FAO Aquaculture Production in Brazil (t)     n = 26
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Arapaima gigas
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 9
117		 10
130		 6
78
Brycon cephalus
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 389
856		 568
1,250		 372
818		 576
1,267		 700
1,540		 1,517
3,337		 1,565
3,443		 2,900
6,670
Centropomus spp
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 5
10		 5
10		 5
10		 1
2		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Characidae
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 4,692
9,384		 14,538
29,076		 17,206
34,412		 10,467
20,934		 13,470
26,940		 14,230
28,460		 15,398
30,796		 14,055
29,516
Clarias gariepinus
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 478
1,004		 309
649		 465
977		 284
596		 245
515		 224
470		 362
760		 302
695
Colossoma macropomum
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 9,776
20,530		 18,203
38,226		 21,709
45,589		 20,834
43,751		 25,272
53,071		 25,011
52,523		 26,662
55,990		 30,598
67,316
Crassostrea spp
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 1,191
1,787		 1,731
2,597		 1,759
2,639		 2,196
3,294		 2,682
4,023		 2,110
3,165		 3,413
5,120		 1,385
3,601
Cyprinus carpio
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 54,566
54,566		 54,446
54,446		 54,963
54,963		 50,400
50,400		 45,170
45,170		 42,491
42,491		 45,832
45,832		 36,631
40,294
Epinephelus spp
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 3
6		 3
6		 3
6		 3
6		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Ictalurus punctatus
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 1,867
3,734		 2,051
4,102		 2,233
4,466		 1,772
3,544		 1,502
3,004		 1,685
3,370		 1,391
2,782		 1,800
3,780
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 450
1,710		 450
1,710		 450
1,710		 450
1,710		 363
1,379		 370
1,406		 373
1,399		 230
1,028
Mollusca
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 1
1		 1
1		 1
1		 1
1		 0
0		 15
9		 15
9		 15
15
Mugilidae
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 12
22		 12
22		 12
22		 1
2		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 1,447
3,183		 1,939
4,266		 2,238
4,924		 2,281
5,018		 2,220
4,884		 2,352
5,174		 2,976
6,547		 2,197
5,273
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 32,459
64,918		 35,830
71,660		 57,031
114,062		 64,857
129,714		 69,078
138,156		 67,851
135,702		 71,253
142,506		 95,091
199,691
Osteichthyes
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 18,197
10,918		 14,122
8,473		 8,897
5,338		 7,116
4,270		 9,050
5,430		 10,098
6,059		 9,493
5,696		 8,854
6,198
Osteichthyes
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 13
13		 13
13		 13
13		 1
1		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Pectinidae
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 2
8		 2
8		 2
8		 2
8		 1
4		 1
4		 1
4		 3
15
Penaeus vannamei
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 25,388
63,470		 40,000
80,000		 60,253
120,506		 90,190
180,380		 75,904
151,808		 63,134
126,268		 65,000
128,700		 65,000
180,272
Perna perna
Brazil 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t)
(US$'000)		 11,760
5,880		 11,080
5,540		 9,067
4,534		 8,608
4,304		 10,380
5,190		 12,775
6,388		 12,083
5,437		 12,002
9,602
Piaractus mesopotamicus
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 5,045
11,604		 5,446
12,526		 6,232
14,334		 9,244
21,261		 8,946
20,576		 9,044
20,801		 10,625
24,438		 12,397
29,753
Prochilodus spp
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 1,363
1,363		 964
964		 1,156
1,156		 1,881
1,881		 2,385
2,385		 2,413
2,413		 2,953
2,953		 2,721
2,993
Rana catesbeiana
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 670
3,350		 635
3,175		 644
3,220		 626
3,130		 631
3,155		 630
3,150		 639
3,214		 598
3,403
Rana spp
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 598
3,403
Siluroidei
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 130
208		 693
1,109		 439
702		 822
1,315		 1,153
1,845		 1,246
1,994		 1,094
1,750		 1,593
2,867
Testudinata
Brazil 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 10
83		 5
46
Total: 169,234
0		 202,406
0		 244,506
0		 271,987
0		 268,521
0		 256,576
0		 270,499
0		 287,780
0
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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