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FAO Capture Production in Mauritania (t)     n = 90
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
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 2,567 2,030 2,008 1,691 4,810 1,253
Ariidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Cephalopoda
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Congridae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 0 427 278 171 343 425 201
Diplodus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 113 6 0 0 64 2
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) 2,640 2,640 1,000 1,500 1,938 803 929 885 2,030 4,030
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 50 50 50 50 50 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) 0 223 51 100 0 172 0 0 11 0
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) 440 440 135 100 1,149 529 728 1,090 673 81
Lophius spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Merluccius spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 115
Mollusca
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 234 417 370 194 1,216 1,242
Mullidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 440 440 814 100 13,854 13,550 14,063 16,030 14,400 5,335
Orcynopsis unicolor
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 50 100 100 100 80 80 90 90 90
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) 8,360 10,309 8,874 7,273 5,424 1,279 2,002 1,303 1,769 772
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) 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 12 0
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 0 0 0 576 381 1,293 406 27
Pleuronectiformes
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 240 240 46 100 381 185 140 259 258 215
Pomatomus saltatrix
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,320 1,320 600 617 34 0 33 0 3 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,320 1,642 793 1,050 610 0 80 0 4 1
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 0 0 19 0 0 0 35 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) 13,200 17,361 8,895 7,200 7,770 6,030 5,500 6,860 6,610 4,120
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) 14,040 16,690 7,950 8,000 0 0 0 0 32 23
Scomber japonicus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 880 880 414 400 1,806 1,390 1,050 1,286 1,891 714
Serranidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 294 73 24 0 102 140
Soleidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 200 200 214 200 335 254 124 145 150 0
Sparidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 440 440 355 400 576 134 101 279 244 123
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 0 0 0 0 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Triglidae
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umbrina canariensis
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Zeus faber
Mauritania 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 99 94 4
Total: 49,570 58,925 36,291 33,190 43,697 33,921 33,834 37,897 41,467 24,541

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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