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FAO Capture Production in Peru (t) n = 77
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
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)	4,211	5,099	4,553	13,060	17,182	44,697	15,705	5,184	6,722	3,251
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)	4,387	5,336	8,078	131	53	1,015	3,930	3,953	5,620	10,276
Aulacomya ater Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	13,870	10,545	12,199	5,292	9,405	4,676	8,714	9,421	9,083	12,784
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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera edeni Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	215	162	320	149	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balaenoptera physalus Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bivalvia Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachyura Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	923	1,106	1,010	337	1,708	794	1,764	1,497	1,372	1,931
Branchiostegidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	744	2,780	2,732	608	461	875	516	419	337	205
Caranx spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheilodactylus variegatus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	219	258	197	104	386	348	478	274	257	324
Cilus gilberti Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	9,077	10,034	5,682	4,382	8,531	11,711	7,538	3,500	10,730	9,351
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	618	399
Crustacea Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoscion analis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	2,482	3,832	3,127	4,817	9,005	4,567	4,462	5,187	4,384	4,027
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)	0	61	888	2	7	206	870	84	852	2,992
Echinodermata Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	956	1,207	998	1,079	1,519	546	1,959	1,465	1,615	1,579
Engraulis ringens Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	720,124	1,225,170	1,720,440	118,441	22,988	844,255	3,481,870	1,764,640	2,701,370	3,720,170
Epinephelus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	414	537	1,384	220	538	293	393	206	279	921
Ethmidium maculatum Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	11,070	8,491	9,425	2,570	2,163	1,397	1,790	943	1,770	7,128
Exocoetidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	7,830	1,252	2,023	7,538	408	1,450	6,720	2,983	616	1,204
Gastropoda Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	4,264	4,058	3,866	2,731	5,557	4,314	8,271	7,702	11,109	10,694
Genypterus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,029	744	727	218	1,610	1,229	2,445	2,634	3,957	2,563
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)	2,035	2,592	1,508	180	756	610	309	289	1,123	1,635
Katsuwonus pelamis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	174	32	39	1,533	2,376	0	371	2,417	1,433	185
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)	198	852	1,462	405	419	1,141	1,120	869	606	1,861
Lutjanus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	124	480	430	15	147	241	93	80	106	222
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)	159,376	69,293	26,498	5,835	12,108	18,373	38,952	32,026	78,869	88,004
Mesodesma donacium Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,510	2,146
Micropogonias spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,871	860	1,272	1,425	1,798	850	1,536	2,601	1,406	2,149
Mollusca Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	4,245	2,766	2,829	1,585	3,190	3,045	10,736	5,485	2,302	10,938
Mugilidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	18,194	16,685	15,241	16,264	21,243	15,269	17,004	24,475	16,827	29,252
Mustelus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	8,503	9,558	8,724	8,272	25,000	8,764	10,239	11,137	13,160	12,589
Octopodidae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	51	89	235	809	856	840	869	1,858	1,183	1,384
Odontoceti Peru	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	515	756	573	470	426	13,662
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)	12,538	16,974	17,357	33,019	29,732	27,791	32,548	36,378	39,427	33,799
Osteichthyes Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	25,446	15,329	9,668	20,178	17,584	23,354	65,672	18,101	8,262	61,807
Panulirus gracilis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	29	28	18	73	135	46	24	49	18	44
Paralabrax humeralis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	2,093	3,405	3,861	2,217	7,117	7,519	6,007	4,323	5,770	3,694
Paralonchurus peruanus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	4,230	6,746	7,614	4,175	7,216	24,588	12,143	10,640	11,229	7,532
Penaeus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	807	635	1,590	9,690	2,531	3,673	3,443	5,859	4,383	5,501
Perciformes Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	102	199	162	392	324	106	912	551	151	247
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)	450	225	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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)	866	750	772	1,235	3,152	896	1,482	1,724	1,545	1,697
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)	2,655	3,286	3,595	3,826	4,614	5,496	7,276	7,922	8,251	9,849
Rhinobatos planiceps Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	926	4,711	4,354	1,435	2,551	1,413	2,046	1,161	3,033	715
Rhodophyceae Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	361	91	136	103	144	245	437	256	267	412
Sarda chiliensis Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	6,838	9,004	13,888	14,696	20,995	2,349	3,318	18,032	33,986	26,218
Sardinops sagax Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	1,480,400	1,182,950	1,509,680	1,172,190	2,788,740	2,903,730	1,720,900	2,469,200	3,470,420	2,568,910
Scomber japonicus Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	59,062	32,803	22,072	22,579	87,134	57,069	38,709	24,072	25,554	32,042
Scomberomorus sierra Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	579	354	446	430	914	702	1,713	1,229	1,576	1,726
Seriolella spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	10,740	16,375	30,250	2,296	5,315	11,161	35,551	43,358	21,514	11,457
Squatina californica Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	237	371	1,126	288	744	563	1,731	1,432	576	313
Testudinata Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	58	44	28	15	0	36	9	305	32	79
Thunnus albacares Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	662	1,077	343	4,803	2,558	267	724	435	2,930	1,437
Trachinotus spp Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	181	141	295	505	1,364	684	858	949	807	1,031
Trachurus murphyi Peru	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	123,380	37,875	50,013	76,825	184,333	87,466	49,863	46,304	118,076	140,720
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)	216	91	154	225	298	92	33	62	129	83
Total:			2,708,358	2,716,821	3,512,825	1,568,930	3,316,765	4,130,471	5,613,607	4,583,110	6,636,853	6,848,986

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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