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FAO Capture Production in Hong Kong (t)     n = 35
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Ariomma indica
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 3,100 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,830 2,259 1,937 1,920 1,836 1,555
Brachyura
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 2,000 1,500 1,600 1,900 1,927 1,913 1,940 3,018 2,493 3,379
Branchiostegidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 1,400 1,400 1,300 1,500 1,754 1,677 1,989 2,353 3,082 2,926
Caranx spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 900 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,214 1,678 1,533 1,480 969 1,164
Cynoglossidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 600 600 700 800 630 943 1,094 676 819 681
Cyprinidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 10,100 6,600 6,600 4,800 6,577 9,108 9,970 9,166 9,951 8,246
Dussumieria elopsoides
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 800 900 1,400 1,000 368 837 633 513 578 373
Elasmobranchii
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 2,300 2,200 2,200 1,800 2,096 1,831 1,245 1,172 1,118 1,649
Gymnocranius spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 400 400 400 500 627 700 878 851 852 1,532
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 3,200 2,400 3,700 3,000 3,268 4,544 6,089 4,202 5,002 6,139
Lutjanidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 1,000 1,000 700 1,400 1,392 1,022 1,053 1,321 1,207 2,133
Mollusca
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 5,600 6,100 5,600 7,700 2,430 2,346 2,614 2,346 1,865 3,265
Muraenesox spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 4,200 3,600 3,700 2,900 3,536 4,237 4,801 5,032 5,973 4,903
Natantia
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 12,400 11,100 11,800 7,400 9,934 11,986 13,801 12,527 11,030 16,628
Nemipterus spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 13,000 13,000 13,100 12,900 16,729 15,262 13,636 13,796 15,030 18,713
Osteichthyes
China, Hong Kong SAR
4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 15 42 103 149 170 208 247 177 289 337
Osteichthyes
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 42,009 42,245 42,875 43,147 47,515 42,984 37,604 46,610 51,443 59,052
Pagrus auratus
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantae aquaticae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 100 100 100 100 71 37 30 15 3 7
Priacanthus spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 4,500 3,100 3,300 4,400 4,821 6,043 9,236 6,630 6,823 11,743
Psenopsis anomala
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 3,400 1,700 1,700 1,300 2,136 2,082 2,201 1,202 793 735
Sardinella spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 4,000 4,200 5,100 3,800 3,012 3,684 3,592 4,057 2,489 2,449
Sciaenidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 3,100 4,300 4,800 4,000 5,415 6,303 6,010 5,344 5,884 6,280
Scomberomorus spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 2,400 2,400 2,700 2,400 2,403 2,734 3,639 3,047 3,211 3,058
Scombroidei
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 99 20
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 1,100 1,300 1,000 1,100 1,094 1,776 1,735 1,975 2,129 1,711
Serranidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,306 1,312 1,772 2,189 2,725 3,207
Sparidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 2,100 2,200 2,400 2,200 2,233 2,907 4,501 4,840 3,431 2,841
Stolephorus spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 800 600 1,400 700 2,675 1,724 1,654 667 134 82
Stromateidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 1,300 1,300 1,500 1,200 1,575 1,662 1,687 1,657 2,753 3,623
Synodontidae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 2,900 3,200 3,600 3,300 3,438 4,618 6,413 8,185 7,107 8,603
Trichiuridae
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 2,000 1,800 2,900 3,300 3,515 5,265 5,347 4,048 3,277 2,652
Upeneus spp
China, Hong Kong SAR
61 - Pacific, Northwest (t) 1,300 1,400 1,600 2,000 2,493 2,265 2,289 2,529 1,732 2,863
Total: 133,124 124,687 131,678 124,396 138,113 145,910 151,140 153,623 156,124 182,542

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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