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FAO Capture Production in India (t)     n = 133
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Acanthocybium solandri
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
Acanthocybium solandri
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ariidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 41,400 39,300 32,800 25,500 46,815 52,437 31,503 25,108 29,913 31,429
Ariidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 9,200 9,600 8,400 21,900 24,661 21,097 13,779 13,318 16,096 15,688
Ascidiacea
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ascidiacea
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 226 554 532 388 914 937 2,173 1,226 1,107 2,579
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 91 160 310 259 468 555 802 423 481 988
Brachyura
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bregmaceros mcclellandi
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,200 4,300 5,500 6,500 4,201 1,637 984 541 60 654
Bregmaceros mcclellandi
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 492 6 1
Carangidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,500 500 1,800 900 1,568 1,140 2,114 2,632 2,678 1,732
Carangidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,500 1,900 1,400 2,300 2,981 3,645 4,024 2,946 2,777 2,777
Caranx spp
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 8,300 11,200 18,400 7,900 6,780 8,147 12,749 17,318 22,574 14,506
Caranx spp
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 10,100 9,400 8,500 5,200 8,349 8,281 9,188 8,568 6,254 9,292
Cephalopoda
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 500 1,100 700 900 624 4,509 3,158 7,946 11,244 9,070
Cephalopoda
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 700 400 300 100 110 1,572 1,023 1,115 1,916 2,149
Channa spp
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chirocentrus spp
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,000 4,400 5,300 7,900 6,533 6,418 6,352 7,319 8,730 8,566
Chirocentrus spp
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 6,200 5,000 4,500 4,700 4,998 6,804 6,086 4,339 5,203 6,776
Chlorophyceae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 28,100 30,900 32,300 51,300 54,297 20,487 10,958 11,418 9,135 8,899
Clupeoidei
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 53,500 54,500 38,900 44,400 57,549 15,585 14,859 6,938 4,911 5,353
Crustacea
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 6,400 3,300 3,300 2,400 177 2,061 2,739 5,943 3,165 8,766
Crustacea
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 4,400 6,300 8,300 6,500 7,477 5,560 5,182 6,712 6,261 8,893
Cyprinidae
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 21,200 20,800 26,600 45,700 27,155 31,491 25,919 23,759 27,069 21,936
Elasmobranchii
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 22,900 20,500 18,600 14,300 32,901 29,485 23,188 21,828 22,781 19,013
Engraulidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 20,400 19,300 16,900 26,300 71,884 42,536 42,309 39,960 44,896 30,201
Engraulidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 18,000 11,000 12,700 11,600 23,026 16,173 21,244 30,188 25,806 20,778
Euphausia superba
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euphausia superba
India
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus affinis
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,601 3,767 3,505 2,801 6,785 6,747 13,320 8,995 7,453 16,486
Euthynnus affinis
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 108 184 347 319 593 680 838 556 595 1,170
Exocoetidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 100 300 700 22,544 30 138 30 33 16
Exocoetidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 2,800 9,100 1,100 5,900 5,976 1,150 238 90 386 253
Harpadon nehereus
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harpadon nehereus
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 77,400 69,700 50,300 137,500 136,338 106,920 130,677 136,074 116,352 119,949
Harpadon nehereus
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,000 1,800 1,200 2,500 2,803 3,321 3,424 4,438 2,069 1,677
Hemiramphus spp
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 700 300 300 500 87 420 222 518 509 409
Hemiramphus spp
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,100 700 400 400 770 3,444 6,989 8,718 10,569 9,165
Istiophoridae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophoridae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus platypterus
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 80 80 81 86 88 84 85 83 85 82
Istiophorus platypterus
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 70 70 70 75 76 73 73 72 73 71
Katsuwonus pelamis
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 514 696 493 925 1,144 1,658 1,201 1,091 1,758 2,390
Katsuwonus pelamis
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1 1 3 3 3 4 3 4 15 6
Lactarius lactarius
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,800 4,000 4,100 9,400 4,030 2,636 2,360 3,344 2,701 2,698
Lactarius lactarius
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,900 1,300 2,500 1,800 7,722 4,746 5,456 4,204 3,136 2,599
Lampanyctus achirus
India
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leiognathidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 18,400 11,200 10,500 16,600 21,037 8,520 5,783 8,527 5,515 7,583
Leiognathidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 31,000 21,500 22,100 15,200 44,562 36,863 26,129 35,496 24,071 26,627
Makaira indica
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 25 25 26 27 27 26 27 26 26 26
Makaira indica
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 13 13 13 14 14 13 14 13 14 13
Makaira nigricans
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira nigricans
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,400 2,300 1,000 900 2,048 785 1,241 2,266 1,740 1,567
Mugilidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,000 1,400 500 1,400 3,058 3,224 2,831 1,000 2,630 1,617
Muraenesox spp
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muraenesox spp
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 6,400 3,800 4,300 7,600 21,622 22,919 20,579 14,377 15,831 9,305
Muraenesox spp
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 600 300 100 400 421 1,990 507 596 1,523 571
Natantia
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 106,900 134,500 148,800 192,890 214,293 217,330 172,046 205,415 162,204 156,797
Natantia
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 14,780 14,250 10,790 14,560 31,571 28,206 24,416 25,373 21,955 23,238
Osteichthyes
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 548,849 553,553 511,952 574,770 591,424 570,649 562,480 600,387 524,121 522,598
Osteichthyes
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 24,297 24,239 30,362 172,500 106,600 117,897 81,770 97,772 89,186 95,525
Osteichthyes
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 13,286 12,533 10,838 12,159 27,597 49,295 39,765 40,308 67,149 29,448
Penaeus monodon
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus monodon
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus spp
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percoidei
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 7,600 5,800 7,500 1,400 718 15,657 3,925 15,450 25,938 21,136
Percoidei
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 6,300 7,200 6,900 6,400 8,929 14,736 10,863 10,080 8,549 12,547
Phaeophyceae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 12,600 10,700 8,700 11,600 17,934 11,550 7,746 8,717 9,267 8,587
Pleuronectiformes
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 800 700 700 1,500 3,585 1,573 1,101 1,616 998 2,271
Polynemidae
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynemidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4,400 4,000 4,100 1,200 6,368 2,741 3,067 2,144 1,834 1,628
Polynemidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 2,800 3,300 3,000 3,600 5,087 3,464 12,189 11,825 5,470 13,591
Rana spp
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 2,400 1,400 1,800 2,700 1,678 1,317 3,170 2,834 3,570 3,764
Rastrelliger kanagurta
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 132,800 199,200 106,100 63,200 30,153 32,154 35,918 58,945 91,298 73,206
Rastrelliger kanagurta
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 6,400 5,400 15,100 6,700 10,947 8,496 11,010 17,466 10,744 13,029
Rhodophyceae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhopilema spp
India
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salpidae
India
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella longiceps
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 226,000 209,300 125,300 70,900 132,431 188,501 199,346 186,030 203,489 213,547
Sardinella longiceps
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 100 1,800 5,097 57,174 61,962 46,351 34,358 60,890
Sciaenidae
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 25,200 22,800 24,200 15,900 33,865 87,872 81,671 101,529 81,608 96,762
Sciaenidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 16,700 14,100 14,900 20,900 24,549 22,767 10,215 17,999 27,624 31,127
Scleractinia
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberomorus commerson
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4,091 7,065 6,589 9,797 5,913 5,843 6,888 7,429 6,977 9,181
Scomberomorus commerson
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 2,552 2,685 4,653 72 5,076 3,762 3,457 5,041 3,831 5,183
Scomberomorus guttatus
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,675 4,525 3,823 10,546 3,172 3,951 4,822 3,663 4,926 6,845
Scomberomorus guttatus
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 4,111 4,239 6,653 191 6,716 6,271 5,965 6,130 6,676 9,539
Scomberomorus lineolatus
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 125 219 209 175 146 91 148 168 167 211
Scomberomorus lineolatus
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 43 46 82 0 70 33 42 64 52 67
Scombroidei
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siluroidei
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 200 400 1,500 400 17 413 515 368 5,116 487
Sphyraena spp
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,300 900 900 600 1,026 771 1,123 797 1,111 1,897
Stromateidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 13,300 15,900 13,800 29,400 41,679 31,109 30,391 28,863 20,603 27,730
Stromateidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 4,300 5,100 5,100 5,800 8,178 9,128 5,611 6,552 5,403 14,708
Synodontidae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,300 1,900 3,100 300 343 12,085 1,359 6,191 7,571 7,397
Synodontidae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,500 1,800 1,400 1,200 1,380 935 1,451 3,454 2,866 3,502
Tenualosa ilisha
India
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tenualosa ilisha
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 6,800 8,900 8,400 2,800 1,240 1,448 3,521 5,895 5,260 7,877
Tenualosa ilisha
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 3,700 3,300 5,300 6,100 5,926 3,393 3,700 2,092 35,405 24,309
Tetrapturus audax
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus audax
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 400 648 514 676 911 930 1,479 1,150 1,997 2,372
Thunnus albacares
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 201 244 398 561 592 634 743 569 1,312 1,348
Thunnus obesus
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus tonggol
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 27 42 27 36 57 69 85 69 88 164
Thunnus tonggol
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 19 21 28 43 51 71 55 45 75 124
Trachinotus spp
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 0 0 0 88 188 171 7 469 0
Trachinotus spp
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 100 0 0 0 167 73 800 82 25 148
Trichiuridae
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 13,700 29,800 23,300 7,000 30,000 28,997 33,300 31,103 44,231 44,858
Trichiuridae
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 13,300 14,900 13,000 39,700 30,019 18,608 40,893 11,872 32,764 27,344
Upeneus spp
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 700 2,300 4,400 4,600 2,336 3,172 4,643 4,834 5,319 2,956
Upeneus spp
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,400 1,600 1,500 900 1,478 3,166 2,637 2,476 3,057 2,902
Xiphias gladius
India
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 36 36 36 38 39 37 38 37 37 36
Xiphias gladius
India
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total: 1,634,429 1,714,903 1,483,342 1,784,920 2,062,992 2,052,058 1,935,803 2,046,921 2,011,285 2,011,446

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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