FAO Capture Production of Lates niloticus (t)     n = 10
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Country Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Lates niloticus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Ethiopia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Ghana 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 8,000 600 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Kenya 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 203 1,066 4,286
Lates niloticus
Mali 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 6,600 5,400 4,800 5,100 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 5,015
Lates niloticus
Niger 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 18,300 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Lates niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Tanzania, United Rep. of 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,000 2,100 0 9,500 9,209 7,989 4,174 3,815 2,031 7,935
Lates niloticus
Uganda 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 41,400 47,000 60,000 64,500 64,500 61,290 55,000 76,080 76,100 69,100
Total: 67,300 79,500 97,800 104,700 103,209 98,779 88,771 109,598 108,697 111,336

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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