FAO Capture Production in Greece (t)     n = 148
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Abramis brama
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 11 6
Acipenseridae
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alburnus alburnus
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 10 15
Alosa spp
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 6
Alosa spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 36 0
Alosa spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 69 111 333 409 706 856 1,008 1,266 1,744 1,892
Anguilla anguilla
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 9 11
Anguilla anguilla
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 31 41 15 17 23 31 21 21 34 16
Argyrosomus regius
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrosomus regius
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Astacidae, Cambaridae
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 23 28
Atherina boyeri
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 110 350 350
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,426 1,426 0 0
Barbus barbus
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 15
Belone belone
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 135 210 225 371 491 323 331 253 188 83
Boops boops
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0
Boops boops
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 7,617 8,864 9,438 12,398 14,592 6,842 6,742 5,973 4,228 4,658
Brachyura
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 180 167 141 610 58 71 60 84 90 74
Carangidae
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Carassius auratus
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 530 296 235 548
Carcinus aestuarii
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 58 81 166 82 59 16 49 28 50 37
Chamelea gallina
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conger conger
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 1,419 1,036 1,160 1,922 1,293 1,211
Corallium rubrum
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
Cyprinidae
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 0
Cyprinus carpio
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 208 256 279 247
Dentex dentex
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 481 569 936 780 383 623 550 228 387 254
Dentex dentex
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 176 197 230 227 398 291 194 220 135 220
Dentex macrophthalmus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 40 24 10 8 15 1 2 16 9 19
Dentex macrophthalmus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 177 326 282 221 550 710 651 1,010 535 497
Dicentrarchus labrax
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 35 56 213 169 80 137 108 19 7 26
Dicentrarchus labrax
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 217 215 408 412 413 392 347 361 251 263
Diplodus sargus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 499 475 517 659 629 539 409 509 327 503
Diplodus spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30 0 1 4 12 31 19 7 22 18
Engraulis encrasicolus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 8 4 6 0 0 0 2 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 14,668 13,627 11,512 14,600 17,333 13,876 15,073 14,583 17,097 16,456
Epinephelus aeneus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 335 209 355 396 343 293 306 125 123 148
Epinephelus marginatus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8 2 3 4 4 3 2 3 1 2
Epinephelus marginatus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 220 105 136 114 108 192 110 91 56 62
Epinephelus spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 132 68 65 32 51 76 54 91 65 85
Esox lucius
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 5 8
Euthynnus alletteratus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Homarus gammarus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7 5 9 176 11 13 14 17 17 12
Homarus gammarus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 143 131 134 118 320 510 198 357 138 158
Katsuwonus pelamis
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 231 342 269 0 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 480 446 703 567 678 906 812 513 566 675
Loligo gahi
Greece
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 6,120 3,346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loligo spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 668 1,064 1,135 1,369 1,101 945 856 623 426 397
Lophius spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 4
Lophius spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 342 498 729 732 1,314 1,508 942 912 757 739
Merlangius merlangus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius hubbsi
Greece
41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius merluccius
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 2 34 46 39 85 70 9 20 1
Merluccius merluccius
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,789 3,221 4,141 5,043 6,390 5,369 4,579 4,248 3,032 3,127
Micromesistius poutassou
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Micromesistius poutassou
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,136 1,141 1,449 1,858 2,281 1,944 1,226 1,558 846 630
Mollusca
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,614 2,334 2,619 2,382 1,739 2,393 3,076 2,241 1,789 1,736
Mugil cephalus
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 54 67 58
Mugil cephalus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 4 12 9 1 0 1 3 0
Mugil cephalus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,359 3,280 2,392 3,217 2,689 2,816 3,797 3,022 1,690 1,965
Mullus barbatus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,806 3,407 2,631 2,808 3,016 2,550 2,495 2,426 1,744 1,735
Mullus spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mullus spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mullus surmuletus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,057 2,239 2,452 2,101 3,320 2,535 2,004 1,944 1,095 1,274
Mustelus spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 87 62 131 75 64 102 87 24 43 23
Mustelus spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 148 206 227 267 377 360 353 493 316 553
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 309 8,206 2,919 2,273 10,806 12,625 24,139 6,389 15,860
Natantia
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,355 1,651 1,312 1,534 932 884 951 746 563 573
Natantia
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,301 1,139 1,823 1,371 1,319 980 1,327 1,724 1,245 1,239
Nephrops norvegicus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 17 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 10 0
Nephrops norvegicus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,607 934 709 799 1,087 1,104 486 351 445 243
Oblada melanura
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 5 29 19 0 0 0
Oblada melanura
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,354 927 1,417 1,206 1,072 651 588 399 332 239
Octopodidae
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 379 562 417 326 201 112 95 75 50 987
Octopodidae
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 430 489 708 780 1,166 1,451 809 740 732 794
Octopus vulgaris
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,356 2,296 3,563 2,456 2,886 2,856 2,919 2,952 1,673 1,910
Osteichthyes
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 3,650 2,274 2,370 2,960 3,452 3,606 1,730 1,624 1,410 1,592
Osteichthyes
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,430 3,771 4,327 4,038 2,579 2,133 1,914 1,086 1,995 1,213
Osteichthyes
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 11,732 14,384 12,501 11,635 12,518 11,234 10,807 11,226 8,644 10,213
Ostrea edulis
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,616 4,465 3,771 1,691 1,093 1,096 1,003 344 95 47
Pagellus spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 788 910 1,015 1,215 906 751 615 449 384 483
Pagellus spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 530 877 751 897 1,257 1,187 828 1,095 455 517
Pagrus pagrus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 931 1,055 1,563 1,184 840 1,011 909 527 569 587
Pagrus pagrus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 434 298 517 422 487 416 371 406 284 300
Pagrus spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 2 3 1 4 0 1 5 14 0
Pagrus spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,257 301 336 371 720 697 530 460 357 435
Penaeus kerathurus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 427 340 160 597 181 130 96 100 40 13
Penaeus kerathurus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 299 192 395 473 494 737 1,165 1,554 1,459 1,103
Perca fluviatilis
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 19 24
Polyprion americanus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polyprion americanus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 154 240 439 457 377 346 128 111 144 259
Psetta maxima
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 74 93 152 182 115 102 60 60 47 65
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 543 612 771 1,306 1,024 907 1,065 692 805 838
Raja clavata
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 156 319 181 528 1,380 1,120 1,002 900 715 718
Rhinobatidae
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 16 4 3 20 117 79 112 63 87 73
Rutilus spp
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 164 81 252 310
Salmonoidei
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 38 11
Sarda sarda
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,534 2,690 2,690 2,690 1,581 2,116 1,752 1,559 945 2,135
Sardina pilchardus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 11,053 14,365 20,691 20,702 20,273 20,413 18,896 20,561 17,734 15,214
Sarpa salpa
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 265 481 733 656 1,160 592 687 485 369 404
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 70 69 30
Scomber japonicus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 3 0 1 7 6 26 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,199 3,995 5,146 10,996 14,308 6,468 6,520 5,627 2,173 1,850
Scomber scombrus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,524 1,224 2,183 1,551 1,360 680 880 292 141 200
Scombroidei
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 17 0 10 7 4 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 485 515 510 510 116 116 116 145 300 0
Scorpaenidae
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 25 30 49 169 24 28 64 35 36 42
Scorpaenidae
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 593 676 704 900 1,538 1,039 777 748 482 592
Sepia officinalis
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 855 1,280 1,604 1,349 1,125 900 654 588 472 391
Sepia officinalis
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,996 1,736 1,780 1,941 2,853 2,516 1,819 2,381 1,807 2,732
Seriola dumerili
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 122 209 199 114 199 322 697 336 252 205
Serranidae
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 16 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
Serranidae
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 282 259 287 322 756 428 410 616 330 336
Silurus glanis
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 20 14
Solea solea
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 164 141 259 246 92 194 148 87 125 110
Solea solea
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,097 1,715 1,849 2,068 1,742 1,259 1,087 1,082 620 509
Sparidae
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparus aurata
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 72 101 172 310 445 201 199 138 125 142
Spicara maena
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spicara spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 19 6 0 0 0 17 8 0
Spicara spp
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 7,508 9,927 6,678 7,432 14,118 6,354 8,307 8,354 4,541 4,663
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 12 6 5 9 13 25 13 2 1 5
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 370 537 352 394 541 319 378 316 218 325
Spongiidae
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 10 3 4 2 2 10 11 10 10 10
Sprattus sprattus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 24 89 352 148 169 178 262 279 216 110
Squalidae
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 38 0 3 15 3 2 5 2 1 0
Squalidae
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 171 206 170 124 205 266 285 241 289 258
Thunnus alalunga
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 500 500 500 1 1 0 952 741 1,152 2,005
Thunnus thynnus
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 8 4 0 3 4 1 1 0
Thunnus thynnus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 201 175 447 439 886 1,004 874 1,217 286 248
Tinca tinca
Greece
5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 7
Trachurus mediterraneus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 5,389 7,103 8,578 8,263 11,323 8,331 8,039 7,169 4,350 3,534
Trachurus spp
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus trachurus
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 537 567 481 582 1,628 1,860 2,484 2,956 1,360 942
Triglidae
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 0 0 4 18 9 8 4 3 0
Triglidae
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,525 1,278 1,394 1,829 421 321 368 376 234 229
Umbrina cirrosa
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 141 89 136 97 29 63 86 52 43 83
Umbrina cirrosa
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 52 50 51 23 87 87 74 26 66 53
Xiphias gladius
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 3 6 2 1 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,344 1,904 1,456 1,568 2,520 974 1,237 750 1,650 1,520
Zeus faber
Greece
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5 3 6 2 34 9 40 20 15 6
Zeus faber
Greece
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 146 213 277 221 366 413 447 289 259 195
Total: 132,368 138,641 152,608 159,098 181,122 151,705 151,039 156,967 110,135 120,580

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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