FAO Capture Production in Mauritania (t)     n = 90
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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) 2,000 370 350 390 450 500 480 500 550 600
Ariidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500
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) 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 200 200 200 200 200 100 100 100 100 100
Cephalopoda
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 16
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congridae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 9
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) 200 130 130 120 160 140 160 150 150 100
Diplodus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 40 20 30 30 20 20 40 70 99
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) 450 210 160 50 60 80 10 100 320 400
Engraulis encrasicolus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,000 8,000 12,000
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) 800 270 240 250 330 420 340 340 330 320
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) 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 70 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8
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) 120 180 180 250 190 260 230 280 1,472 1,200
Lophius spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
Merluccius spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 60 50 30 90 100 40 150 400 670 940
Mollusca
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 13
Mugilidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,650 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,850 1,900 1,950 2,000 2,000 2,000
Mullidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 150 40 30 30 50 30 30 30 40 30
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) 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 300 400 222
Octopodidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 28,500 29,200 22,000 23,230 21,520 18,250 18,770 14,620 18,420 12,758
Orcynopsis unicolor
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Mauritania 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 6,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 7,000 8,000 8,000 9,000 9,000 10,000
Osteichthyes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 13,600 17,765 25,482 16,601 11,837 13,234 16,355 15,727 18,043 14,127
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) 100 50 40 20 10 30 50 50 40 35
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 0 200 400 750
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 400 100 20 20 30 20 20 15 8 5
Pleuronectiformes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 440 460 480 430 490 570 580 510 450 400
Pomatomus saltatrix
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 20
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 10 20 20 20 10 10 30 180 250
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 3,000 3,600 2,500
Sardinella spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,780 2,920 2,660 2,750 1,340 3,020 5,440 6,000 8,500 10,500
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) 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 240 270
Scomber japonicus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 60 90 200 180 230 0 110 2,000 5,000 8,500
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) 0 873 377 746 54 263 2,479 2,170 1,304 1,200
Scorpaenidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 0 1
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,000 4,000 3,690 4,150 4,470 5,710 4,510 5,240 5,000 4,129
Serranidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,500 120 110 120 190 240 180 190 200 200
Soleidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 900 630 600 600 1,000 680 760 600 500 350
Sparidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,000 460 270 360 490 350 490 540 600 600
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) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 1,200 1,420 1,360 970 1,510 1,220 6,500 12,000 19,000
Trichiurus lepturus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 60 90 80 100 60 100 160 200 280 350
Triglidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 40 0
Umbrina canariensis
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 50 30 10 5 5 5 10 10 6 5
Zeus faber
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30 10 10 5 10 10 5 10 10 0
Total: 66,000 67,637 66,054 59,452 53,746 56,147 63,324 74,127 98,043 104,527

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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