FAO Capture Production in Ghana (t)     n = 95 (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
Argyrosomus regius Ghana	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	233	2,042	118	115	115
Ariidae Ghana	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	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	30	2	68	10	10	2	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	24	6	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	700	700	500	600	0	0	2,000	900	2,000	2,000	1,800	5,287	1,589	6,295	6,001	4,311	13,914	1,047	4,286	7,566	2,048	6,062	5,632	4,530	4,500	3,256	4,689	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	0
Balistidae Ghana	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	3,000	4,900	7,688	8,773	8,940	9,685	9,389	13,326	8,225	6,198	7,121	5,536	6,992	6,104	18,610	18,283	3,033	612	0	8	198	9	11	2	17	0	1	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	17	0	0	0
Brachydeuterus auritus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	500	600	800	600	600	700	2,800	2,200	8,000	7,500	400	4,400	8,200	5,280	7,970	11,359	8,981	11,508	11,987	10,513	9,775	13,451	15,010	9,323	5,981	12,524	10,099	17,370	13,886	22,032	16,627	11,114	9,727	20,278	11,670	11,024	11,940	18,216	14,807	13,552	19,816	12,059	12,724	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)	0	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	6	1	0	18	0	5	9	31	10	22	5	239	238	37	322	86	75	195	462	218	399	576	271	145	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200	30,500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caranx hippos Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	400	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	100	200	600	700	8,000	14,700	17,600	4,300	1,900	4,421	1,585	1,036	16,611	5,895	1,851	9,411	7,317	5,512	9,589	7,373	1,112	4,950	3,278	2,902	2,154	5,254	4,723	5,321	4,399	5,603	4,422	2,884	2,207	2,891	3,906	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	831	4,395	270	34	8,612	3,889	1,847	6,578	3,970	1,597	1,965	5,310	3,234	4,534	2,633	12,791	4,568	2,472	2,213	4,040	3,483	3,301	3,337	2,753	2,275	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	92	179	9	21	6	7	0	0	548	132	140	6	3	44	40	51	108	31	14	57	13	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,300	1,900	2,500	2,300	2,100	1,200	1,542	1,181	1,261	2,429	1,212	3,854	3,083	2,743	3,532	3,157	2,856	3,151	14,365	5,422	3,558	4,181	7,867	7,342	5,153	6,742	4,644	2,482	2,466	3,847	7,264	7,611	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	968	325	249	484	1,049	1,109	1,443	620	312	236	477	1,060	162	132	293	1,824	2,126	2,774	49	445	76	443	0	0	0	0
Clupeoidei Ghana	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(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	3,496	4,320	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	200	600	700	3,400	0	1,700	1,500	300	600	900	400	600	900	600	1,345	1,805	147	531	234	408	141	87	306	409	433	197	400	557	265	309	272	427	195	247	231	407	295	339	347	284	394	227	144	159	31	82	263	831	542	1,275	988	988
Decapterus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,400	200	4,400	8,700	10,100	7,300	3,000	4,971	2,323	4,354	3,370	3,451	2,852	114	111	163	55	12	4	4	0	117	0	4,170	2,162	993	1,235	963	1,760	1,462	1,654	2,989	3	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,000	0	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dentex angolensis Ghana	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	780	189	3,294	3,175	318	0	128	0	0	0	0	494	0	422	59	405	261	284	428	183	591	489	490	1,416	1,767	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,185	5,510	3,923	2,743	6,546	964	230	190	1,785	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dentex congoensis Ghana	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	82	0	111	36	180	98	151	364	112	43	102	119	392	1,272	350	571	445	287	0	1,080	664	559	538	123	73	73
Dentex spp Ghana	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	780	190	17	1,343	3,715	2,180	2,270	2,241	588	1,128	2,039	1,378	1,757	4,443	1,652	1,714	1,010	840	1,192	813	1,372	1,584	1,084	1,278	1,874	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,400	3,400	300	100	1,100	600	500	700	387	114	41	0	54	49	83	98	20	94	19	66	13	1,023	67	121	19	59	7	18	20	7	34	6	46	4	24	2	8	30	27	7	15	7	9	6,740	59	0	0
Elasmobranchii Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	300	100	800	100	1,100	900	200	800	1,400	900	400	200	1,000	2,399	6,473	702	628	205	1,012	754	531	905	265	489	802	510	1,632	1,893	1,845	1,347	951	914	1,981	1,171	1,115	1,106	709	1,764	3,998	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	282	104	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engraulis encrasicolus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,100	25,800	41,300	26,800	14,600	33,400	32,173	28,656	35,043	51,424	36,676	37,908	67,535	37,292	24,392	47,231	27,591	15,209	87,984	75,902	76,348	74,668	65,490	85,384	81,350	60,519	65,497	98,341	82,724	44,644	32,107	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	70	60	46	36	0	0
Epinephelus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000	1,200	1,200	1,000	1,300	600	1,000	300	2,100	0	100	100	700	1,600	300	200	24	116	17	1,058	2,176	699	1,186	1,516	1,276	1,312	367	463	1,014	1,002	800	2,030	1,496	1,035	470	225	385	169	306	426	478	1,361	181	94	138	233	206	231	579	609	689	665	986	705	705
Ethmalosa fimbriata Ghana	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	1,000	600	0	387	163	95	1,955	211	799	413	508	443	210	373	408	1,430	1,297	1,400	2,367	1,378	2,408	1,138	573	1,073	1,197	9,762	158	766	963	282	295	128	303	1,373	723	198	1,805	5,468	643	643
Euthynnus alletteratus Ghana	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	26	66	4,656	6,044	1,185	6,049	5,547	4,134	3,287	2,141	5,009	5,966	901	649	5,551	11,588	12,511	14,795	11,500	11,608	359	994	513	113	2,025	359	306	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,348	2,200	1,053	196	196
Galeoides decadactylus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	400	500	500	500	700	700	5,300	4,500	6,300	7,700	800	1,700	1,700	2,200	2,600	3,400	1,329	1,818	317	1,136	3,529	3,524	4,982	3,161	1,695	4,093	1,362	1,761	2,582	3,779	3,313	1,781	1,817	1,663	2,433	1,826	2,120	3,247	1,969	3,146	1,477	774	586	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,554	1,009	1,432	1,429	845	2,415	595	809	943	661	665	722	360	932	1,285	995	581	526	543	449	659	575	523	1,191	43	108	389	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,544	1,476	1,020	1,420	1,420
Ilisha africana Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000	1,700	1,600	2,300	4,200	4,700	4,520	531	15,945	6,904	9,030	4,000	4,276	4,059	3,611	5,074	5,306	7,902	6,873	10,430	4,266	3,963	6,688	7,014	4,951	2,995	2,810	3,051	7,343	4,305	3,632	3,262	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,244	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophorus albicans Ghana	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	2	3,040	4,726	4,517	764	1,885	2,691	1,191	891	1,426	2,408	1,658	1,485	925	1,392	837	465	395	463	297	693	450	353	303	196	351	305	275	568	592	566	521	542	282	420	342	358	417	417
Katsuwonus pelamis Ghana	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	288	701	1,426	2,199	3,492	2,866	4,299	5,812	7,858	18,272	24,376	20,697	19,082	22,268	24,347	26,597	22,751	24,251	25,052	18,967	20,225	21,258	18,607	19,602	26,336	34,183	40,216	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,000	600	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	900	1,700	400	600	500	408	161	193	196	212	361	145	526	284	194	373	644	488	948	1,507	1,298	975	842	635	895	716	626	328	181	294	163	491	447	774	90	756	1,249	1,230	1,444	829	1,621	686	686
Makaira nigricans Ghana	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	119	129	52	216	166	150	16	5	7	430	324	126	123	236	441	472	422	491	447	624	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,100	4,900	11,163	925	252	33	117	59	982	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius polli Ghana	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	42	2	0	0	2	5	0	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	34	3	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	147	190	0	434	516	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natantia Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200	300	600	310	475	581	401	670	413	726	643	422	202	585	490	339	332	217	508	553	1,602	1,177	1,509	2,637	1,204	2,236	1,148	1,507	2,228	1,554	1,602	1,448	87	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	309	0	76	139	147	334	43	73	55	137	67	103	19	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,000	19,200	9,800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Ghana	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	3,000	3,000	3,400	4,000	4,496	6,290	7,180	21,354	30,000	38,000	4,800	30,900	37,300	41,945	40,704	40,704	36,261	39,368	40,000	40,000	42,000	43,000	41,000	43,000	53,000	55,000	57,630	57,660	58,000	57,000	56,000	52,000	54,700	60,000	73,580	70,000	74,500	74,500	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)	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	6,000	6,800	7,300	3,600	3,700	4,600	6,800	5,900	9,500	9,400	13,500	8,500	15,600	15,400	10,700	11,900	14,900	10,100	5,931	5,671	11,297	31,987	6,697	1,494	3,312	2,566	7,567	12,511	3,757	4,840	4,118	3,946	3,574	5,523	3,778	19,575	38,527	31,441	18,840	23,620	19,552	19,946	25,128	27,896	43,399	115,933	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	700	400	2,080	939	2,118	687	187	32	1,161	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Ghana	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagellus bellottii Ghana	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	4,676	2,722	5,988	10,296	10,681	8,391	12,408	11,475	3,854	8,228	4,286	5,190	7,789	8,533	8,777	5,870	5,315	8,724	7,915	5,635	4,505	7,541	7,933	10,029	13,265	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	290	206	144	345	1,286	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagrus spp Ghana	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	1,850	796	3,001	823	754	799	1,467	668	828	2,106	827	722	718	1,239	1,887	2,283	1,214	1,200	1,862	834	1,546	1,448	1,347	1,682	0	0	2,189	2,624	2,266	461	556	169	650	3,742	458	769	769
Panulirus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	700	500	340	424	0	17	21	10	26	420	231	109	168	176	128	204	133	555	754	173	173	130	71	218	369	510	230	134	203	65	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	720	129	145	442	135	128	114	424	857	307	343	614	321	300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,682	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomadasys jubelini Ghana	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	434	303	87	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000	800	800	800	800	900	6,400	2,300	9,300	9,000	2,000	2,100	2,700	2,300	2,100	4,200	3,100	2,194	2,073	2,176	2,687	1,684	2,453	1,688	1,145	1,889	1,039	1,072	1,199	2,370	2,379	2,369	1,414	1,602	1,557	2,340	1,301	1,104	698	1,128	1,995	962	937	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	358	18	65	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudupeneus prayensis Ghana	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	207	365	285	188	408	1,396	983	734	708	798	344	499	360	1,152	737	441	765	570	470	247	163	190	65	586	1,035	553	247	39	285	278	194	427	151	673	1,007	1,836	1,933	1,055	1,055
Rajiformes Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	400	400	600	600	100	2,900	2,300	3,700	4,300	200	600	900	600	600	1,200	1,681	1,488	5,005	1,736	373	787	645	455	365	581	772	632	333	219	980	525	484	232	189	231	272	296	338	261	185	172	869	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	594	35	4	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	20	0	9	9	0	77	5	71	13	8	10	0	943	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella aurita Ghana	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	14,120	21,889	15,886	26,415	45,323	39,000	60,650	48,754	47,407	76,523	65,227	45,588	52,744	125,814	92,735	69,895	67,835	118,408	49,394	55,965	57,170	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,406	4,191	5,263	10,906	16,110	19,248	18,715	0	0	15,857	11,950	13,020	12,566	8,280	14,000	22,000	17,888	27,177	10,546	14,427	15,490	8,465	14,410	16,984	12,467	13,211	13,619	14,183	15,468	12,105	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)	10,000	10,000	15,000	15,000	18,200	18,500	19,000	20,000	21,400	24,600	17,900	16,900	18,900	9,100	34,200	7,800	13,300	43,200	12,200	30,400	25,494	46,210	93,686	11,107	7,168	11,778	27,429	55,408	87,985	19,950	10,963	9,856	7,005	14,095	8,163	13,981	11,044	9,683	9,618	9,698	3,841	2,216	1,435	1,333	7,545	14,074	20,070	35,985	33,264	19,664	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100	0	447	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sciaenidae Ghana	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	69	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,126	54	1,337	2,388	267	187	0	0
Scomber japonicus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	500	800	2,000	4,000	5,000	4,000	15,000	15,000	16,800	18,500	6,400	11,315	12,776	16,081	10,900	535	2,198	400	431	523	97	220	363	67	241	739	164	20,136	746	7,604	13,565	7,654	23,715	11,982	4,286	9,769	12,473	15,590	19,883	30,160	15,482	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,000	0	100	500	203	21	15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomber japonicus Ghana	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,800	2,500	0	700	1,500	1,000	3,513	598	555	720	771	1,569	4,412	1,983	2,982	2,225	3,022	3,000	1,453	0	1,457	1,457	1,500	2,778	899	466	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	700	700	500	600	1,000	600	700	1,000	1,000	1,000	900	0	0	882	451	671	1,037	414	70	200	242	616	147	423	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,785	4,785
Selene dorsalis Ghana	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	600	1,000	1,650	792	264	7,112	2,191	1,950	828	1,537	1,329	4,737	2,514	2,489	5,352	4,555	2,594	2,049	1,357	946	1,202	882	501	976	907	712	381	469	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	318	764	586	795	686	699	255	697	545	1,355	1,642	1,844	2,014	1,355	1,867	1,726	2,776	1,981	3,566	1,541	1,673	2,396	2,891	2,967	3,355	3,288	4,095	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Soleidae Ghana	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	1,263	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	247	296	582	639	1,881	1,171	435	435
Sparidae Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,500	1,800	2,000	1,700	1,900	3,600	7,700	7,100	3,500	1,200	5,100	2,800	8,000	11,353	7,284	9,157	6,699	4,895	1,249	589	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,090	125	2,661	2,073	1,072	508	92	58	160	239	443	165	157	220	129	316	3,986	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,900	1,400	2,100	1,400	2,200	2,345	2,099	1,713	198	3,010	1,563	1,008	1,396	1,620	1,140	1,240	822	637	1,803	3,773	3,552	1,485	2,633	2,229	1,753	1,970	1,095	1,372	1,763	1,684	872	2,591	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0
Tetraodontidae Ghana	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	0	149	0	0	0
Tetrapturus albidus Ghana	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	6	45	21	142	54	15	22	6	88	68	31	17	14	22	1	2	1	3	7	6	8	21	2	1	1	1	0	0	4	4	0	0
Thunnus albacares Ghana	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	112	274	763	945	621	546	1,426	1,974	5,510	9,797	7,689	9,039	12,550	11,821	10,830	8,555	7,035	11,988	9,254	9,331	13,283	9,984	9,268	11,720	15,437	17,657	25,268	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	73	84	170	237	124	238	332	780	791	491	2,162	1,887	1,720	1,178	1,214	2,158	5,031	4,090	2,866	3,577	4,738	5,517	5,805	9,829	13,370	17,764	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,472	1,157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus spp Ghana	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	1,900	3,600	2,249	5,548	2,133	2,301	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,289	3,201	10,512	4,892	1,904	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,600	17,800	28,700	19,205	29,668	28,452	16,466	1,762	2,048	3,767	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus trecae Ghana	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	5,628	171	16	49	116	262	505	844	41	48	121	165	610	812	226	36	356	224	2,991	1,774	762	1,893	2,741	4,215	7,714	6,962	11,690	9,964	572	1,540	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trichiurus lepturus Ghana	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	400	1,000	1,000	1,500	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	2,000	2,100	2,259	1,669	2,100	1,018	2,080	2,187	2,283	7,221	1,723	2,646	3,436	1,682	2,941	2,828	830	2,597	2,255	2,157	1,480	1,740	1,519	1,789	4,341	1,445	1,140	1,823	2,543	2,866	2,047	1,267	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,500	833	331	79	194	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Triglidae Ghana	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	22	6	7	140	14	8	0	76	0	53	0	37	0	35	32	45	64	13	7,858	53	45	45
Xiphias gladius Ghana	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	110	5	55	5	15	25	13	123	235	156	146	73	69	121	51	103	140	44	106	121	117	531	372	734	343	55	32	65	177	132	116	116
Total:			16,000	16,000	21,000	21,000	25,200	26,300	28,300	30,400	32,900	38,000	33,800	36,500	45,700	59,800	76,600	76,500	85,696	98,990	74,080	130,954	171,517	232,662	281,189	221,664	219,146	261,391	246,601	271,933	274,631	236,979	231,566	240,510	244,163	251,503	269,563	276,216	319,818	381,814	362,050	361,675	395,872	362,538	423,425	372,619	335,437	352,844	476,733	447,088	442,642	492,776	452,070	447,180	371,242	390,770	399,388	391,866	375,087	330,486	359,831	321,815	351,205	351,205

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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