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FAO Capture Production in Nigeria (t)     n = 70 (See disclaimer below)

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Acanthuridae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	400	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	4,000	149	7,918	563	507	1,367	1,367	1,519	8	12	4,977	4	6,756	12,570	12,676	14,062	10,862	17,014	14,885	16,537	21,155	18,349	20,544	21,198	23,486	18,165	20,826	18,388	17,236	18,155
Bagrus spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,800	1,800	1,800	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500	3,000	3,000	3,000	4,000	5,000	5,300	5,300	5,500	7,600	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	6,827	6,919	7,034	7,360	8,910	8,465	8,733	10,000	13,793	4,365	11,111	16,848	16,848	17,930	6,955	7,032	3,461	8,903	5,944	6,531	3,594	4,726	5,463	5,421	4,539	4,902	920	5,183	5,239	5,501	6,914	8,534	7,701	7,788	7,860	7,063
Belonidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	590	576	1,708	1,570	590	1,082	272	99	166	535	431	301	422	371	118	160	348	254	468	381	450
Brachydeuterus auritus Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	556	2,537	2,887	2,141	3,345	275	849	1,908	835	637	1,248	569	909	1,029	1,165	1,665
Brachyura Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	89	89	176	523	452	1,492	306	92	28	48	57	593	3,384	4,018	3,211	4,374	5,029	4,218	3,694	2,917	6,570	1,963	4,467	3,946	3,593	3,460
Carangidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,400	2,400	2,400	2,400	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,800	3,700	3,300	3,900	4,000	6,100	6,300	6,600	7,300	7,400	6,700	8,800	10,000	15,000	13,000	15,000	15,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,271	1,086	260	351	743	743	911	994	266	278	9,850	5,468	5,199	2,923	1,035	700	4,451	3,521	833	630	1,728	680	350	277	440	359	393	431	497
Caranx spp Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,049	3,290	2,414	636	591	2,525	414	1,099	825	317	277	818	162	207	1,284	392	838	677	747	458
Channa spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,096	2,096	1,842	238	171	1,235	1,073	185	368	921	86	2,589	2,038	2,990	2,951	3,313	4,571	6,170	5,470	3,504	5,960	10,388	5,515	4,596	5,676
Characidae Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,100	1,100	1,100	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,800	1,800	1,800	2,400	3,000	3,200	3,200	3,300	4,600	4,300	4,700	4,800	4,575	5,011	9,009	9,303	9,457	9,713	5,683	5,193	5,357	10,000	14,128	10,486	14,164	11,006	11,006	11,710	6,811	1,254	337	4,309	7,169	8,802	7,141	7,646	19,835	11,883	12,500	10,274	6,989	14,573	13,874	17,449	19,808	21,259	25,857	15,987	11,457	12,770
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,000	4,000	8,505	5,814	15,538	10,679	7,311	12,413	5,678	12,537	10,859	12,519	13,161	16,287	11,110	17,541	18,795	18,988
Citharinus spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,654	10,754	9,581	15,468	13,031	9,130	17,035	11,395	13,764	14,378
Clarias gariepinus Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,658	8,568	5,268	9,994	4,474	10,419	7,375	11,363	10,988	18,938	14,027	15,813	10,836	23,146	22,879	23,112
Clarias spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	3,395	3,380	3,340	3,661	3,581	3,502	3,422	4,343	4,263	4,184	4,104	4,025	4,845	4,765	4,686	6,506	8,327	8,747	8,768	8,988	13,009	18,429	18,349	18,270	18,190	18,111	18,031	17,952	17,872	17,793	18,927	18,617	19,203	20,916	16,840	17,537	8,761	16,277	14,625	9,489	25,955	14,966	13,985	13,292	13,585	20,745	8,480	10,202	17,220	10,963	14,012	10,925	7,640	15,656	9,582	16,193	14,916	14,302	32,844	35,172	37,792	38,309
Congridae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	500	500	545	561	606	529	370	395	402	399	1,267	1,728	1,783	178	121	0	0	0	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	301	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crustacea Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,099	434	3,830	1,922	2,440	500	1,892	101	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	3,000	2,700	3,200	3,300	5,000	5,100	5,400	6,000	6,000	5,500	7,000	8,747	9,519	9,810	10,106	10,212	12,753	11,852	12,274	13,749	6,567	7,117	7,343	10,664	11,810	6,601	6,412	4,593	4,593	8,516	5,267	6,561	3,062	684	650	1,771	1,281	1,311	1,781	3,812	7,057	6,655	7,493	6,931	6,187	8,790	7,971	8,961	7,375	6,290	8,193	9,408
Cyprinidae Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	70	60	50	5,179	5,000	5,445	5,543	5,609	5,828	6,260	5,759	5,922	12,242	5,091	4,336	6,071	5,485	2,948	1,602	3,392	2,775	2,054	3,293	3,021	4,476	4,460	6,199	5,006	6,296	4,823	5,901	6,004	7,430	7,401	9,883	12,697	10,317	15,242	14,261	15,949	16,855
Distichodus spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,765	7,662	6,836	5,500	11,662	5,760	8,760	9,351
Drepane africana Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	459	459	537	955	683	975	303	251	440	597	954	2,047	603	0	1,316	1,429	1,511	1,419	1,425	949	2,142	1,066	1,604	1,459	1,327	1,158
Elasmobranchii Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,300	1,300	1,300	1,300	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	2,000	1,800	2,100	2,200	3,300	3,400	3,600	4,000	4,000	3,700	4,800	4,767	5,193	5,347	5,584	5,742	15,739	16,160	16,404	16,968	20,000	10,000	12,000	12,000	13,000	13,408	9,334	9,264	9,264	3,027	4,763	3,701	6,466	4,723	5,951	2,801	4,285	3,817	6,587	7,751	7,485	7,274	7,187	8,561	6,365	9,338	7,912	9,191	8,750	10,704	13,295	11,396
Elops lacerta Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,100	1,300	1,283	1,322	1,336	883	911	929	952	0	0	0	1,039	1,291	318	376	12	12	658	373	635	579	579	544	1,474	379	735	1,546	1,822	755	531	1,076	787	678	785	875	442	658	732	814	978
Ethmalosa fimbriata Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	2,300	2,000	2,300	2,300	3,300	3,400	3,600	4,000	4,000	3,700	5,000	6,163	6,713	6,913	7,121	7,195	5,594	5,734	5,844	6,031	25,566	26,397	26,204	30,000	30,000	32,889	21,753	37,444	37,444	43,713	12,883	12,912	38,187	24,501	25,645	15,072	4,643	28,000	30,216	18,529	17,570	19,049	21,987	21,621	14,733	19,758	22,589	21,688	22,138	23,411	24,757	24,112
Exocoetidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	0	0	3	3	3	0	7	37	7	7	7	17	0	87	69	8	55	1,837	647	509	479	146	257	202	450	387	585
Galeoides decadactylus Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	489	4,727	0	0	3,424	1,217	819	578	983	3,194	5,974	2,343	2,884	4,279	5,131	4,819	6,338	4,746	3,871	6,112	4,529	5,320	5,053	4,799	4,524
Gastropoda Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,357	0	0	2,084	2,426	2,741	2,913	2,822	2,475	2,866	2,671	3,020	3,415	3,831
Gymnarchus niloticus Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,179	1,108	3,952	7,685	5,887	0	0	9,097	11,358	11,764	16,084	11,496	13,914	20,205	13,363	12,744	11,993
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,500	9,892	10,775	17,096	11,432	11,552	10,646	10,947	11,154	11,477	6,723	10,275	10,601	5,063	2,865	1,518	2,068	3,004	3,278	2,932	2,097	2,086	3,028	4,194	5,235	4,152	2,585	2,611	5,000	4,561	5,152	4,804	3,352	5,132	4,275	8,559	4,473	4,278	4,375	4,631	4,902	6,385
Hepsetus odoe Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,288	2,345	1,009	2,090	2,284	2,372	7,837	1,941	2,634	2,551
Heterotis niloticus Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,286	2,484	4,533	4,375	2,897	4,832	3,298	4,737	7,388	8,873	7,915	8,577	6,832	10,118	10,314	11,884	11,233	10,554	16,451	14,889	15,392	14,903
Lates niloticus Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	4,300	4,300	4,300	4,800	4,800	4,800	4,800	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000	7,200	7,200	7,200	9,600	12,000	12,600	12,700	13,200	18,300	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	24,770	25,624	26,437	14,050	9,452	3,357	0	9,389	9,389	9,990	2,066	5,809	7,939	9,062	6,118	4,993	3,746	4,224	5,250	6,366	4,447	6,139	3,030	6,442	7,760	9,336	8,223	8,941	16,705	11,542	11,800	11,394
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	285	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	3,000	2,700	3,200	3,300	5,000	5,100	5,400	6,000	6,000	5,500	7,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	8,383	9,963	10,279	10,018	6,220	4,325	3,764	1,183	1,183	6,922	5,597	4,061	4,205	2,222	2,902	2,999	3,779	6,473	8,685	8,345	7,235	6,619	7,537	7,130	6,519	6,545	8,260	8,158	8,209	7,977	7,752	7,987
Merluccius polli Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	0	0	1,714	2,551	2,503	2,536	3,023	2,657	1,461	1,801	1,363	2,554
Mormyridae Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,439	0	4,481	18,781	16,030	0	17,509	5,567	15,400	19,494	18,617	18,710	26,141	22,380	22,564	22,976	23,624
Mugilidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000	900	600	800	600	400	0	3,000	2,993	2,954	2,918	2,884	2,853	2,825	2,800	2,778	3,758	3,741	3,727	3,716	5,304	4,786	4,849	2,552	2,522	3,256	4,990	4,374	6,048	1,580	3,333	3,421	1,364	7,073	8,450	10,226	8,535	8,728	9,122	8,881	8,731	6,002	7,779	8,743	8,261	9,222	10,295	11,847
Natantia Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	482	1,157	1,749	1,520	2,534	1,666	2,980	1,557	2,612	2,207	4,474	3,417	3,456	7,364	2,690	1,564	909	17,076	15,004	11,505	16,152	16,085	11,418	1,941	11,496	13,465	12,770
Notopterus spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	231	231	173	180	867	611	633	0	703	383	10	1	144	33	39	22	19	34	18	169	69	203	136	242	239	406
Octopodidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,405	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	2,292	2,146	2,018	2,200	2,088	1,982	1,880	2,481	2,385	2,292	2,201	2,112	2,724	2,638	2,554	3,870	5,189	5,508	5,428	5,649	8,571	12,794	12,718	12,641	12,559	12,475	12,395	12,313	12,229	12,140	12,048	11,951	11,846	11,733	13,018	11,931	13,879	12,890	12,530	8,242	10,119	10,025	11,046	8,003	7,874	9,060	10,074	12,614	16,300	19,662	13,402	18,332	17,218	31,205	22,910	31,756	30,476	38,878	47,571	54,241	56,632	57,984
Osteichthyes Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	2,700	2,700	2,700	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,700	3,700	3,700	3,700	3,700	4,500	4,500	4,200	5,600	7,000	7,400	7,400	7,700	10,530	14,810	14,800	14,780	14,760	14,740	19,710	19,670	19,640	19,630	19,600	19,560	19,510	19,460	19,836	22,612	31,409	16,755	23,776	21,285	26,685	29,102	40,627	38,738	42,959	33,708	29,776	11,375	2,093	16,589	48,445	36,986	96,034	4,531	18,880	26,817	22,198	3,223	10,409	12,867	10,654	11,493
Osteichthyes Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3,700	3,700	3,700	3,700	4,200	4,200	4,200	4,200	4,200	4,200	5,700	5,200	6,000	6,200	9,000	9,700	10,200	11,300	11,600	10,400	10,000	23,000	22,000	20,000	21,962	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	24,855	20,414	41,291	66,645	60,754	63,000	49,000	126,064	10,468	23,682	12,260	20,292	39,520	32,995	21,516	40,295	33,770	51,541	49,205	28,152	13,271	25,321	19,770	29,385	28,855	28,521	28,100	27,303	28,127
Osteichthyes Nigeria	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,391	2,927	3,162	2,856	2,982	1,869	660	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panulirus spp Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	863	863	2,442	2,354	2,600	1,615	1,233	1,049	1,751	1,496	1,133	8,315	3,071	1,245	1,939	1,699	193	1,904	1,943	2,456	2,881	1,610	2,265	3,147	4,398	3,697
Parailia pellucida Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	28	97	106	1,048	540	761	802	1,915
Penaeus notialis Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	400	400	400	400	500	500	500	500	500	500	700	600	700	700	1,100	1,100	1,200	1,300	1,300	1,200	1,600	1,941	2,116	2,179	2,244	2,268	1,763	2,117	1,916	1,901	1,890	2,003	3,525	2,375	5,605	1,894	1,466	1,768	1,348	2,700	2,000	4,952	11,944	13,755	8,595	14,742	12,073	14,799	12,396	27,341	18,882	18,805	13,413	13,201	11,410	12,397	11,928	10,852	11,390	9,369	7,707	8,577
Pleuronectiformes Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	201	201	201	0	18	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Polydactylus quadrifilis Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,303	0	0	4,824	7,984	1,569	2,821	2,755	6,415	9,815	9,803	10,544	11,287	11,645	14,052	15,675	9,571	11,370	14,077	15,146	14,612	16,149	17,848	18,962
Polynemidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,100	2,100	2,100	2,100	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300	3,000	2,700	3,200	3,300	5,000	5,100	5,400	6,000	6,000	5,500	7,200	15,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	12,011	9,959	7,007	13,542	0	12,975	3,354	496	677	1,638	1,845	2,156	2,930	3,184	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomatomus saltatrix Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,099	0	674	908	908	682	682	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Protopterus spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	300	400	500	300	500	400	700	3,800	4,100	4,200	4,422	4,413	3,058	3,132	3,181	3,297	2,422	1,880	1,939	1,714	4,002	76	2,784	1,769	1,769	1,880	617	512	587	798	436	678	1,284	3,950	1,679	536	1,364	2,183	520	2,747	3,383	1,543	2,172	4,816	3,494	3,577	3,662	4,469
Pseudotolithus spp Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3,700	3,700	3,700	3,700	4,300	4,300	4,300	4,300	4,300	4,300	5,700	5,100	6,000	6,200	9,400	9,700	10,200	11,400	11,400	10,400	10,000	24,400	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	29,009	22,186	6,004	15,000	27,181	15,925	17,218	17,523	8,114	12,013	9,264	14,544	11,762	15,035	14,591	12,604	15,084	11,922	13,518	14,098	10,738	12,475	10,044	11,260	9,212	7,537	9,577
Pseudupeneus prayensis Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,198	0	0	0	4,575	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,500	4,590	5,000	5,100	5,635	6,778	3,652	3,755	3,908	3,937	1,476	1,940	2,002	0	0	748	0	230	230	3,915	3,639	3,528	2,446	1,126	3,102	3,670	4,103	5,004	7,382	7,622	5,753	7,352	6,262	6,618	7,195	4,544	6,532	6,101	6,381	7,266	8,330	7,095
Sardinella maderensis Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,230	9,387	12,226	11,041	10,158	11,931	12,132	11,407	10,921	10,880	13,903	15,716	14,809	14,439	14,078	13,278
Sardinella spp Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,633	3,633	3,633	3,633	10,256	78,390	49,207	26,264	25,825	76,585	102,230	97,286	95,495	83,593	80,892	61,927	59,400	67,648	71,416	65,818	72,749	65,897	63,509	67,503	67,621	69,033
Sciaenidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,698	1,453	1,543	4,605	2,165	6,335	4,056	7,846	5,826	5,900	9,384	7,832	7,478	6,468	8,134	7,696	7,915	8,753	9,680	8,360
Scombridae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,051	2,194	594	875	510	510	1,419	0	1,538	1,059	2,871	2,833	2,254	3,745	3,326	3,640	2,919	2,710	3,759	3,500	4,403	2,695	2,529	3,506	2,840	3,173	3,043	2,918	3,086
Scombroidei Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	12	90	157	109	119	200	55	73	7	51	5	1	22	42	570	327	90	208	501	497	696
Scorpaenidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	91	67	0	164	135	135	135	0	735	774	791	942	1,893	1,032	1,278	2,071	1,149	3,170	2,568	600	3,137	2,444	1,809	4,829	6,536	5,682	5,350	5,037	6,385
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	3	0	0	0	0	0	2,945	430	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	189	419	328	290	140	319	250	285	261	241	383
Serranidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	990	1,003	594	476	476	1,408	1,946	1,577	2,726	3,113	3,468	3,102	1,285	2,001	1,741	2,486	2,117	2,487	2,354	3,914	2,276	2,182	2,828	2,294	2,518	3,442	4,652	4,011
Soleidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,050	3,711	4,511	3,807	4,640	6,084	7,633	6,583	3,301	3,171	2,507	4,655	2,045	2,051	1,966	2,485	3,316	3,372	3,876	4,469
Sparidae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	47	0	12	64	64	123	1,620	1,419	205	297	148	395	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,900	2,900	2,900	2,900	3,300	3,300	3,300	3,300	3,300	3,300	4,400	3,900	4,600	4,700	7,200	7,400	7,800	8,700	8,700	7,900	10,300	13,500	14,766	15,206	15,590	15,752	14,360	14,722	15,088	15,482	9,966	13,572	14,003	9,978	5,387	3,456	1,760	1,036	1,036	3,177	2,632	2,950	4,048	4,941	5,039	3,238	3,556	5,212	7,671	10,490	10,799	10,947	11,085	10,944	9,254	9,813	11,156	12,103	11,629	13,415	15,475	15,976
Stromateus fiatola Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000	1,064	1,096	2,000	1,141	861	879	893	928	139	581	599	0	2	0	0	6	6	6	0	0	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,106	1,000	4,057	4,100	7,767	7,134	7,249	7,191	6,033	5,987	6,479
Synodontis spp Nigeria	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,400	2,400	2,400	2,400	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,600	3,600	3,600	4,800	6,000	6,300	6,400	6,600	9,100	11,500	12,500	12,900	13,501	13,501	10,544	10,633	10,724	11,368	8,910	8,483	8,752	10,309	8,030	5,441	13,482	5,112	5,112	5,440	3,626	3,178	6,844	3,781	10,909	9,709	4,466	5,069	8,781	8,143	6,054	6,642	4,055	8,721	8,245	10,575	11,534	9,915	16,010	13,219	13,995	14,047
Trichiuridae Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	789	613	701	896	945	1,276
Trichiurus lepturus Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,005	3,087	3,148	3,240	3,000	2,000	2,000	1,405	531	137	179	76	76	76	0	15	5,422	2,557	3,806	5,175	4,826	6,399	7,750	5,366	754	1,156	1,927	2,396	3,054	1,734	1,041	727	884	977	1,080	2,416
Xiphias gladius Nigeria	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	133	78	59	82	102	78	88	64	72	102
Total:			39,787	39,626	39,458	41,261	44,069	43,884	43,702	48,524	48,348	48,176	56,505	52,837	62,869	63,703	82,740	94,376	107,016	116,155	116,696	112,237	152,090	241,303	242,211	246,186	252,706	251,640	255,498	256,849	258,506	262,971	255,265	253,849	263,156	265,470	257,414	237,461	266,117	254,806	268,883	274,609	308,981	252,340	301,327	238,409	266,202	349,482	337,993	387,923	463,024	455,628	441,377	452,146	481,056	475,162	465,251	523,182	552,323	530,420	601,368	598,210	616,981	635,486

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