FAO Capture Production in Malta (t)     n = 105
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Alosa spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aphia minuta
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrosomus regius
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aristeus antennatus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 7 18 15 9 33 11
Boops boops
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 200 300 239 297 201 173 155 117
Carangidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 100 100 100 112 88 117 138 114 278
Centrophorus granulosus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 5 4
Clupeoidei
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 12 17 8 4 4 4
Conger conger
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 8 8 10 10 10 15
Coryphaena hippurus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 300 300 200 400 477 422 497 373 235 369
Dactylopterus volitans
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dasyatidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dasyatis pastinaca
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex dentex
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 6 4 1
Dicentrarchus labrax
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus annularis
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus sargus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus vulgaris
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 10 11 19 17 14 16
Eledone spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus aeneus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus marginatus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 7 5 6 5 3 2
Euthynnus alletteratus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gobiidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helicolenus dactylopterus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heptranchias perlo
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hexanchus griseus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illex coindetii
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Labridae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lamna nasus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 3 2
Lepidopus caudatus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loligo vulgaris
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 5 5 3
Lophius spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius merluccius
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 2 6 14 11 8 11
Micromesistius poutassou
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 4 4 2
Mullus barbatus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mullus spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 7 7 23 20 9 6
Mullus surmuletus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muraena helena
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mustelus spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Myliobatis aquila
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 3 8 41 21 2 12
Naucrates ductor
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nephrops norvegicus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oblada melanura
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 100 39 34 33 29 28 17
Osteichthyes
Malta 		5 - Europe - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Malta 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 200 0 58 59 33 32 29 24
Pagellus acarne
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagellus bogaraveo
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagellus erythrinus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 7 5 5 9 7 6
Pagrus pagrus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 4 3
Palaemon serratus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palinurus elephas
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parapenaeus longirostris
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phycis blennoides
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phycis spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plesionika martia
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polyprion americanus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 0 0 0 6 6 9 21 30 32
Prionace glauca
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja clavata
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja montagui
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 100 0 21 15 23 29 16 12
Ruvettus pretiosus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 2 1
Sardina pilchardus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarpa salpa
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 25 26 25 26 18 22
Sciaena umbra
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 0 100 39 26 16 8 2 2
Scombroidei
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 100 14 39 9 30 2 11
Scorpaenidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 4 3 6 5 3 2
Scyliorhinus canicula
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scyliorhinus spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepia officinalis
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 2 3 18 16 5 9
Seriola dumerili
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 9 3 2 1 2 1
Serranidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 2
Serranus cabrilla
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serranus scriba
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solea solea
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparisoma cretense
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparus aurata
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena sphyraena
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spicara spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 100 74 91 62 51 57 36
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squalus spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 0 0 0 29 24 27 50 41 56
Squatinidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Synodus saurus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus belone
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus thynnus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 21 37 25 47 26 23
Todarodes sagittatus
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachinus draco
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 200 200 200 200 97 31 134 93 60 58
Triglidae
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uranoscopus scaber
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 112 224 224 224 192 214 175 223 136 151
Zeus faber
Malta 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 1,212 1,224 1,224 1,624 1,546 1,529 1,571 1,483 1,079 1,322

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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