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FAO Capture Production in Benin (t) n = 83
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
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)	26	24	19	21	23	22	20	17	15	12
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)	79	74	59	55	50	45	40	35	30	27
Brachyura Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	44	41	33	36	40	40	40	50	45	32
Carangidae Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	493	459	369	400	500	600	700	800	900	1,027
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)	1,126	1,029	987	1,100	1,143	1,289	1,300	1,400	1,500	1,542
Clarias spp Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,942	1,775	1,701	1,600	1,399	2,325	2,100	1,900	1,700	1,537
Clupeoidei Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	209	191	183	160	137	260	250	230	210	210
Clupeoidei Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
Coryphaena hippurus Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Crustacea Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	3,673	3,357	3,218	3,800	3,794	4,503	4,600	4,700	4,800	4,924
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)	93	87	70	76	86	83	95	100	90	83
Drepane africana Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	20	18	14	16	15	15	15	18	14	12
Elasmobranchii Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	242	225	181	160	140	120	100	94	76	28
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)	123	115	92	100	125	200	250	350	400	478
Ephippidae Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	5	4	4
Epinephelus spp Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	26	24	19	21	23	22	25	25	23	20
Ethmalosa fimbriata Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	2,272	2,076	1,990	2,100	2,095	1,963	1,900	1,850	1,800	1,798
Ethmalosa fimbriata Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Euthynnus alletteratus Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	66	61	49	53	60	58	58	196	83	69
Exocoetidae Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	37	34	28	30	33	32	28	25	20	15
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)	552	504	483	1,100	1,302	914	900	850	800	800
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	225	210	169	183	206	200	228	311	296	269
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)	576	526	504	400	349	742	700	650	600	600
Ilisha africana Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	596	555	446	483	544	528	602	822	781	671
Istiophorus albicans Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	21	20	21	20	20	20	19	6	4	5
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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	7	3	2
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)	67	62	50	54	60	58	66	90	86	92
Macrobrachium spp Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	129	118	113	120	139	188	150	130	120	120
Makaira nigricans Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Mugilidae Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	340	311	298	600	763	637	1,000	1,500	2,000	2,198
Mugilidae Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Natantia Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
Orcynopsis unicolor Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	8,436	7,710	7,390	10,200	10,235	11,713	11,500	11,500	11,500	11,648
Osteichthyes Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	7,319	6,689	6,413	7,595	7,464	9,552	6,563	5,096	3,838	3,733
Osteichthyes Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	195	130	27	455	1,110	889	1,785	3,628	3,294	1,677
Pagellus spp Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	15	14	11	12	14	14	16	22	20	15
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)	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	5	4	3
Penaeus spp Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	3,438	3,142	3,011	3,800	3,739	3,117	3,000	2,850	2,700	2,574
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)	17	16	13	14	16	23	30	37	45	52
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)	1,075	1,002	805	700	650	550	500	500	450	358
Prionace glauca Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	27
Protopterus spp Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	37	34	32	100	127	121	110	105	100	100
Pseudotolithus spp Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,570	1,463	1,176	1,150	1,100	1,050	1,000	950	900	875
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	61
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)	61	57	46	50	56	54	62	70	60	47
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)	1,634	1,522	1,223	1,250	1,200	1,150	1,100	1,200	1,100	1,072
Scomber japonicus Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	458	427	344	330	320	300	280	300	250	205
Scomberomorus tritor Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	211	213	202	214	194	188	188	362	511	205
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)	28	26	21	22	25	24	27	37	35	57
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
Sphyraena spp Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	370	345	277	300	338	328	330	400	350	297
Sphyrnidae Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Spondyliosoma cantharus Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	13	12	9	10	20	20	30	45	48	56
Synodontis spp Benin	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	277	253	243	130	21	125	120	110	110	110
Testudinata Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29
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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Thunnus obesus Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	10	9	7	8	9	9	9	30	13	11
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)	50	80	100	150	200	250	300	350	400	543
Triglidae Benin	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
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)	28	28	26	28	25	24	24	10	0	3
Total:			38,234	35,083	32,488	39,221	39,923	44,379	42,175	43,785	42,139	40,408

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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