FAO Capture Production in Benin (t)     n = 83
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Acanthocybium solandri
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Albula vulpes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alectis alexandrinus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 300 300 255 145 84 39 23 15 8 2
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Belonidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 3 10 10 0 0 0 0
Carangidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 37 49 11 44 32 18 12 54 14 7
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800
Clarias spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800
Clupeoidei
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5 50 21 13 3 3 5 25 18 4
Drepane africana
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 100 60 60 39 20 16 21 12 7
Elasmobranchii
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 21 27 33 21 17 7 4 3 6 2
Elops lacerta
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ephippidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus alletteratus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Exocoetidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galeoides decadactylus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gobiidae
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,509 2,120 3,160 1,955 1,338 779 480 234 173 70
Hemiramphus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heterotis niloticus
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilisha africana
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus albicans
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isurus oxyrinchus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Lethrinus atlanticus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrobrachium spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira nigricans
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 5 218 495 502 227 4 0 0 0
Orcynopsis unicolor
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Osteichthyes
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 23,200 21,700 20,500 20,400 20,300 20,260 20,550 20,550 20,200 20,200
Osteichthyes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,116 4,353 4,500 3,600 3,680 3,645 3,740 3,430 3,393 3,426
Pagellus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagrus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pentanemus quinquarius
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 178 280 446 515 524 237 85 100 101 123
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynemidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 352 471 462 357 312 140 146 172 120 44
Prionace glauca
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protopterus spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,252 1,746 1,363 1,108 781 449 355 237 177 69
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pteroscion peli
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 314 482 455 289 142 69 56 52 38 6
Rhinobatidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Sardinella spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberomorus tritor
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
Scombroidei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selene dorsalis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyrnidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 123 120 113 68 38 30 28 35 19 5
Synodontis spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Testudinata
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
Thunnus obesus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triglidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umbrina cirrosa
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 43,110 43,404 43,202 40,673 39,402 37,533 37,104 36,528 35,879 35,700

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