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FAO Capture Production in Venezuela (t)     n = 93
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Acanthocybium solandri
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 100 100 100 0 104 27 67 71 54 100
Arca spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 5,400 4,100 6,200 9,100 12,178 8,751 11,101 16,287 44,522 14,367
Ariidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 6,400 4,300 6,600 4,200 6,469 4,484 4,819 3,680 3,819 2,914
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 700 500 600 700 903 993 1,253 907 550 1,845
Brachyura
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 200 500 1,000 1,700 1,981 1,704 2,461 2,151 1,373 2,243
Caiman crocodilus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Callinectes sapidus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carangidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 100 100 0 25 33 111 24 3 31
Caranx spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,700 2,000 2,000 3,100 1,858 2,085 1,803 2,820 2,419 2,015
Carcharhinidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 2,200 2,300 2,400 3,200 2,820 3,064 2,714 3,436 2,887 2,883
Caretta caretta
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centropomus undecimalis
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,300 1,400 1,300 1,300 979 1,279 982 796 746 427
Cetengraulis edentulus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 3,900 3,400 2,200 2,300 1,976 850 4,965 2,368 4,306 8,059
Characidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 1,300 2,000 2,200 2,700 3,223 2,668 2,718 3,075 3,726 2,876
Chelonia mydas
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crassostrea rhizophorae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 500 300 500 300 433 438 388 242 803 423
Cynoscion spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 6,900 10,200 12,200 12,400 16,194 17,506 13,899 11,335 12,355 10,946
Cyprinus carpio
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,100 1,200 1,200 1,300 1,105 994 1,000 1,525 1,661 2,245
Eretmochelys imbricata
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus alletteratus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 200 300 200 300 373 357 501 426 390 1,270
Euthynnus lineatus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus lineatus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gadus morhua
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		21 - Atlantic, Northwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerreidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 100 100 100 0 43 119 25 30 68 29
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 3,100 3,700 5,200 5,600 4,576 4,966 5,504 5,765 6,836 7,452
Istiophoridae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus albicans
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 440 338 101 91 84 60 59 56 66 93
Isurus oxyrinchus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 276 87 98 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 30 2,720 1,910
Katsuwonus pelamis
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1,320 1,040 2,010 4,860 1,880
Loligo spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 400 800 1,200 1,700 2,208 1,625 1,202 1,937 292 1,870
Lutjanidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 3,000 3,100 4,000 4,500 4,600 4,005 4,308 3,915 4,002 6,665
Makaira nigricans
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 36 182 190 125 85 83 79 80 94 134
Micropogonias furnieri
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,200 1,300 1,500 1,800 2,085 2,232 2,382 2,480 3,147 1,381
Mollusca
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 200 300 1,500 2,100 86 12 18 2 6 31
Mugil cephalus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 2,800 2,700 3,200 3,800 3,349 3,504 3,475 3,297 3,474 3,519
Mugil liza
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 700 800 900 800 534 1,034 1,053 1,567 1,426 974
Octopodidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 100 400 700 600 1,408 650 621 700 446 659
Ocyurus chrysurus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 100 200 200 100 130 110 124 132 172 301
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opisthonema oglinum
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 6,600 9,100 8,800 8,800 5,148 1,900 3,917 1,683 993 268
Osteichthyes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 300 200 800 577 491 264 840 3,601 2,253
Osteichthyes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 8,500 8,900 7,000 9,300 11,888 7,598 6,356 7,148 5,892 7,063
Osteichthyes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus argus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 100 100 100 100 55 130 123 129 125 165
Penaeus spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 8,700 9,400 7,800 6,400 6,383 5,619 5,964 5,031 3,820 4,919
Peprilus spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 100 100 100 100 53 48 90 63 45 104
Perciformes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 200 100 100 100 229 268 1,087 1,043 946 580
Perciformes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 2,800 2,300 4,300 5,600 7,011 6,458 5,113 5,280 5,067 8,287
Perna perna
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 200 100 400 400 384 121 108 82 1,183 62
Pleuronectiformes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 700 800 800 600 523 519 842 1,081 699 259
Prionace glauca
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prochilodus spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 400 400 400 400 447 533 755 701 966 4,037
Sarda chiliensis
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 300 500 500 700 522 562 756 767 382 443
Sardinella aurita
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 41,400 44,300 45,400 47,500 22,835 47,608 36,733 35,752 26,153 37,047
Scomber japonicus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 300 1,200 600 400 443 496 330 438 172 233
Scomberomorus brasiliensis
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,459 2,375 1,989 2,202 1,962 2,531
Scomberomorus cavalla
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,000 1,600 1,100 1,500 2,204 2,388 1,731 1,624 1,328 1,988
Scombroidei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 170 172 778 0 0 13 718 0 49 40
Scombroidei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selar crumenophthalmus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,700 2,100 3,400 2,800 3,244 2,760 2,630 2,358 1,948 2,591
Selene setapinnis
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,400 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,996 1,622 1,421 1,831 1,801 1,285
Seriola spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 200 100 300 200 200 195 224 201 190 316
Serranidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 400 100 100 100 90 86 95 287 104 176
Siluroidei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 2,500 3,400 4,100 5,100 5,392 4,498 3,642 4,101 3,931 1,803
Sparidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 500 800 700 700 785 633 725 731 818 810
Sphyrna lewini
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Strombus spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Testudinata
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 5 2 2
Testudinata
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus albidus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 27 94 268 175 121 117 112 110 129 183
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 500 800 800 0 0 93 133 102 397 593
Thunnus albacares
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 1,624 1,508 1,856 1,921 1,308 662 626 827 1,306 2,811
Thunnus albacares
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 300 0 380 2,890 5,370 2,880
Thunnus albacares
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 510 3,160 2,910 2,790 2,930
Thunnus atlanticus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 464 244 347
Thunnus obesus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		77 - Pacific, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Thunnus obesus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 780 830 400
Trachinotus spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 100 100 100 200 115 145 78 136 147 130
Trichiurus lepturus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 500 700 900 700 616 1,018 1,542 1,749 2,025 813
Veneridae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 200 100 300 0 117 94 8 39 4 19
Xiphias gladius
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of 		31 - Atlantic, Western Central (t) 23 52 27 23 24 52 43 15 46 182
Total: 126,720 139,046 152,220 162,611 145,365 154,663 150,618 154,539 182,686 168,110

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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