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FAO Capture Production in Africa-Inland Waters (t)     n = 277
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Aethiomastacembelus cunningtoni
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alestes baremoze
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alosa spp
Morocco
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Anguilla anguilla
Algeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anguilla anguilla
Morocco
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 50 30 50 100 150 100 100 400 300 250
Anguilla anguilla
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 798 537 585 501 709
Argyrosomus regius
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 40 76 136 127 168 128 106 92
Arius spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 347 867 0 927 1,375 1,241 1,326 1,229 1,150 1,180
Auchenoglanis occidentalis
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bagrus bajad
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bagrus spp
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 107
Bagrus spp
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 510 174 78 34 37 127 157 158 107 147
Bagrus spp
Niger
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bagrus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 6,955 7,032 3,461 8,903 5,944 6,531 3,594 4,726 5,463 5,421
Bagrus spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bagrus spp
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,952 3,500 4,200 10,110 4,681 4,879 4,978 4,774 5,222 8,564
Bagrus spp
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,893 4,108 4,500 1,954 1,801 2,900 1,136 2,800 2,500 2,000
Bathybates minor
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boulengerochromis microlepis
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brycinus nurse
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carassius carassius
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 47 61 191 88 101
Channa spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 238 171 1,235 1,073 185 368 921 86 2,589 2,038
Characidae
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,527 3,437 3,423 3,215 3,142 6,650 9,504 6,969 8,316 8,362
Characidae
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 6,811 1,254 337 4,309 7,169 8,802 7,141 7,646 19,835 11,883
Characidae
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 6,074 5,300 6,500 10,033 10,000 10,400 12,160 11,718 11,744 13,165
Characidae
Burkina aso
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys brachynema
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 2,000 4,000 8,505 5,814 15,538 10,679
Chrysichthys platycephalus
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys sianenna
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys spp
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,126 1,029 987 1,100 1,143 1,289 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,542
Chrysichthys spp
Gabon
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,124 1,131 1,950 380
Chrysichthys spp
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,821 2,750 2,739 2,572 2,514 5,320 4,172 3,982 3,650 3,670
Chrysichthys spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chrysichthys stappersii
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cichlidae
Madagascar
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 18,000 18,000 18,000 21,100 21,500 21,600 21,500 21,500 21,500 21,500
Cichlidae
Malawi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18,841
Citharinus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Citharinus spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias anguillaris
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias anguillaris
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 19,538 19,610 23,680 19,895 19,608 20,370 22,433 21,618 21,511
Clarias gariepinus
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias gariepinus
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 643 812 1,200 1,677 1,917
Clarias gariepinus
Lesotho
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Clarias gariepinus
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 17,634 17,187 17,117 16,075 15,712 33,210 17,129 14,933 15,009 15,091
Clarias gariepinus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,658 8,568 5,268 9,994
Clarias gariepinus
Rwanda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias gariepinus
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias gariepinus
South Africa
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias spp
Botswana
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias spp
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,942 1,775 1,701 1,600 1,399 2,325 2,100 1,900 1,700 1,537
Clarias spp
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 645 2,115 589 254 581 574 339 1,724 1,532 1,570
Clarias spp
Malawi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,556 0 3,935 8,471
Clarias spp
Niger
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarias spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 25,955 14,966 13,985 13,292 13,585 20,745 8,480 10,202 17,220 10,963
Clarias spp
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,404 4,000 4,800 3,616 2,380 2,284 1,916 2,130 2,170 2,833
Clarias spp
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 15,226 11,368 12,000 4,531 1,613 7,920 2,107 7,750 7,500 2,500
Clupeoidei
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 209 191 183 160 137 260 250 230 210 210
Clupeoidei
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 106 40 23 148 60
Crocodylidae
Congo, Republic of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Botswana
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 600 718 1,324 7,414 587 699 347 338 2 9
Crocodylus niloticus
Congo, Republic of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 9,320 2,109 5 594 2 2,005 0 0 0 991
Crocodylus niloticus
Guinea
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 2,540 2,918 2,883 3,721 4,258 2,250 300 1,445 714 3,350
Crocodylus niloticus
Madagascar
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 2,000 1,204 1,344 1,909 2,800 2,411 4,589 5,814 6,520 4,302
Crocodylus niloticus
Malawi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 1,122 1,588 266 2,036 1,732 950 636 400 200 199
Crocodylus niloticus
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Mauritius
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Mozambique
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 4,000 484 2,727 3,164 1,042 3,021 523 1,430 810 585
Crocodylus niloticus
Namibia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 277 515 210 120 53 115
Crocodylus niloticus
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Somalia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
South Africa
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 4,500 4,819 10,722 18,451 25,416 14,805 2,280 13,322 8,863 27,631
Crocodylus niloticus
Zimbabwe
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 17,567 35,089 36,476 54,111 39,271 39,590 38,295 52,829 40,720 63,064
Crocodylus niloticus
Sudan
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 5,040 700 7,903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 2,500 4,019 4,817 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 2,000 982 459 144 342 915 1,185 630 777 827
Crocodylus niloticus
Zambia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 3,400 640 3,346 8,645 6,059 11,644 2,415 12,228 9,250 19,702
Crustacea
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,673 3,357 3,218 3,800 3,794 4,503 4,600 4,700 4,800 4,924
Crustacea
Gabon
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 30 36 44 50 6
Crustacea
CĂ´te d'Ivoire
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,000 1,500 1,500 1,000 1,000 500 400 300 200 100
Crustacea
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 950 557 838 918 1,237
Ctenopharyngodon idellus
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 15,343 16,553 4,233 707
Cyprinidae
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 362 387 639 768 878
Cyprinidae
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 167 0 145 136 127 118 0 0 0 0
Cyprinidae
Madagascar
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 8,800 6,700 6,000 5,100 4,313 4,123 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Cyprinidae
Malawi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 15,768 2,944 3,142 6,775 7,265 538 505 522 299 8,302
Cyprinidae
Morocco
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 350 250 230 500 1,000 900 800 800 900 1,200
Cyprinidae
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,392 2,775 2,054 3,293 3,021 4,476 4,460 6,199 5,006 6,296
Cyprinidae
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,742 1,500 2,000 1,149 2,872 2,948 1,539 22 25 28
Cyprinidae
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 928 2,154 1,059 1,261 1,386 2,117 4,515
Cyprinus carpio
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 74 94 27 62 71
Cyprinus carpio
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 148 131 189 279 305 360 334 216 48 52
Cyprinus carpio
Lesotho
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 10 10 13 15 15 16 16 18 18 18
Dicentrarchus spp
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 3,404 1,470 2,413 1,272 2,706 2,397 2,233 2,738 815
Distichodus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Distichodus spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Esox lucius
Algeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,272 2,076 1,990 2,100 2,095 1,963 1,900 1,850 1,800 1,798
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gobiidae
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 552 504 483 1,100 1,302 914 900 850 800 800
Gymnarchus niloticus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 3,179 1,108 3,952 7,685 5,887
Gymnarchus niloticus
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haplochromis spp
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,802 3,615 3,018 3,506 4,196 4,822 3,914 2,453 2,577 2,731
Haplochromis spp
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 12,788 13,310 13,500 9,122 13,204 11,960 6,558 10,600 10,500 8,000
Hemibates stenosoma
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hemichromis fasciatus
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hepsetus odoe
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hepsetus odoe
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heterotis niloticus
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 576 526 504 400 349 742 700 650 600 600
Heterotis niloticus
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 705 688 685 643 629 1,328 453 329 397 399
Heterotis niloticus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,286 2,484 4,533 4,375 2,897 4,832 3,298 4,737 7,388 8,873
Heterotis niloticus
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Labeo spp
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,994 2,007 3,168 3,621
Labeo spp
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 650 704 212 175 143 605 1,462 355 207 219
Labeo spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates angustifrons
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates mariae
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates microlepis
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 908 270 230 191 75
Lates niloticus
Ghana
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 71,930 57,262 77,599 100,037 104,102 102,546 97,145 73,555 76,663 103,014
Lates niloticus
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,232 4,125 4,108 3,858 3,771 7,980 5,712 4,978 5,024 5,052
Lates niloticus
Niger
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,066 5,809 7,939 9,062 6,118 4,993 3,746 4,224 5,250 6,366
Lates niloticus
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 120,334 103,500 130,000 95,005 101,208 92,722 81,253 91,706 98,800 89,203
Lates niloticus
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 2,495 2,730 2,551 3,255 2,572
Lates niloticus
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 179,262 98,770 100,000 156,401 123,557 155,860 121,161 152,000 150,000 100,000
Lates spp
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,922 2,143 2,897 2,000 2,650 2,888 1,205 2,378 3,925 1,523
Lates spp
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates stappersii
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Limnothrissa miodon
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Limnothrissa miodon
Rwanda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Limnotilapia dardennii
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lophiobagrus cyclurus
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrobrachium spp
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 129 118 113 120 139 188 150 130 120 120
Malapterurus electricus
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Morocco
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Mollusca
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Tunisia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 488 530 610 625 598
Mormyridae
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mormyridae
Niger
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mormyridae
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 6,439 0 4,481 18,781 16,030
Mormyridae
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mormyridae
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugil cephalus
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugil cephalus
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,880 2,252 6,049 6,567 5,441 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Algeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 340 311 298 600 763 637 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,198
Mugilidae
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 12,371 10,844 6,972 5,840 6,116 15,543 11,836 14,538 15,356 17,041
Notopterus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 867 611 633 0 703 383 10 1 144 33
Oblada melanura
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 67 47
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Morocco
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 10 12 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Botswana
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 600 500 400 300 200 100 48 80 88 93
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 8,436 7,710 7,390 10,200 10,235 11,713 11,500 11,500 11,500 11,648
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,773 4,109 4,485 4,175 5,285 3,703 5,066 6,076 7,952 9,088
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Gabon
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,500 1,500 2,600 3,022 3,630 3,500 3,800
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Gambia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,000 1,000 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Ghana
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,614 21,845 8,395 7,886 6,354 7,568 7,635 19,329 19,732 18,203
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Malawi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 15,230 15,276 13,357 10,219 6,635 3,863 5,080 4,472 5,104 6,808
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Mauritius
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Niger
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 126 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 10,119 10,025 11,046 8,003 7,874 9,060 10,074 12,614 16,300 19,662
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Zimbabwe
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 850 860 760 370 440 300 320 523 412 420
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Togo
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,000 4,000 4,500 5,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 101,105 90,000 109,000 74,280 80,176 83,223 75,027 81,379 78,500 84,540
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 36,602 41,179 41,650 20,213 19,610 25,869 35,160 25,100 24,000 38,000
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Burkina aso
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis niloticus
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 20 60 40 30 50 50 50 50 50 50
Oreochromis niloticus
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 37,900 27,024 16,300 12,196 11,319 11,827 10,765 13,953 14,652 17,524
Oreochromis niloticus
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 21,161 20,625 20,540 19,290 18,855 39,842 30,450 1,719 26,675 26,821
Oreochromis niloticus
Rwanda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,233 2,640
Oreochromis niloticus
Sudan
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 10,500 11,000 16,000 16,000
Oreochromis niloticus
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 93,113 93,495 97,679 95,819 122,207 125,307 130,992 128,446 112,811
Osteichthyes
Algeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Angola
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 8,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Osteichthyes
Botswana
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 700 500 400 300 200 100 33 80 103 64
Osteichthyes
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,000 1,046 1,146 870 1,100 0 278 0 805 596
Osteichthyes
Cameroon
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 22,000 22,000 22,000 23,000 27,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000
Osteichthyes
Cape Verde
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Central African Republic
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 13,000 13,500 13,000 13,250 13,500 13,750 14,000 14,250 14,500 15,000
Osteichthyes
Chad
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 70,000 60,000 80,000 87,300 80,000 90,000 100,000 85,000 51,300 59,600
Osteichthyes
Comoros
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Congo, Republic of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 26,017 26,964 21,049 27,850 24,752 26,811 25,873 18,987 25,455 25,268
Osteichthyes
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 159,300 162,050 184,040 192,589 152,117 154,751 159,037 158,367 174,087 204,503
Osteichthyes
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 7,319 6,689 6,413 7,595 7,464 9,552 6,563 5,096 3,838 3,733
Osteichthyes
Equatorial Guinea
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 400 350 370 600 700 450 900 850 970 1,101
Osteichthyes
Ethiopia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 588 86 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
French Southern Terr
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Djibouti
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Gabon
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 750 750 750 1,000 1,500 3,018 4,251 4,636 3,500 5,814
Osteichthyes
Gambia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,500 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450
Osteichthyes
Ghana
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 58,000 57,000 56,000 52,000 54,700 60,000 73,580 70,000 74,500 74,500
Osteichthyes
Guinea
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,600 3,800 3,100 2,780 3,600 4,000 4,000
Osteichthyes
CĂ´te d'Ivoire
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 19,000 19,901 13,904 12,477 14,604 10,835 11,162 11,732 12,301 10,556
Osteichthyes
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 24,583 19,086 12,001 9,103 2,015 1,215 3,059 745 5,960 4,221
Osteichthyes
Lesotho
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 3 5 5 8 10 10 10 10
Osteichthyes
Liberia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Osteichthyes
Libya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Madagascar
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,160 2,800 3,500 3,800 4,187 4,277 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500
Osteichthyes
Malawi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 42,905 45,286 52,762 50,957 44,679 49,263 53,428 51,346 31,773 2,970
Osteichthyes
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 18,339 17,875 17,801 16,718 16,341 34,580 39,833 60,667 34,854 35,044
Osteichthyes
Mauritania
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 6,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 7,000 8,000 8,000 9,000 9,000 10,000
Osteichthyes
Morocco
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,000 600 500 600 900 500 700
Osteichthyes
Mozambique
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,500 3,800 3,800 4,000 4,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 7,000 7,000
Osteichthyes
Namibia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,039 1,070 1,102 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,500 1,500 1,500
Osteichthyes
Niger
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,192 3,120 2,454 2,162 2,516 3,616 4,156 6,328 7,013 11,000
Osteichthyes
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 26,685 29,102 40,627 38,738 42,959 33,708 29,776 11,375 2,093 16,589
Osteichthyes
Guinea0Bissau
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 200 200 200 250 250 250 250 200 200 150
Osteichthyes
RĂ©union
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Rwanda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,350 3,493 3,644 3,500 3,400 3,300 2,952 4,428 4,408 3,793
Osteichthyes
Saint Helena
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Sao Tome and Principe
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 17,000 19,000 24,750 27,650 34,000 40,000 47,500 53,500 42,894 58,747
Osteichthyes
Seychelles
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Sierra Leone
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 15,000 13,000 14,000 14,000 15,000 15,000 14,500 14,500 14,190 14,480
Osteichthyes
Somalia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 400 300 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250
Osteichthyes
South Africa
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 823 825 832 832 800 800 850 850 900 900
Osteichthyes
Zimbabwe
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,000 1,859 1,900 902 547 883 644 599 671 782
Osteichthyes
Sudan
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 30,000 31,600 33,000 37,500 40,000 30,000 30,000 31,000 28,000 28,000
Osteichthyes
Swaziland
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 65 60 60 68 65 60 60 65 70 70
Osteichthyes
Togo
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 400 400 500 500 1,000 998 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Osteichthyes
Tunisia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 100 100 100 400 243 440 706 1,010 896 808
Osteichthyes
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,186 1,970 2,500 20,307 2,444 3,009 12,000 5,421 0 0
Osteichthyes
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 156,865 67,728 66,145 65,814 80,906 62,895 55,738 63,547 95,924 83,715
Osteichthyes
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 69,103 66,717 67,500 57,779 36,362 62,160 55,975 60,500 58,700 67,500
Osteichthyes
Burkina aso
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 7,000 7,000 7,500 7,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,335 7,600
Osteichthyes
Zambia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 55,683 57,217 59,206 56,046 61,147 61,872 58,739 58,110 60,116 58,372
Osteichthyes
Eritrea
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palaemonidae
Morocco
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Palaemonidae
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,023 2,765 1,139 2,352 3,687 3,169 2,286 2,387 2,886 1,388
Papyrocranus afer
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parailia pellucida
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus spp
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,438 3,142 3,011 3,800 3,739 3,117 3,000 2,850 2,700 2,574
Penaeus spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Procambarus clarkii
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 87 32 35 41 40 20 13 24 19 21
Protopterus aethiopicus
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protopterus spp
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 37 34 32 100 127 121 110 105 100 100
Protopterus spp
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 103 123 1,544 146 398 408 164 1,704 1,717 1,600
Protopterus spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 617 512 587 798 436 678 1,284 3,950 1,679 536
Protopterus spp
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,203 3,700 4,500 3,949 7,868 7,724 6,095 6,554 7,595 9,192
Rastrineobola argentea
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 46,738 58,098 35,414 42,505 69,134 56,827 49,670 40,315 42,336 48,816
Rastrineobola argentea
Rwanda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rastrineobola argentea
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,454 15,685 17,572
Rastrineobola argentea
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salmonoidei
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 116 96 88 112 17 196 11 16 24 29
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sicyopterus lagocephalus
RĂ©union
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siluroidei
Togo
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500
Siluroidei
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,223 1,100 1,400 1,365 1,500 1,600 120 868 887 1,000
Siluroidei
Burkina aso
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solea solea
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 547 381 763
Sparus aurata
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,183 1,789 780 1,197 899 908 474 554 672 557
Stolothrissa tanganicae
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stolothrissa, Limnothrissa spp
Burundi
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 14,453 17,745 19,990 14,100 18,200 18,163 1,508 17,868 8,646 7,030
Stolothrissa, Limnothrissa spp
Mozambique
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 689 925 3,173 5,574 9,921 7,313 9,044
Stolothrissa, Limnothrissa spp
Zimbabwe
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 21,757 19,306 18,941 19,958 19,232 15,280 15,423 17,034 15,288 11,208
Stolothrissa, Limnothrissa spp
Tanzania, United Rep. of
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 42,082 36,518 36,000 44,582 51,467 50,360 40,179 48,000 46,800 42,000
Stolothrissa, Limnothrissa spp
Zambia
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 9,185 9,258 8,658 9,722 8,910 8,674 7,593 7,813 9,822 8,955
Synodontidae
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontis spp
Benin
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 277 253 243 130 21 125 120 110 110 110
Synodontis spp
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 37 25 37 28 24 408 418 506
Synodontis spp
Mali
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,116 2,062 2,054 1,929 1,886 3,990 4,657 5,973 4,075 4,097
Synodontis spp
Nigeria
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,626 3,178 6,844 3,781 10,909 9,709 4,466 5,069 8,781 8,143
Synodontis spp
Senegal
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontis spp
Uganda
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontis spp
Egypt
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 1,860,651 1,737,188 1,810,659 1,841,469 1,797,639 1,990,868 1,888,451 1,957,917 2,002,346 2,031,537

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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