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FAO Capture Production in South Africa (t)     n = 226
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Algae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 38 8 0 0
Alopias vulpinus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 3 5 2 3 1
Antimora rostrata
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
Antimora rostrata
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 24 3 2 0 0 4 1 4 5 1 1 2
Antimora rostrata
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Arctocephalus pusillus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 600 597 323 469 586 479 554 504 479 570 583 482
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 19 20 27 12 30 15 24 13 17 11 13 8
Argyrozona argyrozona
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 500 287 249 253 272 276 204 294 250 323 345 444
Ariidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atractoscion aequidens
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 380 379 294 458 658 656 403 427 351 483 422 278
Atractoscion aequidens
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 12 14 18 21 23 13 56 36 17 18
Austroglossus microlepis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austroglossus pectoralis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 800 844 702 754 612 485 429 332 455 569 570 436
Austroglossus pectoralis
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera borealis
South Africa
98 - (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera edeni
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera musculus
South Africa
98 - (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balaenoptera physalus
South Africa
98 - (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bathyraja eatonii
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bathyraja murrayi
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bathyraja spp
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beryx spp
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 10 0 26 66 190 134 19 119 21 39 52
Brachyura
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 2 30 3 26 33 31 16 17 12 23 20
Brama brama
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 350 437 404 410 685 999 815 1,132 836 806 985 1,729
Brama brama
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Callorhinchus capensis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 380 405 422 524 559 645 749 702 585 623 859 765
Carangidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carcharhinus brachyurus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 20 29 64 88 16
Carcharhinus obscurus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaceon maritae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaceon spp
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 54 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Channichthyidae
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Cheimerius nufar
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 25 25 15 17 29 28 21 34 33 19 28 27
Cheimerius nufar
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 31 28 56 56 55 42 50 42 43 34
Chelidonichthys capensis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 450 465 462 500 401 476 500 570 452 414 461 457
Chrysoblephus spp
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 70 78 57 43 110 117 114 93 117 96 103 145
Chrysoblephus spp
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 67 65 112 112 110 101 117 120 124 107
Clarias gariepinus
South Africa
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coryphaena hippurus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 8 6 10
Coryphaena hippurus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 1 11 5 5 4 4 2 9 1 14
Crassostrea spp
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 36 0 30 24 0 20 16 17 23 18
Crassostrea spp
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5 5 0
Crocodylus niloticus
South Africa
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 29,733 33,174 45,787 31,321 35,760 25,526 24,089 34,837 40,197 24,988 47,267 33,701
Crustacea
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 39 0 63 36 28 31 58 81
Cubiceps capensis
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3
Cymatoceps nasutus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 2 4
Cymatoceps nasutus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1
Cynoglossidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 10 17 28 42 34 22 13 9 4 18 8
Cynoglossidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Delphinidae
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delphinus capensis
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 13 32 31 40 39 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delphinus delphis
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diplodus spp
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus eleginoides
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
Dissostichus eleginoides
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 364 359 332 382 232 303 304 341 316 149 175 21
Dissostichus eleginoides
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 1,094 271 165 259 204 221 150 175 124 43 150 125
Dissostichus eleginoides
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dissostichus mawsoni
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Dissostichus mawsoni
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 21 0 149 110 0 0 51 120 118 0 0
Donax spp
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 1 0 2 2 6 19 32 40 32 40
Elasmobranchii
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 350 132 350 207 423 1,678 418 292 861 810 132 117
Elasmobranchii
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 60 35 7 2 12 2 1 1 3 1 2 4
Elasmobranchii
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emmelichthys nitidus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 50 37 0 102 156 266 226 183 0 0 367 437
Engraulis capensis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 267,840 287,190 213,440 258,876 190,093 282,728 134,360 252,782 265,823 174,465 217,042 119,872
Etrumeus whiteheadi
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 37,750 55,330 54,800 42,529 47,236 28,896 42,660 48,108 64,701 40,632 88,574 64,695
Euphausia superba
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Euthynnus affinis
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galeorhinus galeus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 16 19 26 219 163 204 297 290 257 302 286
Gelidium spp
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 911 953 631 836 765 962 924 831 818
Gempylidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Genypterus capensis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 4,000 4,848 5,491 4,030 4,772 3,928 3,163 2,674 2,709 2,341 2,762 2,781
Gobiidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gracilaria spp
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 738 1,257 104 403 5 0 0 0 0
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 0 5 0 0 0
Haliotis midae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 490 527 516 406 258 228 212 123 61 0 128 153
Haliporoides triarthrus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 168 249 160 15 127 216 133 121 6 30 16 193
Helicolenus dactylopterus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 750 782 821 888 1,220 1,150 1,074 948 959 780 683 819
Hoplostethus atlanticus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 25 63 18 2 4 0 2 4
Hoplostethus atlanticus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophoridae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 13 0 2 7 1 5 11 2 5 2
Istiophoridae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1 4 12 12 2 1 1 4 4 0 6 1
Istiophorus platypterus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
Isurus oxyrinchus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 79 24 138 658 687 451 546 45 489 542 445
Isurus oxyrinchus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 7 9 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 8
Jasus lalandii
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,693 1,611 2,671 2,594 2,888 2,937 2,162 2,894 1,945 2,100 3,368 1,757
Katsuwonus pelamis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 4 2 6
Katsuwonus pelamis
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Lampanyctodes hectoris
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,288
Lepidopus caudatus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 2,300 2,316 4,523 4,600 6,463 8,732 8,506 6,673 4,478 4,263 3,522 4,860
Lepidopus caudatus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
Lethrinidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 3 3 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 2
Lethrinidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lichia amia
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithodes murrayi
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithodes murrayi
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithodes spp
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithodidae
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithodidae
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 3 0 0 0 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithognathus lithognathus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 40 53 40 75 10,085 72 86 109 72 65 42 59
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 5 0 11 2 4 0 3 3 5 3
Loligo reynaudii
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 6,000 3,373 7,405 7,616 7,306 10,362 6,777 9,948 8,329 10,107 10,069 8,417
Lophius vomerinus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 7,000 9,554 8,492 6,359 8,554 7,722 7,399 7,771 7,809 7,020 7,852 7,735
Lutjanidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 1 1
Lutjanidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus spp
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 11 2 12 6 11 9 4 3 2
Macrourus spp
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 202 44 14 19 17 11 10 14 8 3 5 5
Macrourus spp
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 21 0 0
Macrourus whitsoni
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrourus whitsoni
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makaira indica
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 3 9 1 0 1 0 9 4 6 1
Makaira indica
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 2 13 7
Makaira nigricans
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 7 2 3 2
Makaira nigricans
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 4 5
Martialia hyadesi
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Megaptera novaeangliae
South Africa
98 - (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Megaptera novaeangliae
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 135,000 146,393 149,548 139,160 153,252 143,987 132,943 141,357 132,426 107,489 112,870 123,812
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2 1 0 1 3 5 5 3 3 3 4 14
Metanephrops mozambicus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 75 72 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mollusca
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Mollusca
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
Mugilidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 400 8 0 0 7 0 0 814 0 0 640 648
Muraenesox spp
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muraenolepis microps
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muraenolepis microps
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muraenolepis spp
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muraenolepis spp
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mustelus mustelus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 4 2 1 24 81 81 90 76 85 102 374
Myctophidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nemipteridae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notorynchus cepedianus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 12 10 4
Notothenia kempi
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nototheniidae
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nototheniidae
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Octopodidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 90 93 68 90 98 112 199 228 215 201 112 143
Octopodidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 15 14 7 0 15 5 7 13 5 6 11 8
Octopodidae
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odontoceti
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Orcinus orca
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
South Africa
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900
Osteichthyes
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,367 4,505 4,573 9,162 10,920 9,542 9,260 7,299 5,916 5,120 4,925 5,126
Osteichthyes
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 176 85 55 23 12 12 9 26 52 16 30 18
Osteichthyes
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Otolithes ruber
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palinurus delagoae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 8 10 7 90 4 4 5 2 5 7 19 23
Palinurus gilchristi
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 305 1,053 651 89 399 843 723 734 425 366 734 738
Paralomis aculeata
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paralomis spinosissima
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paralomis spp
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penaeus spp
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perciformes
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Petrus rupestris
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 10 7 6 3 3 3 4 8 3 5 3 2
Petrus rupestris
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phaeophyceae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 18,216 30,518 25,000 15,693 20,531 5,884 8,531 11,694 10,767 10,849 12,176 10,673
Physeter macrocephalus
South Africa
98 - (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polyprion americanus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 20 3 2 4 15 14 12 28 21 6 6 2
Pomatomus saltatrix
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Prionace glauca
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 83 73 232 159 207 112 190 131 250 287 317
Prionace glauca
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 21 33 10 5 5 9 9 7 12 26
Pseudopentaceros richardsoni
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pterogymnus laniarius
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 900 1,058 1,177 1,350 1,257 1,096 971 972 1,132 1,499 1,549 1,184
Pyura stolonifera
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raja georgiana
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajidae
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,000 1,151 1,300 1,495 1,646 0 1,220 1,021 0 0 734 778
Rajiformes
South Africa
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rajiformes
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 9 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rajiformes
South Africa
88 - Pacific, Antarctic (t) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhabdosargus globiceps
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 300 169 107 158 113 123 111 24 51 50 78 99
Rhodophyceae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 2,295 1,620 1,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruvettus pretiosus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 17 27 8 117 114 3 36 46
Ruvettus pretiosus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5
Sarda sarda
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella spp
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinops ocellatus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 136,060 192,160 260,710 289,994 373,827 246,777 217,328 139,489 90,969 94,362 112,386 105,403
Sardinops ocellatus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
Sarpa salpa
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,600 1,620 876 1,328 1,844 2,487 864 824 2,370 1,100 1,404 801
Scomber japonicus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Scomberomorus commerson
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 22 49 7 10 2 3 9 12 9 9 3 4
Scomberomorus spp
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombridae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 1 506 391 411 451 144 0 0 0 89 0
Scombroidei
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 12 7 12 9 22 3 1 17 4 1 3 0
Scorpaenidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 6 0 2
Scyllaridae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 16 16 19 1 21 10 9 0 4 4 7 14
Seriola lalandi
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 300 315 213 288 878 876 310 559 311 348 246 229
Seriola lalandi
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serranidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 15 7 4 8 8 13 6 7 6 6 8
Serranidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 20 18 28 28 29 26 35 27 26 10
Somniosus microcephalus
South Africa
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic (t) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sousa chinensis
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 2 9 3 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparidae
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 250 151 109 114 288 282 107 148 144 214 179 240
Sparidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 4 2 2 0 5 4 3 2 1 7
Stenella longirostris
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetrapturus audax
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus alalunga
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 3,610 7,236 6,507 3,469 4,502 3,198 3,735 3,797 3,469 5,043 4,147 3,380
Thunnus alalunga
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 18 23 86 69 10 5 63 15 33 29 23 85
Thunnus albacares
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 191 342 152 298 402 1,156 1,186 1,064 351 303 234 673
Thunnus albacares
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 246 149 181 677 53 65 177 136 118 86 134 193
Thunnus maccoyii
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 2 1 17 14 10 1 2 4 28 1 30 10
Thunnus maccoyii
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3 0 2 0 6 3 8 12 0 17 5 14
Thunnus obesus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 249 239 340 112 270 222 84 170 224 159 145 152
Thunnus obesus
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 34 34 280 252 73 75 60 80 166 196 178 219
Thyrsites atun
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 10,200 10,328 11,079 9,476 15,188 13,245 6,766 6,799 10,209 9,613 10,294 9,566
Trachurus capensis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 15,000 9,659 21,883 28,285 34,131 35,105 27,016 31,740 30,502 35,219 33,458 45,163
Trachurus spp
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Triakis megalopterus
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 3
Trichiuridae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triglidae
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tursiops truncatus
South Africa
99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 22 35 36 27 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umbrina canariensis
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 5 13 12 9 4 3 4 9 15 13 14
Xiphias gladius
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 328 547 649 293 295 199 186 206 142 170 144 96
Xiphias gladius
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 33 321 922 804 175 161 216 266 259 186 396 400
Zeus faber
South Africa
47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 1,000 1,177 1,313 1,266 1,323 1,159 1,103 1,147 947 1,028 995 1,029
Zeus faber
South Africa
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 6 6 0 0 4 2 4 2 2 2 0 2
Total: 643,584 750,502 766,941 822,935 888,104 817,666 618,617 678,878 644,659 512,284 628,268 527,350

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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