1,395 1,251 577 3,450 2,388 3,039 2,468 3,056 3,333
Elasmobranchii
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 244 263 202 209 253 51 126 115 80 81 23 0
Encrasicholina punctifer
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 4,205 527 2,375 3,358 3,667 5,336 4,230 3,775 1,719
Engraulis encrasicolus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,256 4,865 3,167 2,988 2,003
Epinephelus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,621 1,123 1,453 1,314 1,119 1,094 1,550 1,493 1,327 1,018 985 878
Epinephelus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,126 3,576 3,687 3,651 4,189 3,094 2,601 2,801 2,582 3,230 2,871 2,493
Epinephelus tauvina
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 397 109 152 153 244
Erugosquilla massavensis
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 295 260
Etrumeus teres
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Etrumeus teres
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus affinis
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 344 209 313 537 356 135 375 638 160 167 272 182
Euthynnus alletteratus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,128 1,072 1,416 784 706 963 895 1,061 1,587 1,939 1,302 951
Eutrigla gurnardus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,078 778 611 379 508 612 1,207 1,104 1,540 1,211 1,383 1,648
Gerres oyena
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 516 735 57 50 19
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
Lethrinidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,147 2,696 3,513 3,176 2,858 1,994 2,592 2,551 2,326 2,072 2,854 2,247
Lethrinus borbonicus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 154 402 389
Lethrinus mahsena
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 23 150 324 172 169 25 119 232 104
Loligo spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 157 167 138 79 120 172 234 280 250
Lutjanidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 8,830 5,014 3,756 542 592 1,000 1,008 1,407 1,200 193 327 337
Merluccius merluccius
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 916 845 1,190 1,845 1,760 2,142 2,262 1,990 1,947 1,692 1,671 1,403
Mollusca
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 4,173 3,243 2,738 1,197 2,093 2,991 2,500 2,990 3,231 3,365 3,615
Mollusca
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,718 361 135 973 811 64 70 238 69 40 49 38
Mugil cephalus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugil cephalus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 16,697 20,688 21,708 29,298 28,861 24,269 31,791 22,023 18,771 16,575 26,513 19,008
Mugilidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,396 2,085 5,696 4,383 4,152 3,525 3,012 4,543 4,660 4,733 4,713 4,191
Mugilidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,365 3,760 3,326 3,515 2,705 1,799 1,244 1,125 1,159 599 339 343
Mullidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 914 2,590 1,684 1,947 1,836 713 990 988 1,237 925 806 855
Mullus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,611 1,717 1,957 1,133 1,200 1,478 3,428 4,396 2,939 3,058 3,577 4,124
Natantia
Egypt 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 4,408 3,668 4,685 2,473 3,278 2,950 3,272 4,806 10,746 10,632 10,563 10,799
Natantia
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,655 1,704 1,366 1,761 2,014 1,957 1,604 918 961 774 683 656
Nemipterus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,081 4,974 3,050 4,205 4,454 4,027 3,417 2,278 3,456 4,135 2,894 3,393
Oblada melanura
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 158 70 77 53 53 56 95 77 0 0 47 66
Oreochromis niloticus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 131,276 145,291 138,450 150,182 140,561 116,461 90,127 102,574 91,272 105,041 130,330 120,220
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 34,196 21,810 18,931 16,393 14,393 14,632 15,421 12,544 34,845 25,685 15,014 15,027
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 4,109 3,637 4,035 2,846 1,993 4,136 10,487 6,137 7,432 7,550 6,513 8,437
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 22,770 23,885 28,274 3,227 8,098 9,082 6,433 2,033 1,104 1,406 1,119 3,695
Pagrus pagrus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,847 575 1,231 758 906 1,553 2,058 2,072 2,738 2,801 3,183 3,990
Palaemonidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,411 2,450 2,326 2,674 5,089 4,464 5,029 4,792 5,409 6,176 3,023 3,116
Panulirus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 14 41 27 2 45 12 25 1 4
Perciformes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plectorhinchus schotaf
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 33 55 86
Pleuronectiformes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 21 0 10
Pomadasys stridens
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 1,139 1,060 799 559 518 1,476 484 667 799
Pomatomus saltatrix
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 326 468 549 420 393 343 638 653 862 560 776 566
Portunus pelagicus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 430 1,442 2,782 2,269 1,899 1,467 1,139 878 1,080 1,383 1,492 2,181
Sardinella spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 19,689 20,037 12,106 10,270 12,268 14,976 14,764 20,191 17,389 11,917 8,971 7,878
Sardinella spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 5,705 4,343 5,431 4,779 3,704 2,887 2,367 2,193 3,281 7,295 4,701 4,840
Sarpa salpa
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scaridae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 2,040 1,334 1,481 2,038 1,947 1,844 1,370 1,090 1,874
Scomber japonicus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,561 2,747 1,614 2,741 1,083 553 645 1,047 647 382 119 44
Scomberomorus commerson
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 340 374 418 449 493 721 294 405 181 174 349 225
Scombroidei
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,676 778 1,301 903 986 426 1,087 1,564 1,810 1,689 1,578 939
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,503 1,554 1,734 1,516 1,441 1,697 2,561 3,224 3,301 2,473 2,957 2,480
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,043 1,365 854 2,536 1,751 1,139 666 880 1,387 613 276 298
Serranidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 948 1,233 1,278 1,976 1,514
Siganus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 624 904 923 717 610 745 1,248 1,146 1,102 945 1,008 1,005
Siganus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 42 1,402 665 335 391 593 243 860 1,298 478 710 955
Solea solea
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,490 2,134 1,858 834 609 1,116 1,498 1,980 2,209 1,780 1,842 1,977
Solea solea
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,012 1,041 898 758 645 778 1,094 919 1,157 738 860 1,145
Sparidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4,741 3,545 2,827 4,500 3,872 865 709 2,110 1,327 728 797 32
Sparus aurata
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,727 1,711 1,506 459 751 534 1,173 1,517 1,383 1,317 641 504
Sparus aurata
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 751 601 974 914 602 800 1,396 1,367 1,322 1,481 1,431 1,198
Sphyraena spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,191 1,085 995 889 763 994 782 671 529 919 615 469
Sphyraena spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,199 485 260 288 319 275 438 881 485 650 873 899
Spongiidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Synodontidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 28 17 57 71 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,265 1,037 900 675 645 1,112 1,746 1,971 1,862 1,600 1,960 2,371
Synodontidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 10,543 7,913 5,736 5,700 4,892 2,188 4,162 3,151 4,116 4,381 3,915 3,884
Synodontis spp
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,678 3,937 5,520 6,037 1,929 1,454 2,038 1,843 1,903 2,297 1,871 1,776
Testudinata
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus mediterraneus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 525 1,351 1,122 823 848 697 1,101 1,376 1,113 874 854 971
Trichiurus lepturus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 809 1,107 1,096 694 588 782 1,294 1,235 1,749 1,549 1,812 2,087
Trichiurus lepturus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2 0 0 0 0 41 2 0 4 3 0 0
Tylosurus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 11 28 0 121 141 662 435 375 141 208 284 385
Variola louti
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 785 1,283 859 989 894
Total: 384,314 428,633 425,162 431,123 393,494 349,553 375,894 372,491 373,815 387,398 385,209 375,354

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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