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FAO Capture Production in Ecuador (t) n = 111
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Acanthocybium solandri Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aequidens rivulatus Ecuador	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alopias pelagicus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alopias spp Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alopias superciliosus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anadara spp Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anchoa nasus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bivalvia Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	4,037	3,720	4,255	4,074	4,364	4,550	3,094	1,431	1,655	1,651
Brachyura Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	2,000	2,200	2,500	2,500	3,000	3,200	2,350	266	674	653
Branchiostegidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brycon dentex Ecuador	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carangidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carcharhinidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carcharhinus falciformis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Centropomus spp Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cetengraulis mysticetus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	98,021	13,576	31,593	24,467	3,871	25,877	63,509	32,720	25,868
Chaetodipterus zonatus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cherax quadricarinatus Ecuador	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chloroscombrus orqueta Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coryphaena hippurus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,263
Crassostrea gigas Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	15	17	16	16	15	11	3	6	9
Dasyatis longa Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Decapterus macrosoma Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dosidicus gigas Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engraulis ringens Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Etrumeus teres Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Euthynnus lineatus Ecuador	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	330	150	280	370	180	20	110	230	260	520
Euthynnus lineatus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,430	910	610	650	320	130	150	90	870	240
Fistularia corneta Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gempylidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Globicephala macrorhynchus Ecuador	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gymnura marmorata Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Holothuroidea Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10
Hoplias microlepis Ecuador	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophoridae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophorus platypterus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isurus oxyrinchus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Ecuador	71 - Pacific, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Ecuador	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	1,160	360	350	1,680	2,150	540	8,040	4,160	2,420	6,700
Katsuwonus pelamis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	6,290	9,110	13,530	11,350	16,670	22,410	15,350	16,020	17,119	25,595
Lobotes pacificus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	97	90	95	101	255	188	207	138	197
Lutjanus spp Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira indica Ecuador	71 - Pacific, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira indica Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira nigricans Ecuador	71 - Pacific, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira nigricans Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manta birostris Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Megaptera novaeangliae Ecuador	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius gayi Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mustelus henlei Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mustelus spp Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mytilidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	215	238	315	320	350	215	0	0	0
Octopodidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Odontoceti Ecuador	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ophidiidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opisthonema libertate Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	17,802	45,003	28,706	63,597	35,992	35,244	36,142	38,089	89,777
Oreochromis niloticus Ecuador	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Ecuador	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	206	326	524	845	994	867	900	900	578	578
Osteichthyes Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	26,100	82,758	47,507	44,722	38,212	156,670	103,327	78,859	98,803	18,859
Panulirus gracilis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	250	193	167	170	296	343	319	239	204	205
Penaeus brevirostris Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus californiensis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus occidentalis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus spp Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus stylirostris Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus vannamei Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	7,800	8,000	8,000	8,900	6,300	6,023	9,346	9,580	8,100	7,640
Perciformes Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	60	140	210	600	430	780	1,840	2,750	2,500
Physeter macrocephalus Ecuador	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prionace glauca Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Protrachypene precipua Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudocurimata boulengeri Ecuador	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarda chiliensis Ecuador	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarda chiliensis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Sarda orientalis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinops sagax Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	160,891	185,215	69,966	373,341	694,853	627,470	263,456	384,623	244,614
Sciaenidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomber japonicus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	570,617	131,862	257,469	96,527	291,686	114,139	107,711	116,625	180,347	145,577
Scomberomorus sierra Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scombroidei Ecuador	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	30	0	0	10	0	10	190	260	560	210
Scombroidei Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	360	640	550	350	530	170	680	280	320	380
Selene peruviana Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serranidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena ensis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyrna lewini Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyrna zygaena Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyrnidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Squatina californica Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stromateidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strombus spp Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	8	5	8	14	10
Strongylocentrotus spp Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Testudinata Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	367	460	0	0	6	124	715	0	0	0
Tetrapturus audax Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus alalunga Ecuador	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Ecuador	71 - Pacific, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Ecuador	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	380	750	50	620	560	100	7,030	6,810	4,250	6,950
Thunnus albacares Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	5,960	7,220	5,760	7,200	10,570	9,400	10,330	8,880	25,304	17,706
Thunnus obesus Ecuador	71 - Pacific, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Ecuador	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	290	30
Thunnus obesus Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	2,660	980	80	350	900	2,310	500	240	285	1,489
Trachurus murphyi Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	24,937	10,000	0	0	0	0	2,312
Trichiuridae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Triglidae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ucides occidentalis Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Veneridae Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
Xiphias gladius Ecuador	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total:			629,610	526,280	585,911	336,156	849,174	1,056,676	959,217	610,035	800,393	611,582

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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