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FAO Capture Production in Namibia (t) n = 80
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Alopias spp Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antimora rostrata Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arctocephalus pusillus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	11,735	17,325	23,400	35,730	37,853	20,450	20,814	25,783	29,475	25,161
Argyrosomus hololepidotus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	394	60	234	664	595	496	464	184	424	273
Ariidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	11	8	0	7	13	16	31	42	32
Austroglossus microlepis Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	135	277	75	529	661	462	339	514	393	463
Beryx spp Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	909	1,805	369	147	123
Brama brama Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	72	73	62	39	20	19	9	15	99
Callorhinchus capensis Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caproidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chaceon maritae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	2,790	3,190	3,598	2,008	1,709	1,478	2,283	2,074
Channichthyidae Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chelidonichthys capensis Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	726	18	10	20	28	57	51	214	216	71
Chionobathyscus dewitti Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crocodylus niloticus Namibia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(n)	0	0	0	0	277	515	210	120	53	115
Dentex macrophthalmus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diplodus sargus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dissostichus eleginoides Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	28
Dissostichus eleginoides Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dissostichus mawsoni Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	4	7	5	4	6	1
Engraulis capensis Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	50,505	17,097	38,821	63,074	25,121	48,023	1,080	2,545	2,748	412
Epigonus telescopus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Etrumeus whiteheadi Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	1,663	5,090	1,378	1,934	20,656	5,070	5,193	176
Genypterus blacodes Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	45
Genypterus capensis Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	409	395	295	747	1,646	3,853	3,667	2,506	2,211	3,706
Gobiidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	86	172	19	5	552	287	20,998	16
Gracilaria spp Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	5,840	2,824	1,272	226	175	799	936	851	897	660
Helicolenus dactylopterus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	1	28	21	183	271	576	673	343	448
Hoplostethus atlanticus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	30	6,377	13,379	18,516	10,945	3,473
Illex argentinus Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	63
Istiophoridae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isurus oxyrinchus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jasus lalandii Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	516	375	133	136	134	224	251	199	350	304
Katsuwonus pelamis Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	5	27	1	1	0	0
Lithognathus spp Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	23	2	0	0	7	195	6	136	2	116
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	40	30	83	22	16	26	34	42	19
Loligo gahi Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	1	0
Lophius vomerinus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	1,499	4,074	8,078	9,226	12,158	10,130	9,236	10,259	16,429	14,802
Macrouridae Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macrourus spp Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macrourus whitsoni Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macruronus magellanicus Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	205	308
Makaira nigricans Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	28,000	29,501	87,588	108,102	112,229	130,374	129,462	117,683	150,695	164,250
Merluccius hubbsi Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	15	37
Micromesistius australis Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	282	29
Mola mola Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mugilidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	112	0	0	0	0
Muraenolepis spp Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Notothenia squamifrons Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Octopodidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oreosomatidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	188	0	42
Osteichthyes Namibia	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,039	1,070	1,102	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,500	1,500	1,500
Osteichthyes Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	96
Osteichthyes Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	162	2,532	3,411	3,143	3,838	5,374	14,992	7,371	13,009
Prionace glauca Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudopentaceros richardsoni Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	8	284	559	0	0
Pseudupeneus prayensis Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pterogymnus laniarius Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	246	291	470	416	199	383
Rajiformes Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	12
Rajiformes Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	2	4	4	1	0	62	133	191	80	377
Rajiformes Namibia	58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhopilema spp Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ruvettus pretiosus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salilota australis Namibia	41 - Atlantic, Southwest	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	99	128
Sardinella spp Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinops ocellatus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	92,408	68,854	80,784	114,812	116,429	42,797	1,171	27,685	68,562	44,653
Scomber japonicus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sparidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	343	717	973	2,178	2,279	2,608	1,364	4,434
Sphyrnidae Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus alalunga Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	2,241	3,524	3,075	1,861	1,521	1,199	1,429	1,162
Thunnus albacares Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	33	19	72	69	3	147
Thunnus maccoyii Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	751	352	63	46	16	423
Thyrsites atun Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	1,554	968	816	939	683	856	622	895	701	1,212
Trachurus capensis Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	85,139	83,154	427,373	474,611	364,801	310,836	321,322	301,847	312,422	320,394
Trichiurus lepturus Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	730
Zeus faber Namibia	47 - Atlantic, Southeast	(t)	83	46	3	1	1	3	0	5	25	14
Total:			262,432	206,181	655,110	790,332	649,199	569,833	517,828	513,216	607,831	580,085

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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