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FAO Capture Production in Egypt (t)     n = 108
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Anguilla anguilla
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrops spinifer
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 500 500 800 800 1,200 1,000 400 400 200 100
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 300 300 200 100 100 100
Ariidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Atherinidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bagrus bajad
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boops boops
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 200 300 300 500 500 500
Brachyura
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 500 500 1,000 700 700 500 300 100 100 100
Brachyura
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 100 100 100 100 0 100 300 200 100
Caranx spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Clarias anguillaris
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ctenopharyngodon idellus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprinidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex dentex
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dicentrarchus labrax
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dicentrarchus spp
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus annularis
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus sargus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Echinodermata
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 100 100 100 100 300 200 200 200 200 200
Elasmobranchii
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Encrasicholina punctifer
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 400 400 400 400 700 600 500 400 400 400
Epinephelus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 100 100 100 300 100 100 100 100 100
Epinephelus tauvina
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erugosquilla massavensis
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Etrumeus teres
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Etrumeus teres
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus affinis
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus alletteratus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eutrigla gurnardus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerres oyena
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus borbonicus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus mahsena
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loligo spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius merluccius
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugil cephalus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugil cephalus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 1,800
Mugilidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 300 500 500 500 800 500 500 300 100 100
Mullidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 400 400 500 500 600 600 300 200 200 200
Mullus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 800 1,000 1,000 1,000 900 1,400 1,900 1,200 1,000 1,000
Natantia
Egypt 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 5,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,100 5,000 3,700 2,900 2,000 1,000
Natantia
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 900 1,000 1,000 1,000 600 600 600 500 200 100
Nemipterus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oblada melanura
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis niloticus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 49,200 50,000 49,800 54,400 83,700 56,700 65,900 49,400 46,400 46,100
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,000 1,000 5,000 2,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 9,000 9,000
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 6,000 5,000 14,000 10,000 5,200 3,500 3,000 3,300 4,000 4,000
Osteichthyes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 5,700 5,700 11,000 9,900 3,000 1,500 1,800 1,700 3,000 3,000
Pagrus pagrus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 300 500 500 500 300 300 300 500 500 500
Palaemonidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perciformes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 100
Plectorhinchus schotaf
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys stridens
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 100 200 100 0 100 200
Portunus pelagicus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 7,000 7,000 10,000 10,000 7,400 7,600 1,200 800 600 600
Sardinella spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,000 2,000 5,000 5,000 4,700 1,900 1,600 1,500 1,500 1,800
Sarpa salpa
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scaridae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberomorus commerson
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 500 800 800 800 700 900 1,000 800 500 400
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 100 200 200 200 200 200 100 100 100 100
Serranidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siganus spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siganus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solea solea
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solea solea
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 400 300 200 200 200
Sparidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 100 0 100 100 100 100
Sparus aurata
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparus aurata
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 200 400 200 200 200 100
Sphyraena spp
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spongiidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontidae
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontidae
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1,400 600 800 800 800
Synodontidae
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 3,500 5,000 2,700 1,500 1,000 1,000
Synodontis spp
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Testudinata
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus mediterraneus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Trichiurus lepturus
Egypt 		37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tylosurus spp
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Variola louti
Egypt 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 83,900 86,800 112,800 109,000 128,000 96,200 93,100 74,700 74,900 74,100

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