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FAO Capture Production in Cameroon (t)     n = 37
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Ariidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 505 490 313 334 600 976 886 640 370 520
Bothidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachydeuterus auritus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,291 3,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyura
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 20 19 42 40 40 32 18 20 20 20
Carangidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 18 18 30 5 5 6 5 5 2 2
Congridae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 35 34 13 14 10 5 6 6 5 5
Cynoglossidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 834 810 701 653 700 753 748 700 594 455
Drepane africana
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 93 90 96 39 50 111 72 75 78 94
Elasmobranchii
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 68 66 157 92 80 59 48 50 55 86
Epinephelus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 18,000 17,480 16,000 16,000 18,600 24,000 24,000 23,500 23,000 23,500
Galeoides decadactylus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 542 350 600 949 810 500 13 150
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 21 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4 4 2 1 300 510 511 400 320 337
Merluccius polli
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 18 17 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nematopalaemon hastatus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3,034 3,033 3,000 3,000 3,740 0 0 0 0 0
Panulirus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Penaeus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 1,092 933 489 462 520 514 571 450 635 326
Pentanemus quinquarius
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 2,100 1,777 1,500 610 584 1,000 2,368 1,778
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 69 39 50 76 54 40 12 34
Polynemidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 680 660 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys jubelini
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 534 533 400 337 345
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 140 136 4,202 1,005 3,500 4,436 4,371 4,400 4,400 1,900
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 2,686 2,540 2,600 2,900 3,200
Pseudotolithus spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 170 165 77 70 100 160 186 170 161 211
Sardinella spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 18,000 17,490 16,008 16,006 18,600 24,002 24,002 23,500 23,000 23,500
Sciaenidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 2,623 2,560 6,046 2,300 3,000 3,679 3,539 3,500 3,500 3,500
Scombroidei
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 3 3 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
Sparidae
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 58 56 1 14 0 0 2 2 5 5
Sphyraena spp
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 25 24 30 16 20 27 37 30 5 28
Trichiurus lepturus
Cameroon 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 16 15 5 5 2 1 4 10 16 1
Total: 70,742 69,318 71,975 65,257 79,020 94,131 98,529 102,000 106,800 110,000

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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