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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Albula vulpes Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	21	2	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ariidae Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	87	58	134	224	186	179	207	175	215	225	332	128	14	11	225	256	200	1,335	256	415	2,780	1,565	1,290	1,351	921	1,140	1,171	1,031	894	714	561	546	176	120	120	120
Brachydeuterus auritus Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	92	89	59	136	227	189	181	210	178	218	203	161	54	180	265	150	146	150	150	150	200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachyura Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	370	244	10	26	34	65	120	145	158	283	289	142	136	206	156	171	219	89	23	15	15	15
Caranx spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	47	594	404	91	4	29	31	39	41	85	36	11	18	12	8	8	8
Chrysichthys spp Gabon	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000	1,500	2,000	2,124	1,131	1,950	380	887	797	797	783	785	1,194	1,068	1,000	1,090	1,090	1,090	1,090
Crustacea Gabon	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	36	44	50	6	4	9	4	6	15	25	12	5	10	10	10	10
Cynoglossidae Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	116	112	75	172	288	239	229	266	225	276	197	337	349	213	104	37	63	220	242	178	209	310	411	492	386	620	538	545	583	593	537	400	0	0	0	0	0
Decapterus spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	5	11	18	15	14	16	14	17	26	9	0	11	0	19	31	170	216	216	106	33	20	18	76	21	101	84	78	75	93	89	0	0	0	0	0
Dentex spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	401	388	258	594	995	827	792	918	779	954	338	462	307	356	222	300	595	930	756	477	776	820	522	1,047	423	371	498	556	570	660	591	463	646	161	110	110	110
Drepane africana Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	13	9	21	34	28	27	32	27	33	90	57	18	10	12	113	188	210	269	189	330	270	222	281	290	86	71	107	148	309	256	215	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	1,267	626	1,933	1,338	659	375	360	536	553	562	602	554	63	44	44	44
Epinephelus spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	34	22	52	87	72	69	80	67	83	294	27	56	2	0	75	125	160	88	114	264	250	94	190	136	105	40	113	459	315	272	216	137	16	11	11	11
Ethmalosa fimbriata Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,500	2,500	3,500	3,500	3,500	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	6,000	6,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,500	9,780	9,580	10,000	10,000	10,000	9,500	9,270	9,500	10,000	10,000	11,787	13,046	14,695	19,284	17,408	14,788	12,733	11,428	11,964	10,560	8,570	10,577	11,321	8,313	5,610	5,610	5,610
Euthynnus alletteratus Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	182	0	18	159	301	213	57	173	221	1	0	0	81	55	55	55
Galeoides decadactylus Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	722	699	466	1,071	1,794	1,491	1,428	1,655	1,407	1,720	1,787	1,484	1,354	2,250	1,302	375	689	1,590	1,598	1,045	1,876	3,805	3,174	3,484	2,808	2,516	3,101	2,072	820	733	1,722	1,545	1,217	750	500	500	500
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	169	163	109	251	419	349	334	387	328	402	151	158	156	53	61	281	439	620	531	508	897	780	853	1,728	1,062	819	1,050	1,054	851	1,070	829	668	620	568	390	390	390
Istiophoridae Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	116	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	523	7	0	0	0	1	0	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	51	26	0	59	76	21	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	3	5	2	0	1	8	10	10	3	1	0	1	0	4	3	3	3
Lutjanus spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	11	7	16	27	23	22	25	21	26	390	7	8	8	6	94	157	180	192	117	463	611	480	907	941	795	765	650	847	808	740	507	430	352	240	240	240
Mugilidae Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	271	254	233	382	365	1,061	888	1,079	1,140	461	1,000	968	652	440	440	440
Octopodidae Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	91	0	0	4	11	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Gabon	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	300	300	300	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	800	800	800	800	800	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,230	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,250	1,250	1,250	1,500	1,500	2,600	3,022	3,630	3,500	3,800	3,800	3,122	3,478	3,499	3,507	3,425	3,480	3,695	3,900	3,900	3,900	3,900
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	598	520	19	378	421	301	191	289	331	403	362	622	794	540	540	540
Osteichthyes Gabon	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	300	300	300	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	749	700	700	700	750	750	750	1,000	1,500	3,018	4,251	4,636	3,500	5,814	5,726	5,922	5,121	5,219	3,986	5,056	4,799	4,800	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
Osteichthyes Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	400	400	400	500	500	500	500	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,500	1,700	1,700	1,700	1,700	1,700	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,700	1,700	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,690	1,369	1,345	3,556	3,698	3,960	3,575	3,520	4,100	8,538	9,142	8,256	278	1,325	1,154	3,949	2,896	0	226	116	1,061	3,319	2,913	2,600	14,606	9,900	9,900	9,900
Pagellus spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	538	200	191	301	127	376	274	444	103	100	37	27	103	66	45	45	45
Panulirus spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16	42	103	33	85	50	32	57	121	75	85	80	53	43	8	5	5	5
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	456	324	431	686	109	7	5	5	5
Parapenaeus longirostris Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	257	56	76	356	55	48	102	114	108	65	15	1	1	1	1
Penaeus notialis Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	210	1,400	1,500	1,600	2,100	1,702	1,620	1,628	1,693	1,899	2,100	1,351	1,333	806	925	950	512	606	867	950	828	2,272	93	62	0	0	202	114	0	77	25	2	1	1	1
Penaeus spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,165	335	1,099	2,038	1,892	1,785	2,784	1,839	1,376	1,378	400	108	70	70	70
Pentanemus quinquarius Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	4	9	16	13	12	14	12	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	292	207	389	210	152	147	176	156	420	749	500	500	500
Pleuronectiformes Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	31	24	75	93	65	84	242	216	172	177	114	151	97	443	295	200	200	200
Polydactylus quadrifilis Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	630	1,980	3,177	1,714	1,127	1,460	1,169	800	800	800
Pseudotolithus elongatus Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	144	96	221	370	308	295	342	290	355	376	338	211	141	114	525	877	530	176	904	986	946	769	1,584	2,079	1,784	1,555	1,238	1,327	2,105	1,675	1,484	1,470	1,446	980	980	980
Pseudotolithus spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,282	1,242	828	1,904	3,187	2,649	2,537	2,939	2,495	3,055	2,229	2,037	1,982	1,898	1,205	1,499	2,381	2,320	3,365	1,570	2,095	4,020	3,068	4,653	3,367	2,344	2,197	2,554	3,389	5,108	4,482	3,436	2,270	1,110	750	750	750
Pseudupeneus prayensis Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	177	224	100	573	76	57	448	311	392	260	241	139	39	80	18	12	12	12
Rajiformes Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33	172	173	90	197	141	88	46	49	83	78	109	90	76	50	50	50
Sardinella spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,174	1,897	878	746	128	1,414	1,083	1,270	1,762	1,789	2,398	1,856	1,148	5	4	4	4
Scomberomorus tritor Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	145	79	0	85	0	0	0	265	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scombridae Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	145	64	65	114	158	304	201	267	197	95	112	69	67	62	42	42	42
Scombroidei Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	0	0	0	91	93	0	0	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	56	33	157	52	186	92	281	166	512	449	1,140	887	426	449	387	260	260	260
Sphyraena spp Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	4	8	14	11	11	12	11	13	5	11	6	6	5	56	94	160	215	184	420	1,055	883	1,238	975	976	1,636	1,379	1,536	1,601	1,004	599	542	392	270	270	270
Testudinata Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	37	159	180	424	51	238	843	1,107	25	34	36	5	4	3	3	3
Thunnus albacares Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	88	218	225	225	295	225	162	270	245	44	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	87	10	0	0	0	184	150	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14	14	14
Xiphias gladius Gabon	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Total:			3,000	3,000	3,000	4,000	4,000	5,000	5,000	5,500	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,500	7,000	7,000	7,000	8,000	8,000	8,000	9,000	9,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	12,000	12,000	14,900	14,820	14,010	17,800	21,000	19,800	20,146	20,605	19,449	21,000	20,953	20,223	22,185	22,091	20,500	20,000	22,000	24,000	31,789	31,015	40,425	46,076	44,034	53,574	50,831	47,775	42,633	40,727	44,372	46,047	43,829	41,485	38,495	42,496	31,997	31,997	31,997

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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