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

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Albula vulpes Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	228	360	491	470	482	490	500	500	500	496
Balaenoptera borealis Sierra Leone	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	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
Balistidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	4	10	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brachydeuterus auritus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	199	280	358	343	351	360	370	370	370	367
Brachyura Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	76	90	105	100	102	100	100	100	100	100
Carangidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	26	20	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Caranx spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	101	140	181	173	177	180	180	180	180	180
Chloroscombrus chrysurus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	19	18	18	20	20	20	20	20
Clupeoidei Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	39	40	43	41	42	40	40	40	40	40
Conger conger Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	16	15	16	20	20	20	20	20
Crassostrea spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	980	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
Cynoglossidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	167	150	131	125	128	130	130	130	130	130
Decapterus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drepane africana Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	55	50	37	35	36	40	40	40	40	40
Elasmobranchii Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	14	70	127	122	125	130	130	130	130	130
Engraulis encrasicolus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	234	224	230	230	230	230	230	228
Epinephelus goreensis Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethmalosa fimbriata Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	16,865	19,000	21,127	20,217	20,711	21,000	21,300	21,300	21,300	21,135
Galeoides decadactylus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	249	440	638	611	626	630	640	640	640	635
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	290	250	217	208	213	220	220	220	220	218
Ilisha africana Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	827	710	600	574	588	600	610	610	610	606
Illex argentinus Sierra Leone	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	11	20	22	21	23	20	20	20	20	20
Merluccius polli Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mollusca Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mugilidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	112	120	129	123	126	130	130	130	130	130
Octopodidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Sierra Leone	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	14,982	15,700	16,480	16,000	16,500	16,500	16,000	16,000	16,000	16,000
Osteichthyes Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	339	216	93	89	91	90	90	90	90	90
Pagrus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	66	320	582	557	571	580	590	590	590	586
Panulirus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	3	10	3	3	3	10	10	10	10	10
Penaeus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	638	654	573	706	970	1,241	1,053	946	1,013	1,005
Pentanemus quinquarius Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	203	170	134	128	131	130	130	130	130	130
Polydactylus quadrifilis Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Polynemidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	126	90	60	57	58	60	60	60	60	60
Pseudotolithus elongatus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,750	2,380	2,004	1,918	1,965	1,980	2,010	2,010	2,010	1,995
Pseudotolithus senegallus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	125	100	81	78	80	80	80	80	80	80
Pseudotolithus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudupeneus prayensis Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pteroscion peli Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	198	240	288	276	283	290	300	300	300	298
Sarda sarda Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	57	30	5	5	5	10	10	10	10	10
Sardinella spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	8,922	7,830	6,746	6,455	6,613	6,700	6,790	6,790	6,790	6,740
Scombroidei Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	92	90	79	76	78	80	80	80	80	270
Selene dorsalis Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sparidae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	166	200	229	219	224	230	230	230	230	228
Thunnus alalunga Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus thynnus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachinotus spp Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	6	6	6	10	10	10	10	10
Trachurus trecae Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trichiurus lepturus Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	73	80	85	81	83	80	80	80	80	80
Xiphias gladius Sierra Leone	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total:			48,988	49,860	51,935	50,086	51,667	52,421	52,213	52,106	52,173	52,097

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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