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FAO Capture Production in Saudi Arabia (t) n = 129
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Acanthopagrus berda Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Acanthopagrus bifasciatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Acanthopagrus latus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Acanthuridae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Acanthurus sohal Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aethaloperca rogaa Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alepes djedaba Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aphareus rutilans Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Argyrops spinifer Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arius thalassinus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	395	395	23	151
Atule mate Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balistidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bolbometopon muricatum Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bothus pantherinus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	33	31	30
Caesionidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carangidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,000	3,440	3,920	4,280	4,750	5,191	4,408	5,127	4,954	5,379
Carangoides bajad Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carangoides fulvoguttatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carangoides malabaricus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caranx ignobilis Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caranx melampygus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caranx sexfasciatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cephalopholis argus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cephalopholis hemistiktos Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cephalopholis miniata Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chanos chanos Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chirocentrus nudus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clupeoidei Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	323	323	0	186
Crenidens crenidens Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Decapterus russelli Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diagramma pictum Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elagatis bipinnulata Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	20	20	20	20	20	531	513	642	696
Ephippidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus areolatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus chlorostigma Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus coioides Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus morrhua Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus multinotatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus polylepis Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus polyphekadion Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus summana Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus tauvina Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Euthynnus affinis Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerres oblongus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerres oyena Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerres spp Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	119	5	86
Gnathanodon speciosus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grammoplites suppositus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gymnosarda unicolor Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	226	226	284	367
Hemiramphus spp Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Himantura gerrardi Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophorus platypterus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Labridae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	30	0	0
Lethrinidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,000	2,240	2,550	2,790	3,100	3,381	7,704	6,636	7,511	7,775
Lethrinus borbonicus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinus harak Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinus lentjan Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinus mahsena Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinus microdon Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinus nebulosus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinus obsoletus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinus xanthochilus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	20	20	30	30	30	0	0	0	0
Lutjanidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	1,230	1,410	1,530	1,700	1,863	2,511	2,660	3,048	2,757
Lutjanus bohar Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus gibbus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus kasmira Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus quinquelineatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Megalaspis cordyla Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Metapenaeus monoceros Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monotaxis grandoculis Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	10	10
Naso unicornis Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nemipteridae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nemipterus randalli Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Octopodidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Saudi Arabia	4 - Asia - Inland waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osteichthyes Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,300	6,300	7,442	7,830	8,690	7,780	2,329	6,160	4,174	3,694
Pampus argenteus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parastromateus niger Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus semisulcatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus spp Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	8,400	5,000	5,000	5,200	5,000	1,858	5,421	3,681	4,859	4,911
Perciformes Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	3,230	3,680	4,010	4,460	4,872	25	25	0	0
Perciformes Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	210	230	260	280	311	26	26	0	0
Plectorhinchus gaterinus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plectorhinchus pictus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plectorhinchus schotaf Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plectropomus areolatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plectropomus pessuliferus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomacanthus maculosus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomadasys argenteus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portunus pelagicus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	20	20	20	30	29	266	266	282	96
Priacanthus spp Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rachycentron canadum Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	74	23	58
Rastrelliger kanagurta Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	740	840	910	1,020	1,111	2,568	2,568	899	1,727
Rhabdosargus haffara Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sargocentron spiniferum Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scaridae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	30	190	210
Scarus ghobban Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scolopsis taeniata Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomberoides commersonnianus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomberoides lysan Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomberoides spp Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomberoides tol Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scomberomorus commerson Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	542	850	990	8,046	8,864	8,860	9,362	9,243
Scomberomorus guttatus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scombroidei Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	890	206	1,100	1,230	1,341	264	260	267	230
Sepia pharaonis Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	75	110	120	130	150	162	164	164	4	27
Serranidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,000	3,040	3,460	3,770	4,190	4,581	5,552	5,945	5,889	5,827
Siganus spp Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	313	313	444	865
Sillago sihama Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sparidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	863	863	818	653
Sparidentex hasta Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena barracuda Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena jello Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena obtusata Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	1,140	1,290	1,410	1,570	1,713	1,796	1,796	1,917	1,960
Synodontidae Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	200	200	82	4
Terapon spp Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thenus orientalis Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	20	20	20	20	27	0	0	14	6
Thunnus tonggol Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachinotus blochii Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tylosurus crocodilus Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Valamugil seheli Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	920	1,050	1,140	1,260	1,380	459	451	0	202
Variola louti Saudi Arabia	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total:			24,775	28,570	31,820	35,300	38,490	43,696	45,498	47,748	45,732	47,150

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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