FAO Capture Production in Sierra Leone (t)     n = 59 (See disclaimer below)

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Albula vulpes Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	181	496	153	265	453	850	330	474	942	920	920	920
Ariidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,092	748	774	2,058	2,347	2,706	3,236	2,283	6,508	6,400	6,400	6,400
Balaenoptera borealis Sierra Leone	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera physalus Sierra Leone	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balistidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	5	0	17	8	3	9	1	29	138	135	135	135
Brachydeuterus auritus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	132	129	305	519	575	188	461	5,260	5,150	5,150	5,150
Brachyura Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	142	269	168	208	602	368	312	332	950	930	930	930
Carangidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	39	0	0	198	360	398	275	704	2,188	2,150	2,150	2,150
Caranx spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	587	327	726	201	842	1,320	1,533	1,218	1,887	1,850	1,850	1,850
Chloroscombrus chrysurus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	227	0	320	254	124	211	140	289	280	280	280
Clupeoidei Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conger conger Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crassostrea spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crustacea Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,326	500	654	1,234	1,047	1,146	952	1,160	1,252	1,230	1,230	1,230
Decapterus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drepane africana Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	662	416	244	332	404	215	423	540	588	580	580	580
Elasmobranchii Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,672	164	403	1,250	1,314	1,281	1,291	1,483	1,776	1,740	1,740	1,740
Engraulis encrasicolus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	181	0	43	3	38	41	151	22	82	80	80	80
Epinephelus goreensis Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	277	62	64	57	54	34	85	202	88	90	90	90
Ethmalosa fimbriata Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	21,621	24,790	31,492	28,516	51,049	52,717	60,134	52,715	86,038	84,400	84,400	84,400
Galeoides decadactylus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,149	914	753	1,382	1,990	2,461	3,376	3,944	3,000	2,950	2,950	2,950
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,357	1,975	499	1,524	1,801	1,923	1,937	2,039	2,407	2,360	2,360	2,360
Ilisha africana Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,996	4	1,363	1,456	3,119	3,511	3,327	3,875	7,792	7,650	7,650	7,650
Illex argentinus Sierra Leone	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	178	178
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	72	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3
Lutjanus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	294	381	314	528	1,019	888	1,098	1,158	159	160	160	160
Merluccius polli Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mollusca Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	63	2,434	3,061	1,267	1,883	1,065	925	788	770	770	770
Mugilidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	595	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Octopodidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	8	11	1	19	3	1	0	6	1	2	2	2
Osteichthyes Sierra Leone	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000
Osteichthyes Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,732	3,609	3,547	6,716	8,175	12,412	12,966	14,572	9,709	9,500	9,322	9,322
Pagrus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panulirus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	56	30	43	40	122	75	100	55	234	230	230	230
Penaeus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,663	1,280	1,237	1,552	1,481	1,409	1,365	1,408	1,035	1,020	1,020	1,020
Pentanemus quinquarius Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,761	0	107	88	163	267	51	120	469	460	460	460
Polydactylus quadrifilis Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	690	445	469	802	1,985	2,283	2,424	2,259	3,236	3,170	3,170	3,170
Polynemidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus elongatus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	4,035	748	3,233	5,843	7,321	7,851	11,128	8,747	12,206	12,000	12,000	12,000
Pseudotolithus senegallus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	357	227	61	526	1,189	888	1,491	1,156	2,386	2,350	2,350	2,350
Pseudotolithus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,014	1,011	1,470	2,510	2,326	1,798	2,105	1,652	2,524	2,480	2,480	2,480
Pseudupeneus prayensis Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	35	119	130	189	213	309	333	720	275	270	270	270
Pteroscion peli Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	10	0	0	0	916	1,172	1,065	1,064	535	530	530	530
Rajiformes Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1,797	1,760	1,760	1,760
Sarda sarda Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	11	245	44	102	1,151	671	192	150	156	150	150	150
Sardinella spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	7,628	9,845	13,251	15,447	18,210	22,061	15,173	16,575	20,176	19,800	19,800	19,800
Scombroidei Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	623	6,638	498	848	2,480	1,964	1,217	2,113	2,704	2,650	2,650	2,650
Selene dorsalis Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	135	319	260	116	120	40	178	138	256	250	250	250
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	294	574	1,138	1,610	1,369	1,336	982	716	215	210	210	210
Sparidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,106	1,189	1,007	1,954	1,077	1,122	962	1,870	2,882	2,830	2,830	2,830
Sphyraena spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,095	2,757	2,063	1,207	3,161	2,466	1,817	1,702	2,971	2,900	2,900	2,900
Thunnus alalunga Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus thynnus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	93	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachinotus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus trecae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	434	134	330	442	1,302	339	1,114	2,323	2,280	2,280	2,280
Trichiurus lepturus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	35	48	66	49	54	116	333	694	1,357	1,330	1,330	1,330
Xiphias gladius Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total:			74,730	75,210	82,990	96,926	134,440	145,993	148,146	144,535	203,582	200,000	200,000	200,000

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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