FAO Capture Production in Mauritania (t)     n = 90
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Acanthocybium solandri
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alectis alexandrinus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrosomus regius
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 2,956 2,865 2,219 2,664 5,616 4,000
Ariidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 239 0 102 252 28 39 457 734 369 200
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachydeuterus auritus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brotula barbata
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 20 338 225 292 117 100
Campogramma glaycos
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carangidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 202 256 610 658 150 177 278 794 464 300
Cephalopoda
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 4,552 334 34 32 2 0 0
Chaceon maritae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congridae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 24 11 1 3 5 0
Crustacea
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cymbium cymbium
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 184 347 457 582 427 300
Diplodus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 311 738 1,036 562 563 400
Drepane africana
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 13 2,491 2,005 729 1,841 2,489 1,584 2,273 989 700
Engraulis encrasicolus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ephippidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus aeneus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 686 527 291 499 1,808 1,300
Epinephelus marginatus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus alletteratus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 31 86 77 54 60 60 50 50 50 50
Galeoides decadactylus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gymnura altavela
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 371 371 1,182 6,433 647 705 268 595 219 140
Holothuroidea
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leptocharias smithii
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lichia amia
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithognathus mormyrus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 500 865 417 300 184 351 499 200 98 702
Lophius spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 28 18 29 13 10
Merluccius spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 31 44 30 30 158 126 103 17 63
Mollusca
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,100 950 800 650 502 928 496 729 1,492 1,600
Mullidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 755 440 609 784 353 250
Muraenidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mustelus mustelus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Myliobatidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 233 2,718 1,903 234 452 400 301 215 144
Octopodidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,500 8,072 14,554 17,400 20,133 22,083 32,742 38,607 33,901 30,113
Orcynopsis unicolor
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 101 478 99 37 40 40 50 50 50 50
Osteichthyes
Mauritania 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Osteichthyes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5,088 24,683 9,568 21,330 5,839 4,698 7,208 7,702 2,749 14,359
Pagellus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palinuridae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4 0 11 20 267 262 277 328 125 169
Palinurus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paragaleus pectoralis
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parapenaeus longirostris
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 25 15 1,594 1,888 1,218 1,770 999 700
Pleuronectiformes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 11 269 369 281 699 792 700 927 455 450
Pomatomus saltatrix
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 381 371 488 407 55 44 28 69 28 30
Pseudotolithus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 130 17 171 188 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 28 121 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhinobatos cemiculus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhinoptera marginata
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardina pilchardus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 492 4,464 722 1,324 1,353 1,421 2,440 2,319 2,825 2,830
Schedophilus velaini
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 317 1,436 2,039 1,805 175 474 1,808 494 381 300
Scomber japonicus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 686 21 0 5 144 4 9 33 40
Scomberomorus tritor
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scorpaenidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 59 226 96 239 97 50
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,500 3,280 5,886 5,200 4,607 5,744 7,873 5,428 4,806 4,400
Serranidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 484 36 661 3,030 87 143 92 153 4,495 3,000
Soleidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 11 22 249 1,793 377 984 955 1,923 1,571 1,200
Sparidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,123 3,445 7,303 7,088 6,524 9,547 5,576 10,437 6,014 1,840
Sparus aurata
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyrna lewini
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyrnidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stromateus fiatola
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 8 26 14 25 10 10
Tetraodontidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 237 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 99 0 51 63 22 44 31 40
Triglidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 1 23 5 10 4 10
Umbrina canariensis
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 791 851 392 572 202 100
Zeus faber
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 65 137 68 95 75 50
Total: 21,598 58,779 56,288 81,600 57,676 66,277 76,614 88,397 77,666 76,000

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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