FAO Capture Production in Tunisia (t)     n = 90
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Alosa spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anguilla anguilla
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 100 200 100 100 100 100
Argyrosomus regius
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aristeus antennatus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 300 300 200 200 200 200 200 100
Balistes carolinensis
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belone belone
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boops boops
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carcinus aestuarii
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cephalopoda
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conger conger
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corallium rubrum
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex dentex
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 200 200 200 300 100 100 100 200 200
Dicentrarchus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 200 500 200 0 100 100 300 300
Diplodus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,000 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,000 1,500 1,500 1,800 2,000
Eledone spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 500 600 600 1,000 700 500 700 600 600 800
Euthynnus alletteratus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 200
Ex Mollusca
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 300
Homarus gammarus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lepidopus caudatus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lichia amia
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithognathus mormyrus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Littorina littorea
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loligo spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lophius spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius merluccius
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 300 300 300 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
Metapenaeus monoceros
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Tunisia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Mugil cephalus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,000 2,500 2,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,600 2,000
Mullus barbatus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mullus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,000 1,200 1,200 2,000 1,500 1,300 1,500 1,500 1,800 2,000
Mullus surmuletus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mustelus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 500 500 500 600 800 800 700 800 800
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nephrops norvegicus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oblada melanura
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopus vulgaris
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 800 1,200 1,000 1,000 1,200 1,000 500 500 1,400 1,400
Orcynopsis unicolor
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Tunisia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 100 100 100 100 100 200 100 100 100 100
Osteichthyes
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 1,400 400 1,700 0 3,000 3,000 5,000 5,000 4,600
Ostrea edulis
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagellus erythrinus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 500 600 600 800 700 500 600 500 800 800
Pagrus pagrus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Palinurus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parapenaeus longirostris
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus kerathurus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 300 300 400 400 400 700 400 400 500 400
Phycis blennoides
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 300 200 200 200 100 200
Pomatomus saltatrix
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Psetta maxima
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruditapes decussatus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 200 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Sardina pilchardus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,600 3,600 5,600 5,000 2,100 3,300
Sardinella spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 3,000 3,000 3,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 4,000 4,000
Sarpa salpa
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 200 300 200 0 100 100 200 200
Sciaena umbra
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Scomber japonicus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 800
Scombroidei
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
Scorpaenidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scyliorhinus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepia officinalis
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 700 400 400 1,400 1,400
Seriola dumerili
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serranidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solea solea
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 300 300 300 400 300 200 300 200 300 300
Sparus aurata
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 200 300 300 100 200 200 300 300
Sphyraena spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spicara maena
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spicara spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100
Spongiidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Squalidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus blainville
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squatina squatina
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 200 100 100 200 200 200 300 200
Trachinus draco
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 2,000 2,500 2,500 3,000 2,900 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,000 2,200
Triglidae
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umbrina cirrosa
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeus faber
Tunisia 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 16,400 21,600 20,700 25,900 21,500 23,000 26,000 28,000 28,000 29,700

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