FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t)     n = 108
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Anguilla anguilla
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrops spinifer
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 18 35 80
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 113 72 88 82 120 156 258 152
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 0 0 0 100 0 39 17 0 0
Ariidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 165 96 94 60 70
Atherinidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 200 164 156 179 141 79 182 61 122
Atherinidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bagrus bajad
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boops boops
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 521 605 536 377 255 209 234 358 455 993
Brachyura
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 124 149 214 73 224 119 541 151 136 1,040
Brachyura
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 12 5
Caranx spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 300 200 400 124 100 962 3,397 2,455 3,990
Clarias anguillaris
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ctenopharyngodon idellus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprinidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex dentex
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dicentrarchus labrax
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 44 58
Dicentrarchus spp
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 100
Diplodus annularis
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus sargus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 120 160 121 109 106 100 96 140 153 127
Echinodermata
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 228 267 212 170 165 30 127 36 224 154
Elasmobranchii
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 59 24 36 35 74
Encrasicholina punctifer
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 400 300 300 200 276 258 295 310 685 703
Epinephelus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 100 200 100 84 122 226 73 134 134
Epinephelus tauvina
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erugosquilla massavensis
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Etrumeus teres
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Etrumeus teres
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus affinis
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus alletteratus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 1 17 10
Eutrigla gurnardus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 300 600 685 449 286 162 423 366 910 755
Gerres oyena
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus borbonicus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus mahsena
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loligo spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 662 1,604 1,190 800 772
Merluccius merluccius
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 89 182 132 75 44 1 9 24 1 0
Mollusca
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugil cephalus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 238 458 511 650 800
Mugil cephalus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 438 502 2,600 2,400 380 39 43 20 30 52
Mugilidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 4,549 1,663 1,373 2,400 4,000
Mugilidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 490 159 167 173 186 254
Mugilidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 100 100 100 4 36 0 0 110 155
Mullidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 200 200 200 100 182 328 150 155 160 173
Mullus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 738 1,195 1,305 836 915 738 991 883 1,875 1,576
Natantia
Egypt 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 1,600 1,300 1,200 749 1,064 770 962 1,630
Natantia
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 0 0 0 200 252 399 595 514 615
Nemipterus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oblada melanura
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis niloticus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 47,700 46,200 47,000 56,700 59,700 66,000 58,624 59,722 60,000 76,650
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 9,000 11,011 1,480 7,906 15,092 15,000 15,000 15,000 0 0
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,868 2,068 1,500 1,100 1,390 602 0 0 1,057 2,282
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,400 2,100 1,300 600 795 549 0 0 326 3,374
Pagrus pagrus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 550 750 573 356 485 398 315 467 766 892
Palaemonidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 680 418 233 300 300
Panulirus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perciformes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,097 865 3,162 106
Plectorhinchus schotaf
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys stridens
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 153 213 102 111 74 43 78 117 171 67
Portunus pelagicus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 8 0 0
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 575 1,505 1,402 599 800 645 695 1,364 2,244 6,501
Sardinella spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,800 5,900 6,800 2,800 3,921 2,485 2,530 218 64 6,529
Sarpa salpa
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scaridae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberomorus commerson
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 175
Scombroidei
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 346 384 442 338 304 322 255 337 560 743
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 0 0 0 0 65 7 212 168 193
Serranidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siganus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siganus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solea solea
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solea solea
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 179 151 162 89 122 143 119 215 242 307
Sparidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 100 100 100 345 24 22 52 23 38
Sparus aurata
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000
Sparus aurata
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 65 89 66 61 66 51 23 70 129 150
Sphyraena spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 100 100 68 50 94 91 196 300
Sphyraena spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spongiidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 5 5 1
Synodontidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 768 873 800 537 425 249 349 398 817 969
Synodontidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,100 600 700 200 413 844 2,233 1,053 1,163 1,209
Synodontis spp
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Testudinata
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 5 8 10 9 5 1
Trachurus mediterraneus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 96 264 0 0 27 29 52 40 81 100
Trichiurus lepturus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tylosurus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Variola louti
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 70,758 77,268 71,209 78,514 89,339 97,562 91,748 91,527 84,905 120,479

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