FAO Catches List
FAO Capture Production in Benin (t)     n = 83
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Acanthocybium solandri
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Albula vulpes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alectis alexandrinus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belonidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carangidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drepane africana
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elops lacerta
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ephippidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus alletteratus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exocoetidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galeoides decadactylus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gobiidae
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hemiramphus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heterotis niloticus
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilisha africana
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus albicans
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isurus oxyrinchus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinus atlanticus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrobrachium spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira nigricans
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 500 300 200
Orcynopsis unicolor
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 21,000 22,000 24,000 22,000 22,000 16,000 15,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Osteichthyes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5,000 6,000 6,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 3,500 5,100 5,600 6,400
Pagellus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagrus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pentanemus quinquarius
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynemidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prionace glauca
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protopterus spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pteroscion peli
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhinobatidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberomorus tritor
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selene dorsalis
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyrnidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontis spp
Benin 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Testudinata
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triglidae
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umbrina cirrosa
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Benin 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 26,000 28,000 30,000 25,000 26,000 20,000 18,800 35,600 35,900 36,600

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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