FAO Capture Production in Cameroon (t)     n = 37 (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
Ariidae Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	100	100	100	500	500	1,000	1,000	1,100	700	700	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,200	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,500	1,670	1,100	1,058	960	1,059	1,064	1,087	1,448	1,452	1,484	1,239	1,312	722	543	465	235	598	598	505	505	490	313	334	600	976	886	640	370	520	455	410	589	649	430	209	339	339	345	379	379	379
Bothidae Cameroon	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	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachydeuterus auritus Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	3,000	3,500	4,000	4,000	5,000	400	3,500	4,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	6,600	6,600	7,479	7,137	5,608	4,984	4,695	5,681	5,893	5,913	6,041	7,285	5,950	4,188	4,495	3,631	2,657	3,342	3,342	3,291	3,291	3,200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachyura Cameroon	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	17	28	25	27	20	19	35	27	27	27	32	62	26	24	18	30	22	22	20	20	19	42	40	40	32	18	20	20	20	27	26	20	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Carangidae Cameroon	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	44	96	107	141	233	356	477	309	312	318	135	128	115	93	65	62	28	28	18	18	18	30	5	5	6	5	5	2	2	4	5	7	10	40	74	74	74	50	26	26	26
Congridae Cameroon	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	30	19	64	14	17	48	53	38	38	39	65	93	35	16	9	8	6	6	35	35	34	13	14	10	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	11	16	10	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	100	100	100	300	300	500	500	600	300	300	500	500	500	500	500	800	800	500	500	900	784	773	782	790	771	857	807	745	749	765	837	962	732	219	233	435	607	607	834	834	810	701	653	700	753	748	700	594	455	488	439	788	750	500	155	135	135	225	315	315	315
Drepane africana Cameroon	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	340	223	266	261	252	265	334	287	290	295	306	285	266	213	186	147	174	174	93	93	90	96	39	50	111	72	75	78	94	73	70	30	42	30	13	24	24	24	24	24	24
Elasmobranchii Cameroon	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	300	186	137	107	106	105	128	143	108	110	113	70	80	67	51	37	22	37	37	68	68	66	157	92	80	59	48	50	55	86	67	146	85	95	500	1,091	1,091	1,091	1,090	952	952	952
Epinephelus spp Cameroon	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	20	12	15	21	29	33	35	37	38	39	12	89	18	9	7	17	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	15	54	3	3	19	35	35	35
Ethmalosa fimbriata Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3,700	3,700	3,700	4,000	5,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	8,000	6,000	6,000	7,000	7,000	7,200	7,200	6,500	7,000	7,500	8,500	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	17,480	16,000	16,000	18,600	24,000	24,000	23,500	23,000	23,500	21,609	21,645	21,782	20,226	30,800	41,699	41,593	41,493	41,400	41,400	41,400	41,400
Galeoides decadactylus Cameroon	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	318	335	143	1,099	1,071	905	908	766	679	679	0	0	0	542	350	600	949	810	500	13	150	477	462	134	341	180	67	227	227	220	214	214	214
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Cameroon	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	243	182	164	130	45	68	68	0	0	0	21	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Cameroon	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	10	5	2	1	2	3	13	1	1	1	1	13	2	3	2	0	0	0	4	4	4	2	1	300	510	511	400	320	337	337	293	297	280	400	480	485	485	480	487	487	487
Merluccius polli Cameroon	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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mollusca Cameroon	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	18	18	17	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nematopalaemon hastatus Cameroon	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	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	11,700	9,750	11,600	11,500	11,500	11,500	11,500
Osteichthyes Cameroon	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	30,000	30,000	30,000	30,000	30,000	30,000	30,000	30,000	35,000	35,000	35,000	35,000	35,000	30,000	25,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	21,000	22,000	22,000	22,000	23,000	27,000	30,000	35,000	40,000	45,000	50,000	55,000	52,500	65,000	55,000	65,000	75,000	75,000	74,380	74,700	75,000	75,000	75,000
Osteichthyes Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,640	3,290	3,406	476	430	230	435	604	714	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,034	3,034	3,033	3,000	3,000	3,740	0	0	0	0	0	954	907	830	674	1,800	2,869	2,869	2,869	3,150	3,570	3,570	3,570
Panulirus spp Cameroon	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	1	2	4	5	7	8	4	4	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	4	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Penaeus spp Cameroon	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	940	1,759	2,360	2,358	1,960	1,696	1,816	2,438	980	975	432	338	564	911	859	661	830	879	1,042	1,179	1,092	933	489	462	520	514	571	450	635	326	471	168	280	531	550	557	501	651	500	345	345	345
Pentanemus quinquarius Cameroon	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	372	660	829	829	0	0	0	2,100	1,777	1,500	610	584	1,000	2,368	1,778	1,363	3,276	832	1,698	800	5	131	131	333	535	535	535
Polydactylus quadrifilis Cameroon	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	450	450	377	281	451	421	745	114	148	148	0	0	0	69	39	50	76	54	40	12	34	43	170	75	106	160	216	109	109	75	42	42	42
Polynemidae Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	100	100	100	200	400	400	400	600	300	300	400	400	600	600	400	600	400	400	400	600	449	552	596	692	887	929	1,037	764	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	0	0	680	680	660	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomadasys jubelini Cameroon	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	534	533	400	337	345	304	48	342	534	800	1,129	479	579	575	587	587	587
Pseudotolithus elongatus Cameroon	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	600	515	652	1,002	675	742	1,014	1,020	2,040	2,045	2,090	682	879	570	486	413	1,104	1,665	1,665	140	140	136	4,202	1,005	3,500	4,436	4,371	4,400	4,400	1,900	3,400	3,218	1,883	1,453	2,000	2,438	26	26	36	46	46	46
Pseudotolithus senegalensis Cameroon	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	2,686	2,540	2,600	2,900	3,200	1,972	2,679	2,100	1,263	900	431	55	55	500	921	921	921
Pseudotolithus spp Cameroon	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	100	100	84	68	69	49	101	73	106	106	109	41	62	0	18	9	9	14	14	10	10	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudupeneus prayensis Cameroon	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	3	3	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	100	200	200	200	300	100	100	200	200	300	300	200	200	200	200	200	900	895	493	862	453	444	351	345	404	407	416	367	383	278	294	233	130	127	127	170	170	165	77	70	100	160	186	170	161	211	150	130	133	139	400	721	721	721	440	162	162	162
Sardinella spp Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	6,000	7,400	7,300	7,400	8,000	7,000	6,000	7,400	8,000	8,000	8,000	6,500	7,000	7,500	8,500	10,000	8,420	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	18,000	18,000	18,027	18,058	18,033	18,065	18,047	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	17,490	16,008	16,006	18,600	24,002	24,002	23,500	23,000	23,500	21,611	21,645	22,540	21,760	11,800	1,805	2,103	2,103	2,100	2,100	2,100	2,100
Sciaenidae Cameroon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	2,000	2,500	3,000	3,000	4,000	2,400	1,800	3,000	3,000	3,800	4,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	2,742	2,761	2,370	3,216	4,536	7,996	5,664	4,651	6,669	6,770	6,543	8,803	6,522	5,333	4,740	3,673	2,363	2,363	2,623	2,623	2,560	6,046	2,300	3,000	3,679	3,539	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,260	2,399	1,946	1,564	800	40	24	24	24	24	24	24
Scombroidei Cameroon	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	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	3	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	59	36	22	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Cameroon	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	9	13	42	15	3	5	2	2	2	2	15	1	1	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sparidae Cameroon	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	800	170	152	207	238	160	215	235	244	243	249	236	463	4	30	19	0	0	0	58	58	56	1	14	0	0	2	2	5	5	4	34	18	40	80	114	89	89	55	20	20	20
Sphyraena spp Cameroon	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	66	51	51	55	51	60	76	65	65	66	10	176	82	55	37	36	43	43	25	25	24	30	16	20	27	37	30	5	28	23	293	340	583	580	580	580	580	580	586	586	586
Trichiurus lepturus Cameroon	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	16	16	15	5	5	2	1	4	10	16	1	6	59	6	7	400	889	815	815	770	722	722	722
Total:			22,000	22,000	22,000	22,300	39,100	43,800	45,400	56,500	60,600	50,200	51,700	56,500	58,100	59,400	59,800	61,100	62,600	63,400	65,100	68,100	68,800	64,700	60,400	57,600	55,736	66,280	70,397	70,167	68,867	81,214	81,045	79,761	83,012	77,277	75,299	73,969	71,980	70,636	70,799	69,829	70,742	69,318	71,975	65,257	79,020	94,131	98,529	102,000	106,800	110,000	112,109	121,031	130,135	117,801	129,000	142,345	137,232	138,612	139,200	140,000	140,000	140,000

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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