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FAO Capture Production in Liberia (t) n = 78
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Scientific name	Fishing Area	Unit	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Albula vulpes Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alopias vulpinus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	397	328	298	462	403	167	267	192	165	160
Balistidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Belonidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachydeuterus auritus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brachyura Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	92	46	42	87	39	157	168	234	133	187
Brotula barbata Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carangidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	167	523	472	175	492	430	818	845	580	516
Caranx rhonchus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	102	126	89
Carcharhinus falciformis Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clupeoidei Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	191	488	441	227	345	583	506	719	764	607
Congridae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	99
Coryphaena hippurus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crustacea Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dalatias licha Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dentex spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	500	809	820	1,103	1,167	653	626	1,866	1,715	534
Drepane africana Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	303	49	21
Echeneidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elasmobranchii Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	155	107	96	359	268	279	250	274	115	149
Epinephelus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	441	51	49	203	72	190	278	160	74	40
Ethmalosa fimbriata Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	282
Exocoetidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Galeoides decadactylus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	72	149	266	378	176	75	37	62	29	37
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae) Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	65	93	84	46	106	65	253	187	162	65
Hemiramphus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ilisha africana Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	13	46	43	55	93	95	67	118	109	220
Istiophoridae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	129	78	68	94	74	103
Istiophorus albicans Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isurus oxyrinchus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katsuwonus pelamis Liberia	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lepidopus caudatus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lichia amia Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutjanus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	729	12	200
Makaira nigricans Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merluccius polli Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	20	3	3	4	5	0	0	0	16	0
Mobulidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mugilidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natantia Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	9	7	191	12	181	222	218	211
Octopodidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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 Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	2,710	1,744	2,230	2,463	1,628	1,509	2,367	2,100	1,978	1,896
Panulirus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	24	22	66	15	14	74	43	84	0
Parapenaeus longirostris Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pentanemus quinquarius Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	65	33	611	197	1,031	882	148	125
Pomadasys jubelini Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prionace glauca Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pristidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus elongatus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus senegalensis Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pseudotolithus spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	894	884	1,239	1,588	1,084	507	1,298	1,852	2,122	2,134
Pseudupeneus prayensis Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	21	68	62	41	50	65	26	29	38	24
Rajiformes Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	182	44	55	81	77	92	113	101	116	132
Rhinobatidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sardinella spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	546	1,553	1,399	1,375	1,109	687	606	514	914	562
Sciaenidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	113	419	376	413	444	303	442	520	102	345
Scomber japonicus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	72	55	50	151	159	164	339	279	150	188
Scombroidei Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selene dorsalis Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	62	15	14	2	4	0	7	0	0	0
Soleidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	210	185	164	347	281	186	481	417	361	390
Sparidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	284	26	37	72	404	143	271	15	80	43
Sphyraena spp Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	366	801	723	824	677	440	433	644	515	572
Sphyrnidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spondyliosoma cantharus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	24	34	36	3	8	0	6	0	0	13
Squalidae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stromateus fiatola Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	298	110	687	817	685	476
Testudinata Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Tetrapturus albidus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus alalunga Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus albacares Liberia	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thunnus obesus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	182	441	395	396	284	235	233	265	229	206
Thunnus obesus Liberia	87 - Pacific, Southeast	(t)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trachurus trecae Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	0	1	1	246	27	18	0	0	0	0
Trichiurus lepturus Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	7	29	28	17	4	0	0	116	52	141
Xiphias gladius Liberia	34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central	(t)	5	38	34	53	0	24	16	30	19	35
Total:			11,791	13,004	13,553	15,277	14,650	11,478	16,053	18,731	16,053	14,802

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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