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FAO Capture Production in Benin (t)     n = 83
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Acanthocybium solandri
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Albula vulpes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alectis alexandrinus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4 1 1 1 1 24 26 21 34 29
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 37 64 72 32 49 50 1 3 6 3
Belonidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Brachyura
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 50
Carangidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 2 2 2 2 186 856 759 1,493 559
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,710 1,528 1,222
Clarias spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,228 3,957 2,107
Clupeoidei
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 589 289 227
Clupeoidei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,081 2,709 3,984
Decapterus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 2 2 2 2 53 44 86 60 105
Drepane africana
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7 4 4 5 5 44 22 38 23 23
Elasmobranchii
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4 2 2 2 2 198 330 405 297 274
Elops lacerta
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1,116 397 663 137 139
Ephippidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 5 1 0
Epinephelus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 17 30 33 23 30
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,059 2,217 2,465
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus alletteratus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 24 40 45 20 31 30 90 14 7 43
Exocoetidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 75 74 200 116 42
Galeoides decadactylus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gobiidae
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 374 599
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 24 25 24 28 30 211 252 341 168 255
Hemiramphus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heterotis niloticus
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 428 625
Ilisha africana
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 2,107 1,439 1,584 2,386 675
Istiophorus albicans
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 36 48 0 53 50 25 32 40 8
Isurus oxyrinchus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 30 60 68 38 10 20 11 5 3 7
Lethrinus atlanticus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 63 92 64 90 76
Macrobrachium spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 67 140
Makaira nigricans
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 6 8 0 9 10 7 4 12 0
Mugilidae
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,012 263 369
Mugilidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Orcynopsis unicolor
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 9,985 9,989 9,985 10,234 8,364 9,152
Osteichthyes
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 20,200 20,200 20,000 17,000 17,400 16,000 16,000 4,121 5,638 7,939
Osteichthyes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,077 2,847 2,650 3,000 2,980 129 1,444 1,005 504 249
Pagellus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 31 17 13 6 17
Pagrus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Penaeus spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,238 2,144 3,729
Pentanemus quinquarius
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 83 47 45 52 60 22 17 18 12 19
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynemidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 81 84 81 93 100 441 447 444 714 1,218
Prionace glauca
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protopterus spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 57 40
Pseudotolithus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 71 68 154 228 300 415 700 685 734 1,756
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pteroscion peli
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 11 7 7 8 10 92 70 127 79 69
Rhinobatidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 19 32 36 16 25 30 6 3 4 7
Sardinella spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 468 1,513 2,677 963 1,822
Scomber japonicus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 120 369 434 428 519
Scomberomorus tritor
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 35 60 68 30 46 50 104 17 13 334
Scombroidei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selene dorsalis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 21 17 16 18 20 40 26 28 19 32
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 94 241 171 187 419
Sphyrnidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 2 2 2 2 13 8 9 13 15
Synodontis spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252 563 300
Testudinata
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 95 100 113 49 65 60 19 3 2 7
Thunnus obesus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 40 45 0 0 0 15 6 7 8
Trachurus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 11 16 5 13 30
Triglidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umbrina cirrosa
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 18 24 0 86 90 39 13 19 26
Total: 37,832 37,768 37,521 34,628 35,275 36,360 38,738 41,889 37,266 41,860

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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