FAO Capture Production in Sri Lanka (t)     n = 41
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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
Acanthocybium solandri
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 244 223 172 174 179 182 186 188 223 248 263 374 347 270 184 164 151 221 245 194 259 246 115 159 358 161 156 175 431 132
Alopias spp
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 67 83 87 160 229 296 431 647 1,041 1,095 988 1,576 1,369 2,038 256 412 987 1,983 877 376 331 241 223 251 696 340
Ariidae
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,300 1,100 800 6,600 6,000 6,400 6,237 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
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 710 697 578 623 699 795 892 1,261 1,408 1,559 2,016 2,795 3,689 3,802 4,918 6,349 6,080 2,982 1,698 1,662 4,324 3,229 3,338 2,104 2,332 2,860 2,239 2,644 6,329 9,922
Carangidae
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 1,100 2,100 1,400 800 700 2,200 3,300 4,400 4,200 5,800 7,200 7,500 3,900 3,700 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,400 5,000 5,000 5,900 9,100 6,160 7,635 8,790 10,358 10,129 10,048 10,566 8,392 8,585 10,501 8,096 8,327 8,616 8,952 9,085 7,722 8,975 8,948 10,878 8,000 6,910 6,088 6,900 8,500 8,680 10,450 9,950 10,760 14,940 13,580 5,950 9,570 11,380 11,160 13,020 17,240 18,570
Carcharhinidae
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,000 5,000 8,000 8,000 9,000 8,000 8,000 9,600 8,000 10,000 9,400 7,400 8,600 13,400 11,800 9,800 11,700 8,500 9,400 9,600 10,600 15,900 15,100 14,400 11,000 11,300 10,982 11,202 11,567 10,966 8,990 10,589 9,060 14,841 14,200 9,616 10,370 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carcharhinus falciformis
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 449 562 584 1,076 1,540 1,991 2,904 4,356 7,010 7,376 6,654 10,615 9,220 13,726 10,886 5,529 3,952 3,496 2,946 1,776 1,464 618 394 443 1,228 2,913
Carcharhinus longimanus
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 98 122 127 234 335 433 632 947 1,525 1,604 1,447 2,309 2,005 2,985 2,632 1,323 1,021 1,134 639 215 189 138 128 144 398 268
Clupeoidei
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 8,000 8,000 9,000 7,100 9,500 11,600 18,300 14,100 14,900 17,000 20,400 28,400 31,500 22,400 36,300 24,200 24,300 20,000 27,500 21,700 22,300 18,400 20,100 20,600 24,900 32,530 38,541 46,278 54,412 59,276 69,061 64,479 66,764 70,971 52,153 27,682 28,471 29,460 30,608 31,064 27,958 33,426 35,097 37,379 38,870 49,785 48,221 47,200 50,800 51,370 53,250 49,270 52,310 56,390 54,410 24,870 56,230 63,520 66,890 71,580 74,310 101,810
Crustacea
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 500 500 600 700 1,200 1,000 1,500 1,300 2,100 1,900 2,000 1,800 3,000 2,400 4,900 2,700 3,200 3,500 2,600 4,000 3,500 3,200 3,700 3,300 5,300 6,192 7,149 6,090 7,269 5,486 4,950 7,180 9,989 7,682 7,463 4,784 4,919 5,090 5,289 5,367 5,098 5,965 7,783 7,599 4,900 1,800 2,502 2,360 880 3,080 230 4,450 7,530 13,650 15,320 2,610 7,090 10,450 11,780 13,200 15,860 12,110
Elasmobranchii
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 2,047 3,348 2,481 1,615 3,100 2,500 3,000 3,900 4,300 4,300 3,100 3,500 2,300 4,100 2,200 1,800 1,600 4,300 4,700 4,800 3,100 2,400 2,900 4,500 3,900 3,255 3,910 2,812 3,169 3,230 3,570 5,365 5,021 4,754 3,717 3,813 3,711 3,818 4,037 3,956 3,359 4,004 3,751 6,028 6,410 4,905 4,995 7,718 11,055 8,883 14,001 20,422 24,072 23,800 20,952 4,783 5,311 2,956 3,392 3,716 4,972 2,548
Euthynnus affinis
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 546 521 422 442 502 540 574 766 749 796 970 852 1,769 1,845 2,053 2,616 2,443 1,484 472 1,230 863 623 1,296 1,639 2,194 3,003 2,080 2,795 1,438 1,566
Ex Mollusca
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 93 122 236 746 723 431 603 653 698 498 324 683 588 846 557 1,277 1,953 692 1,113 1,436
Holothuroidea
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 95 51 69 61 79 73 79 56 36 113 91 83 84 47 62 65 65 65 92 100 150 272 203 170 145 90 150 170 280 2,340 1,350 2,880 4,230 3,890 4,250 3,620
Istiophoridae
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 1 0 0 0 1 2,634 1,836 2,120 2,856 2,026 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus platypterus
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 524 480 373 377 433 454 467 502 679 806 908 1,213 2,282 1,685 2,335 2,944 2,079 3,611 5,691 3,908 4,583 4,832 9,057 4,007 4,322 2,264 2,074 2,483 4,735 4,461
Isurus oxyrinchus
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 4 5 6 10 15 19 28 42 68 71 64 102 89 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Katsuwonus pelamis
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 771 890 807 723 720 717 981 1,245 1,410 1,576 2,063 2,551 3,960 5,369 5,227 5,084 5,830 6,576 7,448 8,322 6,554 4,785 8,250 9,919 8,792 6,937 12,392 11,583 12,933 9,692 14,117 15,196 14,172 14,649 12,348 13,699 13,697 14,442 15,004 16,500 19,495 21,990 25,786 29,692 35,755 33,915 40,503 47,750 47,283 60,185 64,208 57,788 56,377 76,515 78,889 56,948 56,458 68,595 73,208 70,360 76,271 73,844
Makaira indica
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 175 163 128 131 203 225 233 237 352 424 547 672 837 626 664 817 576 952 1,189 1,605 742 711 653 1,075 1,231 645 591 707 1,348 898
Makaira nigricans
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 456 420 329 335 541 601 621 629 955 1,156 1,501 1,869 2,354 1,743 1,869 2,329 1,643 2,761 3,450 4,657 2,155 2,060 1,893 3,117 3,759 1,973 1,803 2,159 4,116 5,395
Mollusca
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 300 400 1,500 2,800 400 400 400 300 300 100 200 300 500 500 1,400 800 500 800 400 600 600 500 800 500 800 634 956 592 867 636 221 263 809 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 30 60 110 250 300 120 710 1,420 1,260 1,940 2,240
Odontoceti
Sri Lanka 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 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 15,100 15,000 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
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Sri Lanka 		4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 900 400 3,400 4,600 4,400 5,500 7,600 9,300 8,000 8,000 7,000 8,300 8,195 8,390 6,980 7,670 13,245 12,439 12,867 16,435 16,922 19,167 27,794 30,915 33,129 27,575 29,243 31,390 31,965 33,012 34,720 26,765 19,832 17,500 15,000 9,500 15,000 22,250 27,250 29,900 28,520 23,150 17,190 16,140 17,870 22,170 21,620 19,320 22,510 25,230 26,320 28,250 32,120
Osteichthyes
Sri Lanka 		4 - Asia - Inland waters (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 2,930 9,190 9,140 9,430 9,050 8,610 9,940 15,970 15,870 19,270 20,240 24,160 27,440
Osteichthyes
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 500 500 0 2,000 800 400 100 100 200 600 400 1,200 700 2,300 3,100 1,000 1,000 900 5,200 2,300 2,600 2,000 3,300 3,100 1,600 2,378 50 200 1,174 1,955 2,775 4,306 6,077 1,349 0 51,195 50,144 51,873 58,275 62,710 42,784 57,987 39,935 41,544 44,135 28,207 36,404 22,516 31,197 29,353 13,630 14,470 8,467 4,832 10,471 6,170 10,820 11,230 12,850 13,630 19,580 23,580
Perciformes
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 5,000 5,000 6,100 6,000 6,000 7,000 5,000 5,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 8,000 8,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 14,000 14,000 13,300 11,600 9,100 8,900 8,000 6,891 13,307 15,888 17,876 18,003 15,549 18,811 21,983 23,610 11,574 7,012 7,211 7,462 7,753 7,868 6,688 8,658 9,870 15,277 10,585 7,088 8,968 9,100 9,210 10,440 14,910 14,490 16,320 19,980 17,540 10,570 11,170 13,860 12,670 15,960 20,150 26,390
Prionace glauca
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 171 214 222 409 585 757 1,104 1,656 2,665 2,804 2,529 4,035 3,505 5,217 5,408 1,546 1,857 1,840 737 349 307 224 207 233 646 265
Scomberomorus commerson
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,086 1,414 1,234 1,055 928 801 844 887 1,095 1,302 1,295 1,288 2,229 3,170 2,713 2,256 4,143 6,028 5,894 5,760 4,279 2,798 3,155 3,510 3,465 3,420 4,062 3,773 3,703 4,323 6,230 4,542 3,408 3,429 3,385 3,475 3,588 3,716 3,860 3,952 3,897 3,660 3,535 3,422 3,314 3,115 2,335 2,518 2,716 2,562 2,396 2,091 2,150 2,963 2,787 2,299 2,649 2,126 2,251 1,972 2,857 2,757
Scomberomorus guttatus
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Scomberomorus lineolatus
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberomorus spp
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 75 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombridae
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 4,000 3,600 5,100 6,200 4,900 4,300 7,994 11,018 9,179 7,747 13,388 13,888 12,906 11,302 15,518 12,773 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 10,500 12,000 13,557 10,854 16,450 17,642 17,700 20,000 20,900 21,350 22,180 16,760 17,250 17,760 18,440 9,680 15,570 16,290 18,260 19,380 24,890 30,860
Scombroidei
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 1,644 2,901 2,084 1,268 1,079 890 1,057 1,223 1,262 1,301 1,570 1,839 2,655 3,469 3,234 3,000 3,295 3,590 3,922 4,253 3,281 2,308 3,467 4,199 3,641 2,911 5,147 6,458 7,876 8,600 9,202 11,743 10,227 6,230 4,261 4,588 4,300 4,383 4,484 4,480 5,039 5,585 6,070 7,077 7,826 14,177 12,710 11,196 11,700 12,460 11,437 9,701 10,869 14,514 14,584 11,369 11,362 10,437 11,193 9,436 12,390 11,721
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 64 139 168 224 369 241 200 200 200 250 300 300 300 300 365 310 290 380 420 380 190 120 430 480 510 780 970
Sphyrnidae
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 61 77 80 147 210 271 396 594 956 1,006 907 1,447 1,257 1,871 1,197 168 864 585 408 111 98 71 66 74 205 111
Tetrapturus audax
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 2 2 2 2 5 6 9 12 16 11 13 17 12 23 28 38 18 17 15 26 30 18 15 17 33 0
Thunnus alalunga
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (t) 774 1,150 903 655 606 557 720 883 970 1,055 1,347 1,639 2,493 3,348 3,222 3,096 3,515 3,931 4,416 4,901 3,841 2,783 4,266 5,244 4,610 3,771 6,908 5,806 5,915 6,555 7,304 8,068 8,682 9,264 6,694 7,160 7,416 7,785 8,089 8,727 9,929 11,934 14,185 16,478 21,045 16,499 21,061 25,898 24,721 30,730 26,186 22,134 24,117 35,100 37,037 30,806 36,886 30,710 30,147 32,903 37,691 30,287
Thunnus obesus
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 2 2 1 1 5 5 6 16 20 3 10 9 107 709 206 299 292 84 13 98 15 137 106 57 270 426 256 346 538 1,285
Thunnus tonggol
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 8 43 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Sri Lanka 		57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern (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 25 31 32 41 100 182 282 1,940 866 879 955 1,286 912 1,068 2,802 2,095 2,109 2,260 2,133 824 1,628 848 779 934 1,783 3,309
Total: 20,622 24,103 24,709 25,016 26,433 27,265 32,702 29,638 35,737 41,334 51,175 63,117 75,737 75,656 93,296 76,436 81,383 86,225 101,080 98,936 92,155 77,269 93,828 100,952 104,278 112,355 135,309 138,867 159,203 167,856 186,761 207,192 215,579 216,134 165,484 187,308 190,827 196,963 208,359 218,493 185,938 213,821 207,346 234,325 249,571 236,424 262,465 270,741 283,025 310,351 301,668 272,734 280,132 331,217 339,913 216,280 278,509 297,448 315,442 330,782 389,515 431,753

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