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FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t) n = 108
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
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)	20	8	4	11	18	4	46	0	0	0
Argyrosomus regius Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	249	313	166	231	265	338	572	500	761	647
Argyrosomus regius Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	116	88	48
Ariidae Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atherinidae Egypt	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	10	10	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Atherinidae Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	130	45	51	31	510	347	1,319	2,000	2,797	2,924
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)	823	1,350	252	296	889	870	912	1,085	2,792	2,298
Brachyura Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	1,001	529	911	1,079	228	320	292	237	273	440
Brachyura Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	23	2	30	76	6	0	0	0	0	0
Caranx spp Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,348	4,695	5,544	3,154	1,383	0	5,757	3,682	2,927	2,545
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)	33	0	36	17	49	36	22	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)	45	51	34	19	53	46	198	427	709	1,403
Dicentrarchus spp Egypt	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	35	36	5	55	80	131	186	0	0	0
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)	213	162	151	0	92	105	27	66	112	98
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)	49	48	80	15	29	94	52	711	773	392
Elasmobranchii Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	73	113	48	31	20	18	9	337	18	69
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)	623	808	193	241	231	181	195	250	367	650
Epinephelus spp Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	72	130	117	93	92	203	885	41	18	99
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)	3	2	23	14	48	62	68	35	17	358
Eutrigla gurnardus Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	735	424	110	265	379	300	358	103	595	1,085
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)	574	554	143	298	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius merluccius Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	1	0	1	4	33	8	0	0	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)	593	721	438	280	5,044	5,059	75	440	643	1,727
Mugil cephalus Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	67	42	69	228	114	347	379	205	37	302
Mugilidae Egypt	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,788	2,507	2,505	2,721	1,985	3,082	7,353	5,052	7,224	11,032
Mugilidae Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	544	370	1,155	585	460	231	379	33	41	26
Mugilidae Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	141	68	65	38	0	0	0	257	28	0
Mullidae Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	151	146	80	236	55	129	146	300	276	146
Mullus spp Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	1,106	1,286	517	790	660	577	957	729	137	1,156
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)	1,901	1,255	1,122	1,264	864	966	1,211	1,508	1,630	3,417
Natantia Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	404	451	477	540	244	946	443	513	455	582
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)	86,546	83,810	104,102	102,693	106,989	127,952	136,813	120,711	158,049	138,973
Osteichthyes Egypt	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	2,502	2,784	1,147	1,916	561	4,732	3,864	17,972	14,812	11,492
Osteichthyes Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,792	3,440	4,284	7,068	8,568	18,253	10,368	14,835	18,003	19,247
Pagrus pagrus Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	638	485	253	27	265	338	572	348	638	782
Palaemonidae Egypt	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	151	54	49	19	11	27	63	1,293	931	994
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)	112	102	71	47	51	56	47	257	99	12,194
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)	92	56	261	269	128	91	96	0	0	0
Portunus pelagicus Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	5	0	27	77	1	2	0	59	66	55
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)	4,580	5,639	2,442	2,793	3,710	4,929	4,977	5,504	7,033	5,217
Sardinella spp Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,918	2,519	198	384	190	329	1,243	355	5,415	6,198
Sarpa salpa Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	5	0	6	10	29	20	22	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	366	391	250	250	236	382	308	164	278
Scomberomorus commerson Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	239	327	292	300	6	32	68	53	16	49
Scombroidei Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	32	68	80	80	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	356	644	691	990	780	640	1,030	724	941	631
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	65	184	146	93	160	98	137	170	77	143
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)	428	475	854	513	401	354	361	51	126	325
Sparidae Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	25	8	4	13	0	0	0	27	12	50
Sparus aurata Egypt	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	555	934	1,003
Sparus aurata Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	268	330	299	449	239	190	81	102	130	462
Sphyraena spp Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	180	161	26	14	24	45	86	0	0	0
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	6	5	4	2	4	8	3	2	2
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)	622	528	333	305	114	152	247	603	1,011	1,313
Synodontidae Egypt	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,846	2,669	1,493	1,282	318	956	223	2,049	854	1,932
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)	1	2	3	2	1	4	18	8	13	100
Trachurus mediterraneus Egypt	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	272	0	23	174	238	213	1,031	19	5	222
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:			121,396	120,708	131,725	132,300	136,837	174,102	183,628	184,702	232,114	233,004

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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