FAO Capture Production in Cameroon (t)     n = 37
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Ariidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 100 100 100 500 500 1,000 1,000 1,100 700 700 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,200 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,670 1,100 1,058 960 1,059 1,064 1,087 1,448 1,452 1,484 1,239 1,312 722 543 465 235 598 598 505 505 490 313 334 600 976 886 640 370 520 455 410 589 649 430 209 339 339 345 379 379 379
Bothidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachydeuterus auritus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,000 5,000 400 3,500 4,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 6,600 6,600 7,479 7,137 5,608 4,984 4,695 5,681 5,893 5,913 6,041 7,285 5,950 4,188 4,495 3,631 2,657 3,342 3,342 3,291 3,291 3,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 28 25 27 20 19 35 27 27 27 32 62 26 24 18 30 22 22 20 20 19 42 40 40 32 18 20 20 20 27 26 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Carangidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 96 107 141 233 356 477 309 312 318 135 128 115 93 65 62 28 28 18 18 18 30 5 5 6 5 5 2 2 4 5 7 10 40 74 74 74 50 26 26 26
Congridae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 19 64 14 17 48 53 38 38 39 65 93 35 16 9 8 6 6 35 35 34 13 14 10 5 6 6 5 5 8 7 11 16 10 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 100 100 100 300 300 500 500 600 300 300 500 500 500 500 500 800 800 500 500 900 784 773 782 790 771 857 807 745 749 765 837 962 732 219 233 435 607 607 834 834 810 701 653 700 753 748 700 594 455 488 439 788 750 500 155 135 135 225 315 315 315
Drepane africana
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 340 223 266 261 252 265 334 287 290 295 306 285 266 213 186 147 174 174 93 93 90 96 39 50 111 72 75 78 94 73 70 30 42 30 13 24 24 24 24 24 24
Elasmobranchii
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 186 137 107 106 105 128 143 108 110 113 70 80 67 51 37 22 37 37 68 68 66 157 92 80 59 48 50 55 86 67 146 85 95 500 1,091 1,091 1,091 1,090 952 952 952
Epinephelus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 15 21 29 33 35 37 38 39 12 89 18 9 7 17 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 15 54 3 3 19 35 35 35
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,700 3,700 3,700 4,000 5,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 8,000 6,000 6,000 7,000 7,000 7,200 7,200 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,500 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 17,480 16,000 16,000 18,600 24,000 24,000 23,500 23,000 23,500 21,609 21,645 21,782 20,226 30,800 41,699 41,593 41,493 41,400 41,400 41,400 41,400
Galeoides decadactylus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 318 335 143 1,099 1,071 905 908 766 679 679 0 0 0 542 350 600 949 810 500 13 150 477 462 134 341 180 67 227 227 220 214 214 214
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 243 182 164 130 45 68 68 0 0 0 21 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 2 1 2 3 13 1 1 1 1 13 2 3 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 1 300 510 511 400 320 337 337 293 297 280 400 480 485 485 480 487 487 487
Merluccius polli
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 17 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nematopalaemon hastatus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 11,700 9,750 11,600 11,500 11,500 11,500 11,500
Osteichthyes
Cameroon 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 21,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 23,000 27,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 55,000 52,500 65,000 55,000 65,000 75,000 75,000 74,380 74,700 75,000 75,000 75,000
Osteichthyes
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,640 3,290 3,406 476 430 230 435 604 714 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,034 3,034 3,033 3,000 3,000 3,740 0 0 0 0 0 954 907 830 674 1,800 2,869 2,869 2,869 3,150 3,570 3,570 3,570
Panulirus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 5 7 8 4 4 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Penaeus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 940 1,759 2,360 2,358 1,960 1,696 1,816 2,438 980 975 432 338 564 911 859 661 830 879 1,042 1,179 1,092 933 489 462 520 514 571 450 635 326 471 168 280 531 550 557 501 651 500 345 345 345
Pentanemus quinquarius
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 372 660 829 829 0 0 0 2,100 1,777 1,500 610 584 1,000 2,368 1,778 1,363 3,276 832 1,698 800 5 131 131 333 535 535 535
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 450 377 281 451 421 745 114 148 148 0 0 0 69 39 50 76 54 40 12 34 43 170 75 106 160 216 109 109 75 42 42 42
Polynemidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 100 100 100 100 200 400 400 400 600 300 300 400 400 600 600 400 600 400 400 400 600 449 552 596 692 887 929 1,037 764 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 0 0 680 680 660 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys jubelini
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 534 533 400 337 345 304 48 342 534 800 1,129 479 579 575 587 587 587
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 515 652 1,002 675 742 1,014 1,020 2,040 2,045 2,090 682 879 570 486 413 1,104 1,665 1,665 140 140 136 4,202 1,005 3,500 4,436 4,371 4,400 4,400 1,900 3,400 3,218 1,883 1,453 2,000 2,438 26 26 36 46 46 46
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,686 2,540 2,600 2,900 3,200 1,972 2,679 2,100 1,263 900 431 55 55 500 921 921 921
Pseudotolithus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 84 68 69 49 101 73 106 106 109 41 62 0 18 9 9 14 14 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 100 200 200 200 300 100 100 200 200 300 300 200 200 200 200 200 900 895 493 862 453 444 351 345 404 407 416 367 383 278 294 233 130 127 127 170 170 165 77 70 100 160 186 170 161 211 150 130 133 139 400 721 721 721 440 162 162 162
Sardinella spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 6,000 7,400 7,300 7,400 8,000 7,000 6,000 7,400 8,000 8,000 8,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,500 10,000 8,420 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 18,000 18,000 18,027 18,058 18,033 18,065 18,047 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 17,490 16,008 16,006 18,600 24,002 24,002 23,500 23,000 23,500 21,611 21,645 22,540 21,760 11,800 1,805 2,103 2,103 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100
Sciaenidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,000 4,000 2,400 1,800 3,000 3,000 3,800 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,742 2,761 2,370 3,216 4,536 7,996 5,664 4,651 6,669 6,770 6,543 8,803 6,522 5,333 4,740 3,673 2,363 2,363 2,623 2,623 2,560 6,046 2,300 3,000 3,679 3,539 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,260 2,399 1,946 1,564 800 40 24 24 24 24 24 24
Scombroidei
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 59 36 22 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 42 15 3 5 2 2 2 2 15 1 1 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sparidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 800 170 152 207 238 160 215 235 244 243 249 236 463 4 30 19 0 0 0 58 58 56 1 14 0 0 2 2 5 5 4 34 18 40 80 114 89 89 55 20 20 20
Sphyraena spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 51 51 55 51 60 76 65 65 66 10 176 82 55 37 36 43 43 25 25 24 30 16 20 27 37 30 5 28 23 293 340 583 580 580 580 580 580 586 586 586
Trichiurus lepturus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 15 5 5 2 1 4 10 16 1 6 59 6 7 400 889 815 815 770 722 722 722
Total: 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,300 39,100 43,800 45,400 56,500 60,600 50,200 51,700 56,500 58,100 59,400 59,800 61,100 62,600 63,400 65,100 68,100 68,800 64,700 60,400 57,600 55,736 66,280 70,397 70,167 68,867 81,214 81,045 79,761 83,012 77,277 75,299 73,969 71,980 70,636 70,799 69,829 70,742 69,318 71,975 65,257 79,020 94,131 98,529 102,000 106,800 110,000 112,109 121,031 130,135 117,801 129,000 142,345 137,232 138,612 139,200 140,000 140,000 140,000

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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