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FAO Capture Production in Tanzania (t) n = 65
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Acanthuridae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	400	274	116	169	485	1,461	1,038
Bagrus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	13,300	4,200	0	6,900	7,856	8,512	8,241	7,700	6,637	8,826
Caesionidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carangidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	1,000	1,600	900	937	9,040	1,873	2,063	3,100	3,731
Carcharhinus falciformis Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carcharhinus longimanus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chirocentrus nudus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chirocentrus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	20	108	24	21	0
Clarias spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	15,100	15,100	0	10,400	3,221	4,544	13,486	11,390	6,541	7,129
Crocodylus niloticus Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	3,200	4,200	1,900	1,607	2,077	2,114	1,525	2,967	2,833
Epinephelus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	500	527	1,848	594	561	685	693
Ex Mollusca Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	500	500	500	500	268	558	351	169	137	199
Gerres oblongus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grampus griseus Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haplochromis spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	30,000	34,700	0	26,000	25,779	49,251	25,624	58,347	18,598	44,866
Hemiramphus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	700	680	624	996	1,037	969	903
Holothuroidea Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	300	100	100	0	24	14	0	37	49	40
Istiophoridae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	190	0	96	0	188	103	138	283	242	312
Istiophorus platypterus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isurus oxyrinchus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Labridae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	1,500	1,433	2,343	3,056	2,381	1,908	1,061
Lates niloticus Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	1,000	2,100	0	9,500	9,209	7,989	4,174	3,815	2,031	7,935
Lates spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lethrinidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	5,000	5,200	6,800	3,000	5,978	11,075	7,198	8,277	7,746	4,749
Loligo duvauceli Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira indica Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira nigricans Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mugilidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mullidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nemipterus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	600	1,000	200	236	281	563	709	274	159
Octopodidae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	100	60	61	102	65	134	298
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	45,000	34,000	0	10,200	14,391	12,403	34,666	15,994	3,239	12,334
Osteichthyes Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	19,500	22,700	128,000	49,100	33,966	40,655	28,533	35,299	45,851	33,779
Osteichthyes Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	12,500	7,300	7,300	7,600	6,290	13,278	9,422	15,947	12,322	10,345
Panulirus ornatus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penaeus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	500	400	300	300	100	217	912	387	293	238
Percoidei Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	400	491	462	622	737	800	299
Prionace glauca Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Psettodes erumei Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	100	64	57	75	120	55	79
Rachycentron canadum Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	1,400	1,333	1,625	1,458	1,330	1,639	1,596
Rastrelliger kanagurta Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	1,700	2,900	300	541	978	1,293	814	2,090	470
Rastrineobola argentea Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhodophyceae Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	4,000	400	200	500	500	500	1,000	1,000	2,000	2,000
Sardinella spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	1,100	2,600	700	1,266	2,373	3,471	3,510	5,301	2,188
Scomberomorus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	1,292	1,688	1,421	666	1,032	1,150	1,697	2,240	1,683	1,013
Scombroidei Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	316	0	592	0	453	492	1,166	1,605	602	367
Seriola spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	600	771	1,141	339	390	1,216	901
Siganus spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	1,200	1,329	508	2,390	1,786	1,217	345
Sousa chinensis Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphyraena spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	400	417	424	1,037	62	378	275
Stenella attenuata Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stenella longirostris Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stolothrissa, Limnothrissa spp Tanzania, United Rep. of	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	42,500	46,700	0	27,200	53,288	37,012	76,060	91,327	80,878	31,574
Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tetrapturus audax Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus alalunga Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	221	0	415	0	317	345	816	1,124	421	257
Thunnus obesus Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tursiops aduncus Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tursiops truncatus Tanzania, United Rep. of	99 - All areas (World total)	(n)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius Tanzania, United Rep. of	51 - Indian Ocean, Western	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total:			186,719	181,788	157,324	162,166	174,058	211,018	232,393	271,371	211,348	180,633

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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