FAO Catches List
FAO Capture Production in Cameroon (t)     n = 37
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Ariidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 700 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,200 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Bothidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachydeuterus auritus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,500 4,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Brachyura
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carangidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congridae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 300 500 500 500 500 500 800 800 500 500
Drepane africana
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 6,000 7,000 7,000 7,200 7,200 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,500 10,000
Galeoides decadactylus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius polli
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nematopalaemon hastatus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Cameroon 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000
Osteichthyes
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Panulirus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pentanemus quinquarius
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynemidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 300 400 400 600 600 400 600 400 400 400
Pomadasys jubelini
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 200 200 300 300 200 200 200 200 200
Sardinella spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 6,000 7,400 8,000 8,000 8,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,500 10,000
Sciaenidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,800 3,000 3,000 3,800 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Scombroidei
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 51,700 56,500 58,100 59,400 59,800 61,100 62,600 63,400 65,100 68,100

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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