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FAO Capture Production in Morocco (t) n = 160
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Acanthocybium solandri Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Acanthocybium solandri Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alosa spp Morocco	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	200	100	200	200	183	144	102	38	98	14
Alosa spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	52	49	143	162	131	78
Alosa spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	24	23	8	56	82	22
Anguilla anguilla Morocco	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20	20
Anguilla anguilla Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	1	7	4	3	2	2
Anguilla anguilla Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
Argentina spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Argentina spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	896	84	299	1,173	116	48	272	688	770	694
Auxis thazard, A. rochei Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	107	172	195	446	408	0	357	234	69	73
Bivalvia Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boops boops Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	537
Boops boops Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,793
Brachyura Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachyura Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Campogramma glaycos Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Campogramma glaycos Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Citharidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Citharidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conger conger Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	700	1,000	908	1,281	1,392	947	1,419	1,734	1,744	1,670
Conger conger Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Corallium rubrum Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corallium rubrum Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Crustacea Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	51	100	59	83	25	75	1,135	6
Crustacea Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	1	17	9	1	7	0	0	0	28	0
Cyprinidae Morocco	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200	200	200
Dicentrarchus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dicentrarchus spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diplodus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diplodus spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	366	572	429	374	592	504	406	482	534	360
Elasmobranchii Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	6	3	6	6	15	0	49	93	121	51
Engraulis encrasicolus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,983	1,768	1,323	1,523	1,338	600	2,003	4,445	1,485	1,272
Engraulis encrasicolus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	803	302	241	3,249	949	1,232	3,745	5,986	7,523	9,997
Epinephelus aeneus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus caninus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epinephelus spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Euthynnus alletteratus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	326	596	112	7	46	58	31	15	21	289
Euthynnus alletteratus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	2	37	3	16	5	63	4	4	0	6
Galeorhinus galeus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Halobatrachus didactylus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Homarus gammarus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22
Homarus gammarus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Istiophorus albicans Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isurus oxyrinchus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,115	118	1	72	28	264	538	3,850	1,891	1,852
Katsuwonus pelamis Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	11
Lithognathus mormyrus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithognathus mormyrus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	1,724	1,128	570	936	3,864	1,040	1,076	1,040	909	715
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lophius spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lophius spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maja squinado Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maja squinado Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Makaira nigricans Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius merluccius Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	4,800	2,900	2,600	2,800	5,103	4,412	53	4,349	2,813	2,562
Merluccius merluccius Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	11	6	11	16	16	8	1	21	35	141
Mollusca Morocco	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mollusca Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	100	100	0	0	20	233	0	798	0
Mollusca Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	16	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	103
Mugilidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	300	200	300	200	196	228	344	208	251	556
Mugilidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	11	13	76	119	102	0	182	175	134	52
Mullus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	100	100	100	150	307	484	68	64	74
Mullus spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	115	109	167	156	123	76	190	205	108	212
Muraenidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mytilidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mytilus galloprovincialis Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150
Natantia Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	527	2,906	291	131	131	302	496	799	982	1,211
Natantia Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2
Nephrops norvegicus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	22	54	61	31	22	44
Nephrops norvegicus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	6	6	1	27	10	0	30	10	13	13
Octopodidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Octopodidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oncorhynchus mykiss Morocco	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orcynopsis unicolor Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	806	633	210	2	43	4	132	231	727	373
Orcynopsis unicolor Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	3	7	6	3	7	0	0	135	153	28
Osteichthyes Morocco	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	300	300	300	300	300	300	300	300	300	300
Osteichthyes Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	19,300	6,800	29,400	6,400	11,715	0	0	5,327	4,026	3,657
Osteichthyes Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	171	127	278	872	969	115	0	1,637	4,322	2,775
Pagellus acarne Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagellus bellottii Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagellus erythrinus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagellus erythrinus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagellus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagrus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagrus spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Palaemonidae Morocco	1 - Africa-Inland Waters	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Palinurus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	24	37	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	33
Palinurus spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phycis blennoides Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phycis spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plantae aquaticae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	122	122	122	122	122	122
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pleuronectiformes Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	673	649	813	946	984	1,153	760	1,329	660	809
Pleuronectiformes Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pomatomus saltatrix Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	100	100	200	70	34	82	23	36	68
Pomatomus saltatrix Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	1	3	1	0	0	0	23	0	3	0
Psetta maxima Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Psetta maxima Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajiformes Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	800	1,000	743	733	796	831	992	914	935	990
Rajiformes Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	31	32	14	8	2	0	6	20	29	159
Rhodophyceae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	8,500	8,500	8,500	8,000	3,086	5,005	5,005	5,005	5,005	5,005
Sarda sarda Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	234	277	223	160	229	322	303	131	171	196
Sarda sarda Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	25	54	54	308	130	135	630	456	128	155
Sardina pilchardus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	163,028	173,296	194,823	334,309	209,855	157,167	209,428	110,412	133,169	185,680
Sardina pilchardus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	6,349	10,022	13,455	11,249	14,325	10,260	15,651	19,142	15,272	13,930
Sardinella aurita Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella maderensis Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarpa salpa Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarpa salpa Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sciaenidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	800	700	700	700	301	274	630	643	8	749
Sciaenidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	100	0	13	0	0	32	27	3
Scomber japonicus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	29,193	8,259	5,013	8,993	15,834	12,225	15,866	40,122	45,355	14,399
Scomber japonicus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	1,382	1,265	142	93	296	47	205	130	746	385
Scombroidei Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51
Scombroidei Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scorpaenidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scorpaenidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scyllaridae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scyllarides latus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	23	53	0	100	64	62	65	47	48	97
Solea solea Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	618
Solea solea Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	5	6	15	5	11	5	10	11	28	30
Sparidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,164	2,231	2,383	1,926	2,406	427	3,433	2,359	1,467	2,576
Sparidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	767	776	1,700	1,700	1,576	1,530	536	2,436	176	1,657
Sparus aurata Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sparus aurata Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spondyliosoma cantharus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spondyliosoma cantharus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus alalunga Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Thunnus alalunga Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	290	1,048	1,574	2,167	3,440	2,986
Thunnus obesus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	15	170	324	394	414
Thunnus thynnus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	692	93	653	513	597	2,624	331	884	36	206
Thunnus thynnus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	79	37	1	9	40	1	7	0	2
Trachinus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachinus spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus spp Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	6,190	4,500	4,930	5,650	5,938	22,510	16,556	41,517	54,809	21,513
Trachurus spp Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	836	696	696	1,198	1,356	1,721	2,060	2,864	2,908	2,714
Trichiurus lepturus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trichiurus lepturus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Triglidae Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	600	600	380	403	400	551	653	572	580	587
Triglidae Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trisopterus luscus Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	750	974	958	1,651	1,675	1,209	806	770	690	916
Trisopterus luscus Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Umbrina canariensis Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Umbrina canariensis Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xiphias gladius Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	17	33	43	18	15	15	12	7	11	208
Xiphias gladius Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	214	327	230	183	196	118	186	144	172	0
Zeus faber Morocco	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	100	100	94	124	97	121	145	148	105	141
Zeus faber Morocco	37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Total:			249,677	226,284	266,536	391,681	285,473	225,339	283,803	260,234	292,944	285,228

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