FAO Capture Production in Gambia (t)     n = 51 (See disclaimer below)

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Alectis alexandrinus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	2	1	3	4	0	424	455	455	455
Argyrosomus regius Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	22	33	645	42	45	1	1	1	13	14	13	13
Ariidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Brachyura Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6	2	0	0	0	0	22	120	44	45	46	46
Caranx rhonchus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	126	69	54	55	118	404	433	433	433
Caranx spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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
Cynoglossidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	725	2,262	586	614	842	2,001	1,372	1,294	866	879	0	0
Drepane africana Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	60	85	186	206	93	108	140	347	257	275	275	275
Elasmobranchii Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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	12	26	3	40	767	1,247	962	941	982	982	982
Epinephelus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	49	63	66	55	101	667	339	129	130	161	161	161
Ethmalosa fimbriata Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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)	87	116	120	132	78	210	454	608	425	455	455	455
Gastropoda Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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
Lutjanus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	90	126	122	60	96	85	406	133	600	643	543	543
Mugilidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	123	69	208	147	208	124	884	850	569	609	609	609
Octopodidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Gambia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	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)	12	27	67	41	81	32	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Gambia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	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)	0	6	204	11	211	9	282	58	396	1,113	3,310	3,310
Pagellus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	12	0	8	0	234	84	0	457	12	12	0	0
Palinurus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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
Penaeus notialis Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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	767	152	163	163	163
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	107	124	365	1,130	89	96	104	190	193	206	206	206
Polydactylus quadrifilis Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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
Pomadasys jubelini Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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)	35	70	60	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus elongatus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	138	120	494	255	274	182	405	861	396	425	424	424
Pseudotolithus senegalensis Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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)	454	856	794	897	355	0	79	48	73	75	0	0
Pseudotolithus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	629	504	49	725	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rachycentron canadum Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	23	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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)	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
Scomber japonicus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	121	128	110	131	407	19	21	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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
Sphyraena spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	284	631	2,573	1,012	153	464	438	762	334	358	358	358
Tetraodontidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	4	33	81	3	1,222	190	423	687	166	177	177	177
Thunnus albacares Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	5	1	26	55	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trachinotus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Trachurus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	175	246	417	145	140	766	318	211	407	350	349	349
Trichiuridae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	28	8	0	4,022	1	0	39	570	610	610	610
Total:			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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