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FAO Capture Production in Gambia (t)     n = 51
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Alectis alexandrinus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrosomus regius
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balistidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caranx rhonchus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caranx spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drepane africana
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elops lacerta
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,400 2,400
Galeoides decadactylus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gastropoda
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Gambia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 500
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Gambia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 500 500 500 500 600 600 800 800 800 1,000
Osteichthyes
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 600 600
Pagellus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palinurus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parapenaeopsis atlantica
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus notialis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pentanemus quinquarius
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynemidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys jubelini
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus senegallus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scaridae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachinotus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiuridae
Gambia 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,900 3,500 3,500 3,800 3,800 4,300 4,500

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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