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FAO Capture Production in Mauritania (t) n = 90
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Acanthocybium solandri Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alectis alexandrinus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Argyrosomus regius Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,000	370	350	390	450	500	480	500	550	600
Ariidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	500
Auxis thazard, A. rochei Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachydeuterus auritus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brotula barbata Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Campogramma glaycos Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carangidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	200	200	200	200	200	100	100	100	100	100
Cephalopoda Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	16
Chaceon maritae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clupeoidei Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Congridae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crustacea Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	9
Cymbium cymbium Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cynoglossidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Decapterus spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dentex spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dicentrarchus punctatus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	200	130	130	120	160	140	160	150	150	100
Diplodus spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	200	40	20	30	30	20	20	40	70	99
Drepane africana Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	450	210	160	50	60	80	10	100	320	400
Engraulis encrasicolus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,000	8,000	12,000
Ephippidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus aeneus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	800	270	240	250	330	420	340	340	330	320
Epinephelus marginatus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethmalosa fimbriata Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Euthynnus alletteratus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	50	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Galeoides decadactylus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ginglymostoma cirratum Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gymnura altavela Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	70	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8
Holothuroidea Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leptocharias smithii Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lichia amia Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithognathus mormyrus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	120	180	180	250	190	260	230	280	1,472	1,200
Lophius spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	10	10	10	10	10	20	20	20	20	20
Merluccius spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	60	50	30	90	100	40	150	400	670	940
Mollusca Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13
Mugilidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,650	1,700	1,750	1,800	1,850	1,900	1,950	2,000	2,000	2,000
Mullidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	150	40	30	30	50	30	30	30	40	30
Muraenidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mustelus mustelus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Myliobatidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natantia Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	150	200	250	300	350	400	450	300	400	222
Octopodidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	28,500	29,200	22,000	23,230	21,520	18,250	18,770	14,620	18,420	12,758
Orcynopsis unicolor Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Mauritania	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	6,000	6,000	5,000	5,000	7,000	8,000	8,000	9,000	9,000	10,000
Osteichthyes Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	13,600	17,765	25,482	16,601	11,837	13,234	16,355	15,727	18,043	14,127
Pagellus spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Palinuridae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	50	40	20	10	30	50	50	40	35
Palinurus spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panulirus spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paragaleus pectoralis Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parapenaeus longirostris Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200	400	750
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	400	100	20	20	30	20	20	15	8	5
Pleuronectiformes Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	440	460	480	430	490	570	580	510	450	400
Pomatomus saltatrix Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	20	30	20
Rachycentron canadum Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	10	20	20	20	10	10	30	180	250
Rhinobatos cemiculus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhinoptera marginata Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhizoprionodon acutus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarda sarda Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardina pilchardus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,000	3,600	2,500
Sardinella spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,780	2,920	2,660	2,750	1,340	3,020	5,440	6,000	8,500	10,500
Schedophilus velaini Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sciaenidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	240	270
Scomber japonicus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	60	90	200	180	230	0	110	2,000	5,000	8,500
Scomberomorus tritor Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scombroidei Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	873	377	746	54	263	2,479	2,170	1,304	1,200
Scorpaenidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	30	5	5	5	10	5	5	5	0	1
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	4,000	4,000	3,690	4,150	4,470	5,710	4,510	5,240	5,000	4,129
Serranidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,500	120	110	120	190	240	180	190	200	200
Soleidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	900	630	600	600	1,000	680	760	600	500	350
Sparidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,000	460	270	360	490	350	490	540	600	600
Sparus aurata Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyrna lewini Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyrnidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stromateus fiatola Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tetraodontidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus spp Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	1,200	1,420	1,360	970	1,510	1,220	6,500	12,000	19,000
Trichiurus lepturus Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	60	90	80	100	60	100	160	200	280	350
Triglidae Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	20	40	0
Umbrina canariensis Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	50	30	10	5	5	5	10	10	6	5
Zeus faber Mauritania	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	30	10	10	5	10	10	5	10	10	0
Total:			66,000	67,637	66,054	59,452	53,746	56,147	63,324	74,127	98,043	104,527

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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