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FAO Capture Production in Peru (t) n = 77
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Anchoa nasus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arapaima gigas Peru	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Argopecten purpuratus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	400	400	400	3,100	980	2,294	3,027	2,535	3,902	7,660
Astronotus spp Peru	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atherinidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	4,500	2,500	1,800	900	6,053	10,297	3,341	3,313	1,429	4,909
Aulacomya ater Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	10,200	10,500	11,400	14,900	9,874	11,906	16,385	11,316	13,715	13,227
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera borealis Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	413	415	337	19	63	130	12	5	3	0
Balaenoptera edeni Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	311	458	415	398	386	297	300
Balaenoptera physalus Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	85	37	9	11	5	5	8	2	0	0
Bivalvia Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachyura Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	300	0	400	700	931	1,432	1,511	1,254	1,043	1,188
Branchiostegidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,700	600	800	800	873	1,075	757	1,167	1,214	1,628
Caranx spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheilodactylus variegatus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	300	200	300	400	169	143	165	111	124	169
Cilus gilberti Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	7,900	5,800	4,200	13,600	11,881	10,164	3,958	10,252	10,459	7,088
Colossoma macropomum Peru	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Concholepas concholepas Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coryphaena hippurus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crustacea Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoscion analis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	2,700	3,100	1,800	7,900	6,303	2,232	2,380	3,127	3,090	3,049
Delphinidae Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delphinus capensis Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delphinus delphis Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dosidicus gigas Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	500	400	0	0	0	0	717	1	0	59
Echinodermata Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	100	100	100	200	162	137	237	257	664	1,421
Engraulis ringens Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	12,277,000	10,276,800	4,447,400	1,513,000	3,583,480	3,078,810	3,863,050	792,106	1,187,040	1,362,760
Epinephelus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	800	500	600	600	575	627	241	378	370	367
Ethmidium maculatum Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	19,700	22,800	38,600	44,700	16,694	2,964	2,742	5,236	6,342	2,819
Exocoetidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	100	400	7,700	9,684	1,454	5,088	6,052	7,378	34,017
Gastropoda Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	500	1,000	1,400	1,800	1,570	1,592	2,893	2,733	2,321	3,013
Genypterus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,300	700	1,000	3,100	2,208	1,377	812	1,226	1,249	1,153
Globicephala macrorhynchus Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isacia conceptionis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	900	1,200	2,200	4,100	1,623	1,039	651	1,383	2,140	2,653
Katsuwonus pelamis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	7,200	5,700	2,400	4,800	2,257	3,588	2,273	3,267	3,080	1,343
Lagenorhynchus obscurus Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loligo gahi Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	300	400	700	300	133	466	374	271	361	231
Lutjanus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	100	200	100	300	397	81	156	518	97	555
Megaptera novaeangliae Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius gayi Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	17,200	26,200	12,600	132,900	109,318	84,898	92,802	106,799	303,495	92,954
Mesodesma donacium Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Micropogonias spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	100	0	998	972	1,565	1,039	955
Mollusca Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	800	1,600	2,600	3,200	3,499	1,264	1,909	2,376	5,895	5,944
Mugilidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,000	2,100	4,600	6,900	7,394	5,843	3,218	6,035	7,824	13,391
Mustelus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	12,200	9,300	8,500	19,200	13,508	11,629	8,460	9,727	11,043	7,415
Octopodidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	100	19	13	0	37	72	67
Odontoceti Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oncorhynchus mykiss Peru	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Peru	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	2,000	2,500	3,000	5,400	5,514	6,671	6,280	12,597	14,064	14,426
Osteichthyes Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	6,500	600	8,100	195,900	24,577	14,230	11,950	48,562	63,346	39,277
Panulirus gracilis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	9	1	11	9	0	19
Paralabrax humeralis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	5,000	4,200	3,800	4,000	4,503	2,572	1,757	1,946	2,795	1,438
Paralonchurus peruanus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	4,000	4,200	3,000	6,500	7,751	5,990	4,892	5,775	6,438	5,965
Penaeus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	300	500	900	900	465	1,523	1,221	539	477	644
Perciformes Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	100	55	71	95	70	22	34
Phocoena spinipinnis Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Physeter macrocephalus Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	1,436	1,321	1,554	1,497	1,286	793	1,500	799	770	742
Piaractus brachypomus Peru	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pleuronectiformes Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	700	500	500	700	720	653	796	1,144	896	1,155
Prochilodus reticulatus Peru	3 - America, South - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	4,500	1,400	1,200	1,300	1,813	1,868	1,292	1,596	1,979	2,866
Rhinobatos planiceps Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,700	400	400	500	684	626	571	1,942	1,684	1,891
Rhodophyceae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,000	1,000	100	200	228	193	292	265	326	286
Sarda chiliensis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	57,400	73,000	64,200	34,800	7,404	4,887	4,057	5,747	4,741	5,302
Sardinops sagax Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	500	6,100	6,300	132,300	72,605	62,851	174,701	870,903	1,257,950	1,727,030
Scomber japonicus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	8,800	10,100	8,700	65,000	63,270	23,588	40,172	46,071	101,505	118,067
Scomberomorus sierra Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	400	500	800	1,000	2,037	2,279	1,251	1,314	682	454
Seriolella spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	7,000	13,700	11,000	10,400	9,370	7,869	18,257	23,336	19,246	9,416
Squatina californica Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	500	100	300	300	568	331	116	326	215	234
Testudinata Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	100	100	51	148	183	31	291	37
Thunnus albacares Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	8,900	6,500	2,000	6,100	4,725	4,082	2,708	2,515	3,597	1,673
Trachinotus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	300	200	200	200	215	345	193	235	207	230
Trachurus murphyi Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	4,700	9,200	18,800	42,800	129,211	37,899	54,154	504,992	386,793	151,591
Tursiops truncatus Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	2,400	200	600	1,900	470	158	295	420	436	188
Total:			12,483,200	10,506,100	4,678,100	2,295,400	4,125,551	3,414,817	4,342,888	2,503,081	3,442,459	3,651,935

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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