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

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Alectis alexandrinus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Argyrosomus regius Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3	0	18	0	27	50	125	72	8	10
Ariidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	325	187	434	357	302	846	158	1,234	517	540
Balistidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	3	51	9	2	2
Brachyura Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caranx rhonchus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caranx spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	97	42	55	73	88	73	174	124	147	160
Clupeoidei Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	53	27	8	12	10
Cynoglossidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	464	114	95	188	211	859	541	307	441	450
Drepane africana Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	97	126	43	44	42	118	151	104	23	30
Elasmobranchii Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	620	395	194	316	480	498	415	3,223	606	630
Elops lacerta Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	86	52	33	42	54	118	62	53	30	30
Ethmalosa fimbriata Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	8,039	17,646	12,019	14,053	16,897	13,897	22,648	21,523	21,952	22,750
Galeoides decadactylus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	4	347	71	99	41	88	140	146	57	60
Gastropoda Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	13	0	0	0	55	194	227	128	230	250
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	161	60	66	126	124	1	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	94	53	56	61	67	127	27	150	86	90
Mugilidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	21	2	22	23	18	279	475	278	66	70
Octopodidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,093	829	503	277	141	6	0	0	0	0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Gambia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,200	1,100	1,100	1,000	1,000	1,050	1,050	1,050	1,050	1,050
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	14	5	18	75	5	94	198	85	23	20
Osteichthyes Gambia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,500	1,400	1,400	1,400	1,400	1,450	1,450	1,450	1,450	1,450
Osteichthyes Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	57	16	17	186	37	27	18	59	0	0
Pagellus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	123	76	9	12	20
Palinurus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	94	51	22	125	44	26	84	37	86	80
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus notialis Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	343	2	0	0	559	367	339	0	399	400
Pentanemus quinquarius Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	37	41	54	43	39	102	156	101	160	170
Polydactylus quadrifilis Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	145	78	67	154	72	94	179	110	83	90
Polynemidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomadasys jubelini Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	240	256	83	142	120	307	498	350	220	230
Pomatomus saltatrix Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	20	23	31	8	75	80
Pseudotolithus elongatus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	18	24	116	92	50	328	242	214	163	170
Pseudotolithus senegalensis Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	11	347	24	28	37	230	182	160	109	120
Pseudotolithus senegallus Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	388	158	161	357	216	449	355	225	264	270
Pseudotolithus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	528	0	232	769	202	414	473	412	327	340
Rachycentron canadum Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	6	0	0
Sardinella spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	897	0	4	3	0	1	11	86	64	70
Scaridae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sciaenidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	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
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,217	407	406	182	62	325	184	137	98	100
Sparidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,305	901	520	763	146	446	129	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	167	213	104	202	105	170	355	144	116	120
Tetraodontidae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	16	125	28	100	0	0
Thunnus albacares Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2	16	15	0	0	14	0	0	1	1
Trachinotus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	8	20	7	1	2
Trachurus spp Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	175	117	93	128	104	336	312	133	119	130
Trichiuridae Gambia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	12	5	5
Total:			21,602	24,985	18,045	21,308	22,781	23,752	31,601	32,254	29,002	30,000

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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