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FAO Capture Production in Nigeria (t)     n = 70
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Acanthuridae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 400 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Bagrus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 7,600 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 6,827 6,919 7,034 7,360
Belonidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachydeuterus auritus
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carangidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8,800 10,000 15,000 13,000 15,000 15,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Caranx spp
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Channa spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Characidae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,600 4,300 4,700 4,800 4,575 5,011 9,009 9,303 9,457 9,713
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Citharinus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias gariepinus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 13,009 18,429 18,349 18,270 18,190 18,111 18,031 17,952 17,872 17,793
Congridae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 500 500 545 561 606 529 370 395 402 399
Crustacea
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7,000 8,747 9,519 9,810 10,106 10,212 12,753 11,852 12,274 13,749
Cyprinidae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 80 70 60 50 5,179 5,000 5,445 5,543 5,609 5,828
Distichodus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drepane africana
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,800 4,767 5,193 5,347 5,584 5,742 15,739 16,160 16,404 16,968
Elops lacerta
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 1,100 1,300 1,283 1,322 1,336 883 911 929 952
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5,000 6,163 6,713 6,913 7,121 7,195 5,594 5,734 5,844 6,031
Exocoetidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galeoides decadactylus
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gastropoda
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gymnarchus niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,500 9,892 10,775 17,096 11,432 11,552 10,646 10,947 11,154 11,477
Hepsetus odoe
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heterotis niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 18,300 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Merluccius polli
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mormyridae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 3,000 2,993 2,954 2,918 2,884 2,853 2,825 2,800 2,778
Natantia
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notopterus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 8,571 12,794 12,718 12,641 12,559 12,475 12,395 12,313 12,229 12,140
Osteichthyes
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 10,530 14,810 14,800 14,780 14,760 14,740 19,710 19,670 19,640 19,630
Osteichthyes
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10,000 23,000 22,000 20,000 21,962 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Osteichthyes
Nigeria 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 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
Parailia pellucida
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus notialis
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,600 1,941 2,116 2,179 2,244 2,268 1,763 2,117 1,916 1,901
Pleuronectiformes
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Polynemidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 7,200 15,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Pomatomus saltatrix
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protopterus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 700 3,800 4,100 4,200 4,422 4,413 3,058 3,132 3,181 3,297
Pseudotolithus spp
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10,000 24,400 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,500 4,590 5,000 5,100 5,635 6,778 3,652 3,755 3,908 3,937
Sardinella maderensis
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombridae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scorpaenidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serranidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Soleidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10,300 13,500 14,766 15,206 15,590 15,752 14,360 14,722 15,088 15,482
Stromateus fiatola
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 1,000 1,064 1,096 2,000 1,141 861 879 893 928
Synodontis spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 9,100 11,500 12,500 12,900 13,501 13,501 10,544 10,633 10,724 11,368
Trichiuridae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,005 3,087 3,148 3,240
Xiphias gladius
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 152,090 241,303 242,211 246,186 252,706 251,640 255,498 256,849 258,506 262,971

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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