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FAO Capture Production in Namibia (t)     n = 80
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Alopias spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 2 0 18 17 6 25 3 20 9 17
Antimora rostrata
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arctocephalus pusillus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 41,753 44,223 37,670 34,000 31,971 64,167 83,045 34,728 47,115 47,403 47,774 45,915
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 409 596 288 93 25 27 39 0 3 0 0 0
Ariidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 52 11 0 22 3 10 7 0 0 0 0 0
Austroglossus microlepis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 571 589 644 746 514 586 632 839 578 765 720 458
Beryx spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 59 300 232 196 258 316 644 357 0 297 318 65
Brama brama
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 493 684 486 609 874 789 985 95 233 4 50 0
Callorhinchus capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caproidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 73 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Chaceon maritae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 2,700 2,343 2,471 2,128 2,467 2,413 2,237 4,101 2,100 0 0 175
Channichthyidae
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chelidonichthys capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 236 144 234 169 184 245 232 0 0 412 400 35
Chionobathyscus dewitti
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Namibia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 105 0 0 0 0 400 305 0 0 600 2 200
Dentex macrophthalmus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 287 182 171 104 61 48 106 29 0 0 0 0
Diplodus sargus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 20 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus eleginoides
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus eleginoides
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0
Dissostichus mawsoni
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 214 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 769 1,875 0 576 0 181 72 1,718 1,620 130 0 115
Engraulis capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 146 2,133 41,203 1,649 2,212 718 1,103 215 282 28 150 282
Epigonus telescopus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 103 30 28 16 9 0 11 19 18
Etrumeus whiteheadi
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,127 1,432 9,650 1,490 4,689 542 4,926 4,526 800 0 0 0
Genypterus blacodes
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Genypterus capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 3,922 6,607 7,926 7,238 7,538 5,620 4,747 5,298 3,677 4,524 5,591 3,125
Gobiidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
Gracilaria spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 829 800 968 408 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helicolenus dactylopterus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 639 891 0 933 695 603 677 0 0 0 0 0
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,542 857 2,169 2,109 1,820 317 550 273 0 5 5 1
Illex argentinus
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophoridae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 3 0 5 9 57 109 50 32 0 0
Isurus oxyrinchus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 1,587 1,998 509 1,415 1,243 1,002 295 120 306 389
Jasus lalandii
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 365 363 358 250 214 248 285 165 196 50 50 156
Katsuwonus pelamis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 71 2 2
Lithognathus spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 56 20 4 3 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 28 775 993 984 567 507 471 704 79 454 280 136
Loligo gahi
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 1,141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lophius vomerinus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 14,358 12,390 15,174 12,867 8,991 11,087 9,831 0 8,555 0 0 0
Macrouridae
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Macrourus spp
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Macrourus whitsoni
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0
Macruronus magellanicus
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira nigricans
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 10
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 171,397 173,277 156,499 192,275 173,902 158,060 135,879 125,534 126,284 136,920 146,307 149,808
Merluccius hubbsi
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micromesistius australis
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mola mola
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 2 1 3 20 6 40 3 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 161 117 122 159 120 95 104 113 7 11 18 657
Muraenolepis spp
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notothenia squamifrons
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 0 0 0 0
Oreosomatidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 33 54 335 331 497 83 19 7 0 1 1 0
Osteichthyes
Namibia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800
Osteichthyes
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 3,103 2,009 4,125 4,343 6,320 781 12,805 26,480 5,746 0 0 0
Prionace glauca
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 794 117 1,906 2,757 4,410 3,948 1,829 1,359 2,352 2,957
Pseudopentaceros richardsoni
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 20 0 0 11 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pterogymnus laniarius
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 8,603 5,898 2,621 2,551 2,706 1,952 1,785 1,333 748 684 700 319
Rajiformes
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 966 1,204 0 887 236 0 114 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Namibia 		58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rhopilema spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 106 44 2,193 139 0 19 0 20 0 0 0 0
Ruvettus pretiosus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 21 11 0 141 88 0 99 198 254
Salilota australis
Namibia 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 406 0 0 0 0 4,994
Sardinops ocellatus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 25,388 7,940 4,176 22,255 28,605 27,266 2,314 23,522 20,699 13,675 14,000 28,691
Scomber japonicus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,641 6,329 3,530 4,650 55 2,562 2,854 1,236 0 1,558 1,600 971
Sparidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyrnidae
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 1 22 55 31 25 0 0 32
Thunnus alalunga
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 2,418 3,419 2,963 3,153 3,329 2,344 5,100 1,196 1,958 4,936 1,320 3,791
Thunnus albacares
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 59 165 88 139 86 135 59 28 11 1 9 89
Thunnus maccoyii
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 589 639 273 215 177 307 283 41 146 108 181 289
Thyrsites atun
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 966 1,699 1,890 2,083 2,195 2,736 1,695 4,194 702 2,570 3,457 2,683
Trachurus capensis
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 344,314 309,381 359,183 366,912 314,538 324,486 307,912 201,660 192,654 198,282 198,000 210,157
Trichiurus lepturus
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 346 691 0 491 399 994 742 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 469 751 504 191 549 832 1,118 1,038 518 394 417 415
Zeus faber
Namibia 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 4 138 208 105 117 28 50 26 0 25 44 49
Total: 589,739 547,933 622,907 637,660 571,199 553,976 509,585 413,313 372,822 370,348 379,329 413,940

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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