FAO Capture Production of Lates niloticus (t)     n = 10
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Country Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Kenya 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,310 22,834 33,134 55,572 44,698 53,011 58,806 69,545 62,612 56,945
Lates niloticus
Mali 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 5,294 4,534 4,407 3,677 3,283 3,251 3,660 3,342 3,351 4,310
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) 24,770 25,624 26,437 14,050 9,452 3,357 0 9,389 9,389 9,990
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) 0 3,250 3,929 21,558 46,802 43,440 44,775 99,625 152,664 164,813
Lates niloticus
Uganda 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 72,450 71,020 95,660 90,550 100,300 80,700 95,900 100,900 109,394 118,076
Total: 106,824 127,262 163,567 185,407 204,535 183,759 203,141 282,801 337,410 354,134

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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