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FAO Capture Production in Tanzania (t) n = 65
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Acanthuridae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,572	2,798	251	453	436	401	415	555	750	929
Bagrus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	7,499	12,667	12,625	14,692	11,800	10,391	10,710	10,657	13,178	8,390
Caesionidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carangidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,564	2,036	966	1,793	1,994	2,561	2,640	1,820	1,982	2,173
Carcharhinus falciformis Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carcharhinus longimanus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chirocentrus nudus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chirocentrus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	831	178	139	97	9	2	5	0	0	0
Clarias spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	7,499	5,169	4,576	9,023	9,498	9,258	9,540	14,489	14,617	16,425
Crocodylus niloticus Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,000	1,800	2,000
Elasmobranchii Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,752	1,744	623	1,809	1,556	1,675	1,725	975	1,320	1,596
Epinephelus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	757	734	231	406	577	974	1,000	650	764	700
Ex Mollusca Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	297	224	94	79	123	141	145	159	108	60
Gerres oblongus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grampus griseus Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haplochromis spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	58,510	63,670	59,230	31,438	25,897	20,302	20,925	12,714	12,703	12,511
Hemiramphus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,303	659	721	848	1,453	2,111	2,175	1,040	1,172	1,539
Holothuroidea Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	71	26	50	29	68	133	135	130	133	324
Istiophoridae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	106	172	532	257	233	210	415	133	384	333
Istiophorus platypterus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isurus oxyrinchus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Labridae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	2,727	552	364	1,055	1,908	1,968	2,030	2,233	2,801	3,010
Lates niloticus Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	3,250	3,929	21,558	46,802	43,440	44,775	99,625	152,664	164,813
Lates spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	6,031	7,978	3,056	7,274	8,560	8,958	9,230	6,185	8,100	7,488
Loligo duvauceli Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira indica Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira nigricans Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mugilidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	450	782
Mullidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nemipterus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	184	283	282	260	491	618	635	436	464	312
Octopodidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	80	67	145	150	355	469	480	554	491	195
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	31,168	31,787	17,787	25,705	23,267	22,399	23,078	29,295	37,740	36,894
Osteichthyes Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	56,303	15,759	56,794	55,243	42,740	69,571	71,710	74,883	79,731	49,430
Osteichthyes Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	14,000	10,622	9,920	7,094	11,070	9,036	9,300	10,683	9,979	10,330
Panulirus ornatus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	193	371	145	204	294	446	555	1,262	1,328	1,917
Percoidei Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	520	739	370	591	1,017	1,212	1,250	775	685	852
Prionace glauca Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Psettodes erumei Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	108	155	138	71	53	63	65	88	87	91
Rachycentron canadum Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,097	2,073	1,271	1,734	1,595	1,869	1,925	1,173	1,588	1,722
Rastrelliger kanagurta Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	735	1,504	1,601	1,538	1,711	2,406	2,480	1,660	1,191	2,605
Rastrineobola argentea Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhodophyceae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,500	3,500	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,500	3,900
Sardinella spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	2,286	2,679	1,122	2,692	2,667	2,580	2,660	4,831	10,174	6,437
Scomberomorus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	984	1,298	1,822	1,760	840	1,400	1,470	1,071	1,489	1,334
Scombroidei Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	164	388	1,086	347	412	624	488	228	313	578
Seriola spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	184	147	61	340	329	351	360	244	358	476
Siganus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	426	1,302	1,053	2,025	1,443	1,582	1,630	1,392	2,341	3,329
Sousa chinensis Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	205	137	328	408	609	655	675	627	636	108
Stenella attenuata Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stenella longirostris Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stolothrissa, Limnothrissa spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	28,921	59,458	45,800	48,048	77,299	82,522	85,000	61,735	33,089	38,694
Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tetrapturus audax Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus alalunga Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	114	271	761	243	289	436	342	160	219	405
Thunnus obesus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tursiops aduncus Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tursiops truncatus Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total:			227,894	230,673	227,779	239,185	277,272	300,623	309,823	342,303	392,921	376,722

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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