FAO Capture Production in Gambia (t)     n = 51 (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
Alectis alexandrinus Gambia	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	2	1	3	4	0	424	455	455	455
Argyrosomus regius Gambia	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	19	0	3	0	18	0	27	50	125	72	8	10	22	33	645	42	45	1	1	1	13	14	13	13
Ariidae Gambia	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	3	15	267	267	267	2,059	1,758	1,112	1,711	1,704	673	765	1,119	650	438	372	334	251	325	187	434	357	302	846	158	1,234	517	540	749	950	2,238	734	774	2,210	2,526	4,046	3,523	3,773	3,775	3,775
Balistidae Gambia	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	3	51	9	2	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Brachyura Gambia	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	6	2	0	0	0	0	22	120	44	45	46	46
Caranx rhonchus Gambia	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	126	69	54	55	118	404	433	433	433
Caranx spp Gambia	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	115	96	40	66	104	66	43	59	125	113	97	42	55	73	88	73	174	124	147	160	137	288	899	306	111	796	484	590	640	402	402	402
Clupeoidei Gambia	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	53	27	8	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae Gambia	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	473	359	117	612	158	10	138	114	72	92	222	133	148	464	114	95	188	211	859	541	307	441	450	725	2,262	586	614	842	2,001	1,372	1,294	866	879	0	0
Drepane africana Gambia	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	27	77	241	81	30	31	27	20	34	44	42	24	97	126	43	44	42	118	151	104	23	30	60	85	186	206	93	108	140	347	257	275	275	275
Elasmobranchii Gambia	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	1,412	831	639	913	832	335	377	374	298	302	263	250	387	620	395	194	316	480	498	415	3,223	606	630	720	3,982	6,128	1,085	494	1,738	324	361	471	504	504	504
Elops lacerta Gambia	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	12	26	3	40	767	1,247	962	941	982	982	982
Epinephelus spp Gambia	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	9	600	696	696	696	526	538	179	153	219	102	73	70	87	29	0	39	51	86	52	33	42	54	118	62	53	30	30	49	63	66	55	101	667	339	129	130	161	161	161
Ethmalosa fimbriata Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,600	1,600	1,600	1,600	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,400	2,400	2,400	2,400	2,800	2,800	2,800	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,600	3,600	4,487	4,512	3,947	6,225	7,324	7,324	7,324	6,600	5,380	2,938	3,067	3,920	3,605	5,699	4,572	5,023	7,850	3,195	5,317	9,328	8,039	17,646	12,019	14,053	16,897	13,897	22,648	21,523	21,952	22,750	20,508	18,516	22,786	22,118	16,815	14,978	13,187	13,876	11,744	12,577	12,585	12,585
Galeoides decadactylus Gambia	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	2	4	347	71	99	41	88	140	146	57	60	87	116	120	132	78	210	454	608	425	455	455	455
Gastropoda Gambia	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	2	190	0	0	0	0	28	67	20	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	25	13	0	0	0	55	194	227	128	230	250	5	20	1	14	0	15	106	685	592	633	0	0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Gambia	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	31	62	92	161	60	66	126	124	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Gambia	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	5	0	4	1,312	62	33	94	53	56	61	67	127	27	150	86	90	90	126	122	60	96	85	406	133	600	643	543	543
Mugilidae Gambia	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	66	164	378	144	190	95	119	180	66	53	152	47	34	21	2	22	23	18	279	475	278	66	70	123	69	208	147	208	124	884	850	569	609	609	609
Octopodidae Gambia	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	290	1,953	1,486	2,093	829	503	277	141	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Gambia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	300	300	300	400	400	400	500	500	500	500	500	800	800	800	800	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,100	1,100	1,000	1,000	1,050	1,050	1,050	1,050	1,050	1,050	1,050	1,050	1,000	950	900	850	719	1,077	1,153	1,154	1,154
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Gambia	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	21	63	28	22	51	6	12	5	2	20	14	5	18	75	5	94	198	85	23	20	12	27	67	41	81	32	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Gambia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	500	500	500	500	600	600	800	800	800	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,400	1,400	1,400	1,400	1,450	1,450	1,450	1,450	1,450	1,450	1,450	1,450	2,000	2,550	3,100	3,650	4,146	3,089	3,308	3,300	3,300
Osteichthyes Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	400	400	400	400	500	500	500	500	600	600	600	600	700	700	700	800	800	800	900	900	260	522	1,075	2,191	1,442	1,442	1,442	637	396	426	367	227	130	213	559	28	195	388	86	44	57	16	17	186	37	27	18	59	0	0	0	6	204	11	211	9	282	58	396	1,113	3,310	3,310
Pagellus spp Gambia	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	123	76	9	12	20	12	0	8	0	234	84	0	457	12	12	0	0
Palinurus spp Gambia	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	182	276	54	88	12	1	1	4	5	20	6	13	12	94	51	22	125	44	26	84	37	86	80	130	75	98	118	23	24	35	4	38	41	40	40
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Gambia	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	122	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus notialis Gambia	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	5	88	260	183	183	183	0	31	69	234	275	271	311	504	474	347	4,322	497	323	343	2	0	0	559	367	339	0	399	400	301	211	324	98	76	112	230	1,549	1,633	1,748	1,749	1,749
Pentanemus quinquarius Gambia	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	0	767	152	163	163	163
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Gambia	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	35	30	116	56	16	37	41	54	43	39	102	156	101	160	170	107	124	365	1,130	89	96	104	190	193	206	206	206
Polydactylus quadrifilis Gambia	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	145	78	67	154	72	94	179	110	83	90	169	141	206	307	82	248	602	722	1,036	1,110	1,110	1,110
Polynemidae Gambia	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	347	411	485	0	470	149	102	180	109	82	55	74	29	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomadasys jubelini Gambia	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	177	244	135	135	155	86	92	181	140	64	240	256	83	142	120	307	498	350	220	230	276	423	439	888	271	516	739	1,190	1,541	1,650	1,651	1,651
Pomatomus saltatrix Gambia	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	20	23	31	8	75	80	35	70	60	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus elongatus Gambia	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	105	109	142	53	278	127	84	145	110	102	59	26	33	18	24	116	92	50	328	242	214	163	170	138	120	494	255	274	182	405	861	396	425	424	424
Pseudotolithus senegalensis Gambia	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	884	490	615	506	721	297	312	396	366	8	14	297	199	11	347	24	28	37	230	182	160	109	120	58	400	620	354	185	1,438	780	1,391	2,200	2,356	2,357	2,357
Pseudotolithus senegallus Gambia	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	294	261	0	217	240	2	388	158	161	357	216	449	355	225	264	270	454	856	794	897	355	0	79	48	73	75	0	0
Pseudotolithus spp Gambia	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	1,056	696	607	585	1,031	280	309	6	16	483	247	305	136	528	0	232	769	202	414	473	412	327	340	629	504	49	725	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rachycentron canadum Gambia	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	33	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	23	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella spp Gambia	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	365	19	14	342	22	4	38	0	0	1	6	6	3,516	897	0	4	3	0	1	11	86	64	70	10	81	1,711	1,488	1,266	564	4,941	4,417	7,064	7,576	7,581	7,581
Scaridae Gambia	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	13	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Sciaenidae Gambia	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	60	113	83	83	83	83	152	162	278	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomber japonicus Gambia	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	121	128	110	131	407	19	21	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Gambia	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	2	0	0	138	811	596	2,217	407	406	182	62	325	184	137	98	100	422	1,499	696	957	321	1,993	1,345	826	603	587	646	646
Sparidae Gambia	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	132	0	6	8	0	16	0	0	0	0	1,305	901	520	763	146	446	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Gambia	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	534	484	311	317	623	146	99	228	114	218	179	58	43	167	213	104	202	105	170	355	144	116	120	284	631	2,573	1,012	153	464	438	762	334	358	358	358
Tetraodontidae Gambia	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	16	125	28	100	0	0	4	33	81	3	1,222	190	423	687	166	177	177	177
Thunnus albacares Gambia	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	16	15	0	0	14	0	0	1	1	5	1	26	55	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trachinotus spp Gambia	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	8	20	7	1	2	1	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Trachurus spp Gambia	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	63	123	51	367	106	48	51	93	104	127	69	122	80	175	117	93	128	104	336	312	133	119	130	175	246	417	145	140	766	318	211	407	350	349	349
Trichiuridae Gambia	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	10	12	5	5	0	28	8	0	4,022	1	0	39	570	610	610	610
Total:			2,800	2,800	2,800	2,900	3,500	3,500	3,800	3,800	4,300	4,500	4,500	4,800	5,300	5,300	5,300	6,200	6,200	6,200	6,700	6,700	7,447	7,739	7,884	12,294	12,695	12,695	12,695	18,092	14,972	11,143	13,265	14,068	9,212	11,653	11,882	10,712	13,262	14,642	13,852	19,789	21,602	24,985	18,045	21,308	22,781	23,752	31,601	32,254	29,002	30,000	29,016	34,527	45,769	37,364	32,423	34,586	36,912	43,574	42,645	45,881	46,424	46,424

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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