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FAO Capture Production in Peru (t)     n = 77
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Anchoa nasus
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arapaima gigas
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argopecten purpuratus
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 2,700 2,400
Astronotus spp
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 200 300 1,100 200 300 500 1,700 1,100 900 1,000
Aulacomya ater
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 400 400 100 900 1,100 1,900 2,700
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera borealis
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera edeni
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera physalus
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bivalvia
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200
Branchiostegidae
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 700 800 1,100 1,900 1,000 1,000 1,900 3,300 3,000 2,000
Caranx spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheilodactylus variegatus
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cilus gilberti
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 5,700 4,700 6,500 5,500 10,100 7,700 6,600 9,300 14,000 16,200
Colossoma macropomum
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Concholepas concholepas
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoscion analis
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delphinidae
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delphinus capensis
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delphinus delphis
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dosidicus gigas
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Echinodermata
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 100 100 200 100 100 400 600 300 300 100
Engraulis ringens
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 500 7,400 15,700 37,200 43,100 58,800 118,900 325,900 739,100 1,946,800
Epinephelus spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmidium maculatum
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 6,000 12,900 8,800 7,600 9,700 17,600 19,600 9,900 19,100 6,800
Exocoetidae
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gastropoda
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Genypterus spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 100 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 100
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isacia conceptionis
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 200 200 300 200 100 100 2,300 2,100 1,700 400
Katsuwonus pelamis
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 400 1,300 4,000 4,900 7,700 7,600 9,600 10,300 13,200 26,700
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loligo gahi
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200
Megaptera novaeangliae
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius gayi
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mesodesma donacium
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micropogonias spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 300 100 200 100 300 500 700 1,100 900 1,500
Mustelus spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 800 600 1,400 2,000 3,900 1,700 2,000 2,500 2,300 3,300
Octopodidae
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odontoceti
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Osteichthyes
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 1,700 2,500 3,700 900 1,600 2,400 2,000 1,600 2,100 2,400
Panulirus gracilis
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paralabrax humeralis
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 900 1,400 1,400 1,900 1,500 1,500 2,600 6,000 6,000 4,000
Paralonchurus peruanus
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 200 300 300 600 200 300 400 1,100 700 600
Penaeus spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 300 200 200 200 400 300 100
Perciformes
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phocoena spinipinnis
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physeter macrocephalus
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 6,414 95 1,340 1,827 1,887 2,027 2,381 2,554 3,400
Piaractus brachypomus
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 100 200
Prochilodus reticulatus
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 300 300 600 1,000 500 400 700 700 700 700
Rhinobatos planiceps
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhodophyceae
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300
Sarda chiliensis
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 31,800 51,200 50,300 44,400 52,800 71,800 83,800 58,500 66,100 82,300
Sardinops sagax
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 2,300 1,100 3,300 1,900 3,500 1,300 3,700 8,600 12,600 9,400
Scomberomorus sierra
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 500 300 500 400 500 500 500 1,600 1,000 400
Seriolella spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 1,200 2,300 1,800 2,700 1,900 1,400 3,400 4,200 4,800 3,800
Squatina californica
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 100 100 300 0 0 0 0 0 100 100
Testudinata
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 12,400 6,500 2,900 2,300 5,400 6,800 3,600 2,400 5,800 7,200
Trachinotus spp
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus murphyi
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 100 100 100 100 100 700 400 200 400
Tursiops truncatus
Peru
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Peru
87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 6,900 2,400 1,900 900 700 400 600 600 400 400
Total: 73,500 97,100 106,600 117,700 146,100 184,300 268,300 454,200 901,200 2,123,400

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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