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FAO Capture Production in South Africa (t) n = 226
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Algae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alopias vulpinus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antimora rostrata South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Antimora rostrata South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7
Antimora rostrata South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arctocephalus pusillus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Argyrosomus hololepidotus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	1,496	1,174	993	1,052	765	772	829	748	690	671
Argyrosomus hololepidotus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	79	105	134	1	15	22	21	17	0	0
Argyrozona argyrozona South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	20	14	7	692	16	729	883	780	505	541
Ariidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1
Atractoscion aequidens South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	498	437	498	579	444	353	346	474	605	415
Atractoscion aequidens South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	9	7	22	0	11	17	15	18	0	15
Austroglossus microlepis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	60	21	134	45	0	1	16	3	0	0
Austroglossus pectoralis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	808	717	700	764	942	769	909	837	859	768
Austroglossus pectoralis South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera acutorostrata South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Balaenoptera borealis South Africa	98 -	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera edeni South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Balaenoptera musculus South Africa	98 -	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera physalus South Africa	98 -	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bathyraja eatonii South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bathyraja murrayi South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bathyraja spp South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beryx spp South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	60	109	124	0	0
Brachyura South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	16	6	7	0	0	0	0	113	4	5
Brama brama South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	959	773	868	1,717	2,019	1,709	1,070	381	307	324
Brama brama South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Callorhinchus capensis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	546	537	542	983	262	386	366	484	482	356
Carangidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carcharhinus brachyurus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carcharhinus obscurus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
Chaceon maritae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chaceon spp South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	188	186	187	138	0	0	0	0	91	80
Channichthyidae South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheimerius nufar South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	50	81	48	41	40	34	0	29
Cheimerius nufar South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	21	43	45	0	32	25	33	28	0	0
Chelidonichthys capensis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	3,061	633	676	1,003	576	502	446	428	623	507
Chrysoblephus spp South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	183	166	227	171	231	197	176	139	154	74
Chrysoblephus spp South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	91	133	153	0	109	70	92	85	0	75
Clarias gariepinus South Africa	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coryphaena hippurus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coryphaena hippurus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Crassostrea spp South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	662	899	424	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crassostrea spp South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crocodylus niloticus South Africa	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(n)	4,500	4,819	10,722	18,451	25,416	14,805	2,280	13,322	8,863	27,631
Crustacea South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cubiceps capensis South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cymatoceps nasutus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cymatoceps nasutus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	5
Delphinidae South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Delphinus capensis South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delphinus delphis South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	11
Diplodus spp South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dissostichus eleginoides South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dissostichus eleginoides South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	835	128
Dissostichus eleginoides South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	942	1,246	903	576
Dissostichus eleginoides South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dissostichus mawsoni South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dissostichus mawsoni South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donax spp South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	471	569	651	699	630	389	317	433	458	396
Elasmobranchii South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	86	102	100	100	110	70	10	110	130	100
Elasmobranchii South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Emmelichthys nitidus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	568	583	418	434	121	96	216	121	117	113
Engraulis capensis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	150,100	150,560	347,312	235,606	155,554	170,308	40,712	60,095	107,548	180,542
Etrumeus whiteheadi South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	44,710	33,484	47,341	56,329	54,147	76,858	47,117	92,209	52,476	58,856
Euphausia superba South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Euthynnus affinis South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	2
Galeorhinus galeus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gelidium spp South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gempylidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Genypterus capensis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	2,548	2,054	2,225	2,601	2,679	2,798	3,140	3,418	3,381	4,114
Gobiidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gracilaria spp South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	6	11	5
Haliotis midae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	624	573	738	561	586	615	735	330	524	481
Haliporoides triarthrus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	663	514	199	218	0	0	0	127	178	180
Helicolenus dactylopterus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	1,171	1,019	1,229	1,476	723	1,082	1,183	957	752	766
Hoplostethus atlanticus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	0	0
Hoplostethus atlanticus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophoridae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophoridae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
Istiophorus platypterus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isurus oxyrinchus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13
Isurus oxyrinchus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jasus lalandii South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	3,790	1,835	2,077	2,176	2,192	1,956	1,516	1,680	1,726	1,793
Katsuwonus pelamis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	17	15	7	6	4	4	1	6	2	1
Katsuwonus pelamis South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1	0	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	2
Lampanyctodes hectoris South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	571	662	656	1,177	871	0	33	243	6,553	0
Lepidopus caudatus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	14,610	12,148	14,227	12,196	4,697	4,931	3,196	2,001	4,557	2,560
Lepidopus caudatus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lichia amia South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithodes murrayi South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lithodes murrayi South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithodes spp South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithodidae South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithodidae South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithognathus lithognathus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	37	1	11	4	1	11	7	8	9	2
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	53	78	300	59	36	17	34	45	29	24
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	51	3	7	6	0	0	0	2	0	0
Loligo reynaudii South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	4,986	7,036	2,805	6,271	5,814	7,047	7,491	3,696	6,670	7,169
Lophius vomerinus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	5,405	5,883	4,858	4,249	4,089	6,246	6,139	6,958	7,903	6,949
Lutjanidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Macrourus spp South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Macrourus spp South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	53	77
Macrourus spp South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macrourus whitsoni South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macrourus whitsoni South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira indica South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira indica South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Makaira nigricans South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira nigricans South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Martialia hyadesi South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Megaptera novaeangliae South Africa	98 -	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Megaptera novaeangliae South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	135,168	136,484	135,805	108,336	136,917	137,742	155,155	141,076	151,317	141,165
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	7	5
Metanephrops mozambicus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	282	51	70	83	0	0	0	0	45	60
Mollusca South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mollusca South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mugilidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	1,380	1,067	914	1,253	1,106	1,147	1,086	972	908	757
Muraenesox spp South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	5
Muraenolepis microps South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muraenolepis microps South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muraenolepis spp South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muraenolepis spp South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mustelus mustelus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Myctophidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nemipteridae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Notorynchus cepedianus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Notothenia kempi South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nototheniidae South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nototheniidae South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Octopodidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	46	62	122	149	91	33	46	64	60	87
Octopodidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	49	20	15	7	0	0	0	10	8	10
Octopodidae South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Odontoceti South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	87	165	95	100	149	1	0
Orcinus orca South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes South Africa	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	823	825	832	832	800	800	850	850	900	900
Osteichthyes South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	2,458	2,802	1,708	770	2,184	1,766	1,549	13,108	1,075	3,586
Osteichthyes South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	101	170	158	77	139	66	85	228	92	92
Osteichthyes South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Otolithes ruber South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10
Palinurus delagoae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	24	18	31	33	10	13	10	10	6	7
Palinurus gilchristi South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	1,042	885	1,009	985	1,021	966	918	892	864	429
Paralomis aculeata South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paralomis spinosissima South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paralomis spp South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus spp South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	7	1	6	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perciformes South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Petrus rupestris South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	105	126	0	73	37	56	28	35	0	22
Petrus rupestris South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phaeophyceae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	8,000	5,000	2,456	3,768	2,579	3,689	6,000	9,000	12,000	15,000
Physeter macrocephalus South Africa	98 -	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Polyprion americanus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomatomus saltatrix South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	56	65	42	68	34	57	38	15	4	33
Pomatomus saltatrix South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prionace glauca South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	21
Prionace glauca South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudopentaceros richardsoni South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	530	201	12	0	0
Pterogymnus laniarius South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	643	644	849	1,000	690	708	730	907	843	966
Pyura stolonifera South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Raja georgiana South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajidae South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	1,410	1,268	1,292	1,110	1,130	929	1,026	1,239	1,074	1,000
Rajiformes South Africa	48 - Atlantic, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Rajiformes South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Rajiformes South Africa	88 - Pacific, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhabdosargus globiceps South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	291	141	134	139	143	168	237	165	296	335
Rhodophyceae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	3,000	6,000	6,808	4,192	1,797	2,563	2,500	2,500	2,400	2,300
Ruvettus pretiosus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ruvettus pretiosus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarda sarda South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella spp South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinops ocellatus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	56,871	52,011	53,436	50,702	93,438	115,205	105,210	116,995	128,019	131,316
Sardinops ocellatus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Sarpa salpa South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	3	0	1
Sciaenidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	1	9	8	7	0	0
Scomber japonicus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	14,322	13,535	4,263	4,721	4,508	4,677	4,139	8,039	3,201	1,765
Scomber japonicus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	5	3	3
Scomberomorus commerson South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	58	37	22	54	15	4	13	20	46	16
Scomberomorus spp South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2
Scombridae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scombroidei South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scombroidei South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	9	30	36	44	3	11	0	8	72	25
Scorpaenidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	1
Scyllaridae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	9	10	11	0	0	0	9	5	10
Seriola lalandi South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	612	563	566	858	771	769	488	477	519	302
Seriola lalandi South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Serranidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serranidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	17	0	43	0	33	25	30	0	0	25
Somniosus microcephalus South Africa	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sousa chinensis South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8
Sparidae South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	546	530	485	606	836	274	305	311	365	274
Sparidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	3	5	3	0	26	6	19	15	1	5
Stenella longirostris South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tetrapturus audax South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Thunnus alalunga South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	5,280	3,410	6,360	6,881	6,931	5,214	5,634	6,708	8,412	5,101
Thunnus alalunga South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	25	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	7	1
Thunnus albacares South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	624	52	69	266	486	183	157	116	240	320
Thunnus albacares South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	70	7	13	24	6	26	0	30	115	164
Thunnus maccoyii South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Thunnus maccoyii South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	296	72	43	88	76	27	7	10	53	55
Thunnus obesus South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	14
Thyrsites atun South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	20,844	21,946	18,417	15,248	13,180	15,299	12,400	11,126	14,135	11,188
Trachurus capensis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	51,074	35,564	33,640	35,429	20,031	10,262	31,995	31,206	46,384	17,970
Trachurus spp South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Triakis megalopterus South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trichiuridae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
Triglidae South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Tursiops truncatus South Africa	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	41
Umbrina canariensis South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	5	9	4	1	4	1	1	240	143
Xiphias gladius South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	362	65
Zeus faber South Africa	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	885	895	1,103	1,098	1,069	1,070	1,156	1,274	964	1,022
Zeus faber South Africa	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	4	5
Total:			534,583	496,296	692,339	562,374	523,449	576,138	441,680	514,444	559,908	588,017

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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