FAO Capture Production in Oman (t)     n = 63 (See disclaimer below)

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Ariidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,306	2,238	1,163	870	796	1,278	939	1,112	1,667	1,121	1,799	1,799
Auxis thazard, A. rochei Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	488	638	170	121	194	217	171	194	1,113	737	1,314	1,314
Carangidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	2,485	1,302	7,839	2,567	3,175	2,909	2,406	2,359	5,702	6,203	6,001	6,001
Caranx spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,806	1,218	1,666	2,170	2,667	4,387	3,376	2,515	3,433	3,256	4,266	4,266
Coryphaena hippurus Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Decapterus russelli Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delphinidae Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delphinus delphis Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elagatis bipinnulata Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	3,651	3,632	3,803	5,927	5,564	5,455	5,962	5,341	5,209	4,752	5,277	5,277
Engraulidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	5,126	970	2,571	860	3,205	1,856	2,006	2,349	1,596	889	5,898	5,898
Epinephelus spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	5,013	3,799	3,292	4,203	5,911	4,777	4,613	4,676	5,536	6,019	5,246	5,246
Euthynnus affinis Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,550	1,961	1,493	2,903	2,140	2,217	2,443	2,261	4,077	2,336	2,214	2,214
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,747	541	954	866	1,094	768	669	605	1,278	1,033	1,680	1,680
Haliotis spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	45	51	50	56	44	45	51	46	0	0	0	0
Hemiramphus spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophorus platypterus Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	361	177	121	162	335	139	305	358	1,937	992	1,807	1,807
Katsuwonus pelamis Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	293	1	2	111	149	63	106	102	18	11	80	80
Kogia sima Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	7,664	6,526	7,179	8,010	10,300	9,235	8,149	8,577	8,954	11,306	10,791	10,791
Lutjanidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	669	380	337	446	405	376	377	356	1,042	733	948	948
Makaira indica Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	87	41	26	66	128	95	153	185	184	240	226	226
Megalaspis cordyla Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mugilidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	123	543	424	569	833	839	689	785	621	833	2,680	2,680
Mullidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mysticeti Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natantia Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	432	627	467	416	496	515	469	493	366	647	854	854
Nemipteridae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	317	1,206	2,865	657	390	815	603	603	1,837	2,812	1,395	1,395
Osteichthyes Oman	4 - Asia - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	384	1,273	502	3,519	5,854	4,543	3,945	4,539	6,051	4,410	3,491	3,491
Panulirus spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	402	379	449	473	233	428	373	332	157	19	407	407
Perciformes Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	5,353	3,391	5,467	4,974	4,393	3,383	4,796	4,182	4,417	2,681	1,398	1,398
Perciformes Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	5,735	2,421	11,273	5,935	6,499	6,449	5,635	4,906	4,250	7,597	6,296	6,296
Physeter macrocephalus Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Platycephalidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pleuronectiformes Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomatomus saltatrix Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Priacanthus spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudorca crassidens Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rachycentron canadum Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	100	54	202	141	82	134	117	109	153	141	228	228
Rajiformes Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	240	198	199	162	143	176	160	157	967	726	667	667
Rastrelliger kanagurta Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	2,426	3,223	3,459	4,107	5,783	7,776	4,364	6,995	9,016	10,986	10,092	10,092
Sarda orientalis Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	95	287	378	587	869	620	679	693	582	162	181	181
Sardinella gibbosa Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella longiceps Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	40,044	58,960	37,931	31,964	34,865	32,091	36,187	34,281	33,466	36,602	32,070	32,070
Sciaenidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,926	1,873	4,152	4,117	4,696	4,136	3,996	4,261	2,673	3,016	4,493	4,493
Scomberoides spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	408	528	420	1,084	977	887	977	943	1,378	1,706	2,833	2,833
Scomberomorus commerson Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	2,559	2,785	2,088	2,764	3,198	3,372	2,932	3,158	3,760	3,766	4,060	4,060
Scombroidei Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	521	188	7	69	1,216	49	449	568	418	55	369	369
Sepia pharaonis Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	2,891	5,673	8,061	11,411	11,832	11,513	9,183	10,787	9,208	6,558	9,795	9,795
Siganus spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	131	363	559	709	815	1,155	669	843	749	893	513	513
Sousa chinensis Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sparidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,419	3,976	8,776	5,913	8,200	6,842	6,185	6,473	7,408	10,282	9,864	9,864
Sphyraena spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,431	1,781	3,215	2,366	1,914	3,033	2,410	2,370	3,659	3,951	5,724	5,724
Stenella longirostris Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stromateidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Synodontidae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	8,377	7,945	7,114	10,236	24,310	21,969	17,524	19,848	7,046	7,021	3,202	3,202
Thunnus tonggol Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	5,318	6,011	6,854	8,024	7,791	7,646	7,883	7,754	7,753	8,052	8,564	8,564
Trachinotus spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trichiuridae Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,367	2,617	6,600	8,809	3,492	4,869	5,571	5,483	3,757	5,710	6,749	6,749
Tursiops truncatus Oman	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	6	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tylosurus spp Oman	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	131	130	541	137	28	269	146	145	472	297	455	455
Total:			120,421	129,907	142,669	138,481	165,016	157,326	147,668	151,744	151,910	158,551	163,927	163,927

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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