FAO Capture Production in Sao Tome and Principe (t)     n = 36 (See disclaimer below)

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Acanthocybium solandri Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	28	34	27	36	39	46	80	52	56	62
Auxis thazard, A. rochei Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	35	41	39	33	37	48	79	223	197	209
Balistidae Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	40	45
Boops boops Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	20	25
Caranx hippos Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	55	60
Caranx spp Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	150	160
Clupeoidei Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	22	14	14	17	25	26	20	0	20	30
Crustacea Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	5	3	3	4	6	6	4	5	75	7
Decapterus spp Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	55	60
Drepane africana Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	20	25
Elagatis bipinnulata Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	305	189	178	221	321	337	247	130	175	190
Epinephelus spp Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	40	25	24	29	42	44	33	31	40	45
Euthynnus alletteratus Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	52	46	48	41	40	43	40	50	39	37
Exocoetidae Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	314	195	184	229	333	350	256	939	1,000	1,100
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Hemiramphus spp Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	362	224	211	262	381	401	293	126	150	160
Istiophorus albicans Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	97	84	78	81	88	92	96	139	141	141
Katsuwonus pelamis Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	204	201	178	212	190	180	187	178	169	181
Lichia amia Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	30	19	18	22	32	34	25	36	45	50
Makaira nigricans Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	17	18	21	25	28	33	36	35	33	30
Mollusca Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	28	17	16	19	28	29	21	20	25	30
Osteichthyes Sao Tome and Principe	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,558	768	679	927	1,837	1,933	2,579	683	1,167	1,284
Pagellus spp Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	110	68	64	79	115	121	88	86	100	110
Polynemidae Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	94	58	54	67	97	102	75	75	100	110
Sciaenidae Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	90	56	52	66	96	101	71	30	40	45
Scomberomorus tritor Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6	5	3	5	6	6	8	7	8	5
Scombroidei Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	9	7	0
Serranidae Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sparidae Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	45	28	26	33	48	50	37	49	60	70
Sphyraena spp Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	27	17	16	20	29	30	22	56	70	80
Tetrapturus albidus Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	19	26	24	17	21	21	30	45	40	36
Thunnus albacares Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	164	187	170	181	125	135	120	109	124	114
Thunnus obesus Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6	3	4	4	3	6	4	5	6	5
Xiphias gladius Sao Tome and Principe	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	181	179	177	202	190	178	166	148	135	129
Total:			3,840	2,506	2,309	2,833	4,159	4,356	4,620	3,546	4,362	4,635

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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