FAO Capture Production in Maldives (t)     n = 13
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,345 2,582 3,389 5,455 4,018 3,938 6,484 2,489 4,218 3,401
Elasmobranchii
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,783 1,873 6,921 9,168 11,212 11,245 11,856 10,643 10,887 6,883
Euthynnus affinis
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,036 1,676 2,450 3,569 2,656 2,694 3,789 2,089 3,624 1,692
Gymnosarda unicolor
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 292 234 336 627 388 438 625 489 470 426
Holothuroidea
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,238 1,215 357 216 198 282 435 954 255 162
Katsuwonus pelamis
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 61,425 58,899 58,577 58,741 69,410 70,372 66,502 69,015 78,410 92,888
Mollusca
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 30 40 30 30 110 143 140 271 314 485
Osteichthyes
Maldives 		4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,643 7,293 1,635 2,242 3,123 3,138 3,576 9,333 5,935 4,012
Panulirus spp
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 5,139 7,227 8,309 9,603 12,621 12,031 11,811 12,489 13,566 13,261
Thunnus obesus
Maldives 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 294 484 388 505 506 473 630 540 606 1,007
Total: 80,225 81,523 82,392 90,156 104,242 104,754 105,848 108,312 118,285 124,217

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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