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FAO Capture Production in Ghana (t) n = 95
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Argyrosomus regius Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	233	2,042	118	115	115
Ariidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1	0	6	3	11	1	4	154	64	0	6	6
Auxis thazard, A. rochei Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	0
Balistidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2	2	12	1	1	2	0	1	0	27	7	7
Boops boops Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	17	0	0	0
Brachydeuterus auritus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	10,032	13,845	9,267	7,732	26,456	16,827	19,729	21,930	17,709	17,436	13,660	13,660
Brachyura Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	74	155	156	337	0	2,466	1,445	868	570	650	848	848
Carangidae Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caranx hippos Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	79	2,525	2,872	4,578	9,111	8,195	6,057	6,678	12,255	2,191	6,196	6,196
Caranx rhonchus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3,800	147	1,605	3,200	2,016	1,585	3,518	1,071	958	772	473	473
Caranx spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6,861	6,418	5,670	7,259	5,747	8,056	9,388	9,943	9,888	2,613	7,455	7,455
Clupeoidei Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	293	1,824	2,126	2,774	49	445	76	443	0	0	0	0
Clupeoidei Ghana	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	3,496	4,320	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	394	227	144	159	31	82	263	831	542	1,275	988	988
Decapterus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	263	2,466	2,944	962	1,435	861	333	458	367	2,715	374	374
Decapterus spp Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dentex angolensis Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	504	838	990	659	1,975	2,905	3,151	2,488	2,780	1,198	1,499	1,499
Dentex angolensis Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dentex congoensis Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	350	571	445	287	0	1,080	664	559	538	123	73	73
Dentex spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	892	675	965	605	1,056	2,623	2,400	2,100	1,666	344	618	618
Drepane africana Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2	8	30	27	7	15	7	9	6,740	59	0	0
Elasmobranchii Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,670	2,092	2,451	1,308	1,170	4,292	974	1,129	4,345	5,403	5,243	5,243
Elasmobranchii Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engraulis encrasicolus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	83,501	68,175	57,639	82,930	52,629	36,400	44,854	10,081	40,612	54,408	45,051	45,051
Epinephelus aeneus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	47	70	60	46	36	0	0
Epinephelus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	94	138	233	206	231	579	609	689	665	986	705	705
Ethmalosa fimbriata Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	963	282	295	128	303	1,373	723	198	1,805	5,468	643	643
Euthynnus alletteratus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	707	730	4,768	8,541	7,060	5,738	216	4,449	3,188	1,497	2,343	2,343
Exocoetidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,348	2,200	1,053	196	196
Galeoides decadactylus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,947	2,892	2,204	1,976	3,098	2,242	3,135	3,416	2,318	1,197	1,786	1,786
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	55	153	197	201	144	176	144	195	2,825	3,095	1,198	1,198
Hemiramphus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,544	1,476	1,020	1,420	1,420
Ilisha africana Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3,341	3,600	5,202	6,435	5,128	5,549	4,660	7,140	5,814	4,819	3,892	3,892
Illex argentinus Ghana	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,244	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophorus albicans Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	275	568	592	566	521	542	282	420	342	358	417	417
Katsuwonus pelamis Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	28,974	42,489	30,499	24,597	25,726	44,671	30,236	34,572	37,387	36,064	53,812	53,812
Lates niloticus Ghana	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	491	447	774	90	756	1,249	1,230	1,444	829	1,621	686	686
Makaira nigricans Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	639	795	999	415	470	759	405	683	191	140	116	116
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius polli Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1,005	0	0	0
Merluccius spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natantia Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,446	1,361	973	1,108	1,180	1,695	1,327	1,167	868	2,065	1,323	1,323
Octopodidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	4	94	0	0	313	290	5	7	8	0	0	0
Octopodidae Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Ghana	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Ghana	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	74,500	74,500	74,500	75,000	75,000	75,000	83,168	84,756	85,000	88,700	90,000	90,000
Osteichthyes Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	22,235	40,993	26,234	722	4,542	18,380	6,460	11,313	10,409	6,390	5,456	5,456
Osteichthyes Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Ghana	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagellus bellottii Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,916	3,206	3,132	3,458	4,922	8,729	7,820	9,106	6,429	3,899	4,832	4,832
Pagellus bellottii Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagrus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	2,189	2,624	2,266	461	556	169	650	3,742	458	769	769
Panulirus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	39	342	97	28	127	49	3	5	25	128	64	64
Perciformes Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perciformes Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomadasys jubelini Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	95	694	343	53	41	92	132	33	31	69	189	189
Prionace glauca Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	739	1,070	1,067	593	1,126	1,837	1,336	1,504	1,229	1,441	1,958	1,958
Pseudotolithus spp Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudupeneus prayensis Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	39	285	278	194	427	151	673	1,007	1,836	1,933	1,055	1,055
Rajiformes Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	231	814	969	35	409	707	752	19	600	1,051	21	21
Rajiformes Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarda sarda Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella aurita Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	102,043	67,321	64,300	78,840	82,396	64,389	70,672	40,759	24,904	19,479	36,724	36,724
Sardinella maderensis Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	14,970	15,906	13,755	15,578	27,052	14,241	21,384	10,218	15,772	6,269	11,311	11,311
Sardinella spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	18,358	8,345	1,553	2,819	4,245	445	416	443	0	409	1,827	1,827
Sardinella spp Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sciaenidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	1,126	54	1,337	2,388	267	187	0	0
Scomber japonicus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	28,465	14,338	7,018	6,764	6,010	5,921	2,895	4,079	4,133	3,525	4,055	4,055
Scomber japonicus Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomber japonicus Ghana	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,148	855	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomberomorus tritor Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scombroidei Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,785	4,785
Selene dorsalis Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	738	1,100	690	1,319	1,479	3,180	2,066	2,038	684	868	450	450
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,805	2,866	3,649	5,500	3,687	2,218	2,763	2,544	2,526	1,878	3,131	3,131
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Soleidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	247	296	582	639	1,881	1,171	435	435
Sparidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,238	532	969	356	1,121	6,380	5,449	5,100	4,922	4,527	3,497	3,497
Sparidae Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	759	1,156	1,193	1,242	3,541	3,185	5,146	55	101	717	8,385	8,385
Sphyrnidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	0	0	0
Tetraodontidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0
Tetrapturus albidus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	8	21	2	1	1	1	0	0	4	4	0	0
Thunnus albacares Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	17,662	33,546	23,675	18,457	15,054	17,493	11,931	15,463	14,250	18,355	12,511	12,511
Thunnus obesus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	5,910	12,041	7,106	13,557	14,901	13,916	9,141	13,267	9,269	10,554	6,769	6,769
Trachurus murphyi Ghana	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	2,472	1,157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,183	2,109	504	2,417	2,714	893	134	400	116	293	194	194
Trachurus spp Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus trecae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	572	1,540	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trichiurus lepturus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,664	1,849	3,154	3,717	1,760	2,894	3,262	7,303	1,331	574	1,483	1,483
Trichiurus lepturus Ghana	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Triglidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	37	0	35	32	45	64	13	7,858	53	45	45
Xiphias gladius Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	117	531	372	734	343	55	32	65	177	132	116	116
Total:			452,070	447,180	371,242	390,770	399,388	391,866	375,087	330,486	359,831	321,815	351,205	351,205

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