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FAO Capture Production in Papua New Guinea (t)     n = 33
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Ariidae
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,980 1,820 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850
Clupeoidei
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 460 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480
Crocodylus novaeguineae
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51,439 62,948 17,690 23,379 26,571 30,886 35,474 27,709 15,021 24,733 15,111 21,268 20,174 24,413 28,614 17,031 21,025 28,736 28,455 13,358 19,133 22,596 19,556 14,234 32,911 15,078 15,617 16,018 20,668 18,798 18,482 40,358 20,082 22,070 15,904 16,955 18,840 17,605 11,365
Crocodylus porosus
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,453 7,272 6,974 6,257 6,618 7,157 7,626 5,797 4,281 4,853 3,456 5,145 4,668 4,458 5,300 5,645 6,770 6,494 4,016 5,083 8,415 7,551 12,908 10,597 8,578 12,138 9,388 8,336 10,677 9,332 8,000 11,043 10,750 10,208 12,675 14,074 11,910 16,015 12,320
Eleotridae
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,980 1,820 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850
Euthynnus affinis
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 300 300 300 150 30 93 114 26 52 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ex Mollusca
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 200 200 200 200 200 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ex Pinctada spp
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 7 7 15 8 11 16 21 36 17 22 5 3 19 49 37 14 3 23 8 6 6
Ex Trochus spp
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 600 800 800 800 600 400 300 200 200 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 437 535 441 437 275 346 164 282 181 222 320 178 210 282 233 224 345 438 467 349 402 516 426 360 277 274 335
Holothuroidea
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 340 480 920 480 825 1,746 1,893 1,440 627 1,335 1,788 1,515 2,037 1,185 1,824 1,453 326 492 484 612 666 796 500 573 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,354 16,862 11,785 27,300 40,214 15,625 24,358 20,106 45,760 23,976 30,976 27,207 2,403 405 2,470 8,370 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 947 8,313 6,291 6,526 22,166 17,661 33,940 48,275 72,408 98,069 147,043 142,681 161,126 163,696 132,574 154,313 146,182 118,138
Lates calcarifer
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 495 490 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350
Lates calcarifer
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 394 241 284 352 179 210 170 207 221 308 328 234 75 69 31 111 271 144 40 9 63 38 25 19 9 6 43 45 158 104 30 22 20 25 41 47 23 4 1 7 21
Macrobrachium spp
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Makaira indica
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 12 14 18 19 29 31 42 62 83 83 70 43 123 72 39
Makaira nigricans
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 25 31 36 58 96 101 135 196 195 173 203 143 96 210 312
Metapenaeus spp
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 162 68 145 119 207 238 212 242 222 182 280 272 250 177 160 160 150 150 140 127 138 220 219 159 187 279 328 346 145 138 173 105 85 79 57 46 137 65
Natantia
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 66 184 223 50 71 71 67 92 76 110 146 137 283 240 200 150 100 60 94 84 104 59 50 99 135 117 72 92 139 83 59 48 34 76 169 84
Oreochromis mossambicus
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 12 15 22 40 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,505 2,480 2,280 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310
Osteichthyes
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,000 5,000 10,000 6,190 6,190 6,190 7,190 7,190 7,190 7,190 7,190 7,130 6,560 6,650 6,652 6,644 6,645 6,649 6,649 6,641 6,649 6,655 6,654 6,654 6,654 6,654 6,654 6,654 6,654 6,654 6,654 6,654 6,654
Osteichthyes
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 5,000 5,000 5,000 6,800 6,800 6,800 8,700 8,700 8,700 10,000 10,000 10,000 11,000 12,500 12,500 13,700 12,700 12,500 12,900 13,600 12,000 12,000 12,100 15,100 5,000 15,000 15,000 0 0 0 31 69 64 65 100 88 9,127 9,364 9,303 9,300 9,500 9,500 9,500 9,500 9,500 10,000 10,500 10,500 10,000 24 23,593 15,232 1,523 1,998 1,647 2,975 4,547 2,087 1,927 2,082 2,565 5,673
Panulirus spp
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 340 265 106 89 85 25 232 136 188 74 46 73 94 55 60 70 80 90 100 104 182 206 165 205 217 203 197 131 111 98 92 117 72 86 49 72 58 57
Parastacidae
Papua New Guinea 		6 - Oceania - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 11 10 6 6 14 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Penaeus merguiensis
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 300 100 422 297 462 432 548 634 666 516 419 436 483 678 569 540 557 650 700 750 800 813 628 858 820 676 1,233 949 1,136 1,017 453 506 601 665 387 335 302 265 553 296
Penaeus monodon
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 32 94 106 127 123 142 92 116 176 153 110 123 90 150 150 150 150 150 144 123 137 109 99 209 164 126 117 135 138 148 202 118 103 106 99 193 145
Scylla serrata
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 450 450 450 13 16 10 100 55 246 38 26 20 17 0 20 20 20 20 20 27 28 25 24 23 22 5 4 1 15 6 9 17 21 12 10 3 1
Stolephorus spp
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 600 800 1,100 1,295 950 980 1,761 1,907 1,222 1,342 1,028 0 0 174 296 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus audax
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 7 13 13 18 14 11 15 14 4 17 11 11
Thunnus alalunga
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 38 101 104 129 159 124 142 857 1,681 2,256 1,811 1,598 464 906 883 305
Thunnus albacares
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 112 1,345 916 1,416 1,744 8,563 4,009 3,099 2,881 3,018 4,205 321 135 274 930 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 384 3,948 3,535 9,585 22,449 17,768 31,074 38,342 42,656 54,033 62,994 80,558 60,877 59,737 67,073 51,822 55,767 40,634
Thunnus obesus
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 433 708 3,187 6,008 3,421 3,645 6,065 9,499 6,663 13,723 9,944 9,356 4,983 5,571 5,977 5,421 5,479
Thunnus tonggol
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Papua New Guinea 		71 - Pacific, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 6 12 22 22 30 73 98 80 82 81 79 93 125
Total: 6,000 6,000 6,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 13,000 15,000 15,000 15,500 15,000 15,000 15,400 16,100 15,628 30,668 27,271 45,600 50,027 34,774 50,671 27,555 52,224 34,488 44,620 46,509 17,589 15,387 17,663 25,484 25,280 25,631 26,077 25,810 26,204 25,919 26,241 25,741 26,223 39,090 37,815 46,218 78,280 55,623 109,862 124,913 141,160 176,844 242,601 254,135 253,019 247,461 222,444 230,057 225,824 184,885

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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