FAO Capture Production in Liberia (t)     n = 78 (See disclaimer below)

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Albula vulpes Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	104
Alopias vulpinus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	151
Ariidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	93	52	114	59	63	7	77	0	4	31
Balistidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0
Belonidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	90
Brachydeuterus auritus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachyura Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	44	19	13	22	10	28	0	35	38	32
Brotula barbata Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	530	279	108	216	46	4	10	66	48
Carangidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	13	256	170	97	96	76	62	30	178	394
Caranx rhonchus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	111	435
Carcharhinus falciformis Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110
Chloroscombrus chrysurus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clupeoidei Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	155	110	229	121	115	75	189	147	383	386
Congridae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	52	72	87	42	81	70	41	117	85	128
Coryphaena hippurus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	20	48
Crustacea Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
Dalatias licha Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dentex spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	33	92	105	84	92	313	336	0	0	0
Drepane africana Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2	0	2	8	12	30	15	0	70	256
Echeneidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Elasmobranchii Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	21	18	23	100	309	358	207	338	210	39
Epinephelus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	45	4	12	9	6	22	0	5	110	71
Ethmalosa fimbriata Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	13	20	34	14	26	9	70	17	33	123
Exocoetidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	69	8	10	0
Galeoides decadactylus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	19	0	15	13	11	26	0	0	0	0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	7	1	16	13	180	196	105	99	85	216
Hemiramphus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	85
Ilisha africana Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	149	33	104	44	36	6	124	26	63	242
Istiophoridae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	18	20	38	27	112	120	145	71	781	513
Istiophorus albicans Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isurus oxyrinchus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Liberia	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	410	0	0	0
Lepidopus caudatus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lichia amia Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	64	0	1	24	13	1	9	22	137	410
Makaira nigricans Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	114	122	59	37
Merluccius polli Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0
Mobulidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	342	802
Mugilidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	22	18	63
Natantia Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	59	97	66	205	116	110	28	73	100	252
Octopodidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	176	2	61	23
Osteichthyes Liberia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000
Osteichthyes Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	424	1,907	1,306	710	598	134	362	430	1,022	775
Panulirus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	4	6	10	0	8	26	4
Parapenaeus longirostris Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	13	50
Pentanemus quinquarius Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	47	88	63	50	25	134	36	155	138	118
Pomadasys jubelini Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prionace glauca Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76
Pristidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	39
Pseudotolithus elongatus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	100	40	7	109	282	233	535
Pseudotolithus senegalensis Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	79	40	20	0	266	200	490
Pseudotolithus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	513	1,710	1,016	800	646	1,008	364	0	0	0
Pseudupeneus prayensis Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	33	25	29	50	56	33	12	38	50	80
Rhinobatidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	175
Sardinella spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	303	112	410	330	222	876	199	485	620	1,112
Sciaenidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3	0	6	7	4	87	0	0	0	0
Scomber japonicus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	13	50	52	37	12	134	24	8	45	218
Scombroidei Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selene dorsalis Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	2	13	14	8	0	0	0	12	8
Soleidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	153	214	169	131	112	158	48	150	149	217
Sparidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	30	41	18	42	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	43	58	93	42	31	202	35	112	318	442
Sphyrnidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	127
Spondyliosoma cantharus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Squalidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stromateus fiatola Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	110	105	334	299	307	382	143	236	248	573
Testudinata Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tetrapturus albidus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus alalunga Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	185	310	369
Thunnus albacares Liberia	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	180	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	16	13	42	65	53	57	105	340	108	112
Thunnus obesus Liberia	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	310	0	0	0
Trachurus trecae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	5	3	3	3	12	0	0	0	0
Trichiurus lepturus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	9	4	7	6	2	12	7	10	9	33
Xiphias gladius Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3	0	7	14	26	28	112	543	21	39
Total:			6,463	9,619	8,888	7,778	7,721	8,829	8,308	8,491	10,697	14,682

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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