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FAO Capture Production in Costa Rica (t)     n = 50 (See disclaimer below)

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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Arca spp Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	18	46	49	51	35	57	42	46	45	45
Brachyura Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	4	3	3	1	8	7	6	2	0	0	0	0
Caiman crocodilus Costa Rica	2 - America, North - Inland waters	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carcharhinus falciformis Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	63	59	39	27	30	28	8	21	24	31	30	30
Carcharhinus falciformis Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	1,678	1,031	1,484	1,287	846	838	674	1,012	1,407	1,053	1,000	1,000
Clupeoidei Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	1,628	2,207	4,170	2,624	2,096	2,184	1,657	1,972	3,516	2,586	2,600	2,600
Coryphaena hippurus Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4
Coryphaena hippurus Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	8,370	11,221	7,832	3,974	2,320	3,161	2,915	2,339	4,083	3,840	3,850	3,850
Elasmobranchii Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	81	49	27	43	54	49	45	18	85	101	85	85
Elasmobranchii Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	11,071	8,510	7,444	10,191	3,801	4,380	2,585	3,292	3,374	2,801	2,700	2,700
Euthynnus lineatus Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophoridae Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2
Istiophoridae Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	796	917	874	1,009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophorus platypterus Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	1,239	1,289	1,399	1,012	1,244	767	972	923	372	201	250	250
Isurus oxyrinchus Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	8	10	13	10	6	19	9	21	145	38	35	35
Katsuwonus pelamis Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Costa Rica	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	7	11	30	20	23	8	3	6	1	3	5	5
Lutjanidae Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	169	151	160	160
Lutjanidae Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	417	347	382	304	218	188	209	137	141	242	230	230
Mollusca Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natantia Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	1,009	508	561	705	984	1,240	920	1,102	889	579	750	750
Octopodidae Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	71	66	35	20	54	18	35	22	37	114	110	110
Osteichthyes Costa Rica	2 - America, North - Inland waters	(t)	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
Osteichthyes Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	563	583	427	405	362	413	345	360	94	96	95	95
Osteichthyes Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	3,978	3,544	3,440	3,255	3,513	3,410	4,034	4,204	3,244	3,846	4,100	4,100
Panulirus argus Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	271	39	57	28	81	34	35	59	30	22	25	25
Panulirus spp Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	14	17	11	9	10	8	10	10	9	14	10	10
Penaeus brevirostris Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	350	456	343	289	342	314	601	637	483	508	500	500
Penaeus californiensis Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	6	2	2	1	2	9	3	4	6	2	5	5
Penaeus spp Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	130	166	164	140	66	75	111	148	262	160	215	215
Penaeus spp Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	706	634	813	1,019	902	672	934	562	473	352	350	350
Scombroidei Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	26	3	2	5	1	2	7	10	12	13	13	13
Scombroidei Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	1,110	1,160	1,583	1,436	1,723	1,814	1,422	1,238	1,242	1,418	1,400	1,400
Serranidae Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serranidae Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	201	103	103	143	145	112	153	150	131	180	170	170
Stenella coeruleoalba Costa Rica	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strombus spp Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Testudinata Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tetrapturus albidus Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	14	0	0	1	2	1	3	1	13	13	13	13
Tetrapturus angustirostris Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	662	876	416	820	536	614	343	383	360	360
Tetrapturus audax Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	213	133	234	328	216	297	208	167	180	180
Thunnus albacares Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Costa Rica	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Costa Rica	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tursiops truncatus Costa Rica	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius Costa Rica	31 - Atlantic, Western Central	(t)	2	0	0	1	3	2	1	3	9	8	8	8
Xiphias gladius Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	407	653	638	286	179	191	444	258	302	645	600	600
Xiphopenaeus, Trachypenaeus spp Costa Rica	77 - Pacific, Eastern Central	(t)	198	228	125	105	130	195	115	168	155	95	100	100
Total:			35,463	34,816	33,895	30,406	20,850	22,339	20,045	20,651	22,305	20,714	21,000	21,000

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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