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FAO Capture Production in Oman (t)     n = 63
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Ariidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 193 395 376 140 499 372 679 1,024 1,161
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 539 130 210 354 391 786 613 846 611 583
Carangidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 2,514 2,612 2,113 2,123 3,607 2,708 3,216 2,323 2,556
Caranx spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,437 647 647 1,914 1,773 3,392 2,927 3,896 2,957 2,552
Coryphaena hippurus
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 24 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decapterus russelli
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 947 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delphinidae
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delphinus delphis
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elagatis bipinnulata
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elasmobranchii
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,595 3,058 5,248 4,540 3,503 6,566 5,870 6,342 4,805 4,020
Engraulidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 8,960 7,525 1,983 1,000 1,272 2,073 1,017 1,189 941 485
Epinephelus spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,876 2,339 2,789 2,075 3,735 4,031 3,409 3,366 5,345 4,829
Euthynnus affinis
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,831 1,137 1,439 701 1,113 2,064 2,335 2,388 1,731 1,522
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 301 461 376 478 526 1,122 803 1,111 713 627
Haliotis spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 116 49 42 34 36 43 43 40 40 29
Hemiramphus spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus platypterus
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 739 216 715 540 357 664 581 1,261 591 399
Katsuwonus pelamis
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 372 775 408 730 227 320
Kogia sima
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lethrinidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,880 3,270 2,877 4,358 3,521 6,013 4,087 5,767 6,630 6,954
Lutjanidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 602 862 554 387 254 689 426 657 474 597
Makaira indica
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Megalaspis cordyla
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 168 90 90 100 1,207 98 79 139 176 158
Mullidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mysticeti
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 358 155 155 380 451 340 276 376 65 356
Nemipteridae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,478 943 988 639 415 260 233 2,068 466 1,166
Osteichthyes
Oman 		4 - Asia - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,015 5,425 4,685 2,980 1,422 2 101 355 432 1
Panulirus spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,499 874 546 701 623 608 397 263 336 180
Perciformes
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 13,829 2,304 4,245 4,818 6,232 5,175 7,529 4,554 6,938 8,760
Perciformes
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 31,603 52,042 39,796 8,447 7,788 1,269 2,045 2,949 6,055 10,790
Physeter macrocephalus
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Platycephalidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleuronectiformes
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomatomus saltatrix
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Priacanthus spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudorca crassidens
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachycentron canadum
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 223 105 112 202 104 234 103 180 115 124
Rajiformes
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 191 297 297 288 188 538 372 359 189 289
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 671 1,406 964 1,955 1,282 2,122 1,712 2,207 1,994 2,024
Sarda orientalis
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 298 224 155 788 370 498 162 134
Sardinella gibbosa
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella longiceps
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 29,204 30,267 33,053 26,741 16,765 20,650 21,710
Sciaenidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,719 495 2,023 3,444 3,859 4,070 3,709 5,468 2,218 2,121
Scomberoides spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 281 518 1,019 823 703 528 693
Scomberomorus commerson
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 7,836 3,567 3,616 3,143 3,764 6,185 5,243 5,944 3,145 3,390
Scombroidei
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,176 0 178 477 588 240 184 366 124 99
Sepia pharaonis
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 1,206 1,801 2,141 1,948 2,584 2,945 5,036 6,148 4,080 7,478
Siganus spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 204 75 110 116 69 142 59 259 122 97
Sousa chinensis
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 4,516 3,400 5,052 4,922 5,770 5,090 4,692 4,322 4,016 6,098
Sphyraena spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,607 2,266 1,645 1,580 1,713 2,244 1,948 2,023 1,789 2,347
Stenella longirostris
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stromateidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synodontidae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 14,084 8,996 13,419 11,366 20,707 28,477 20,718 15,905 14,897 7,377
Thunnus tonggol
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 6,658 4,266 5,065 6,705 5,088 3,967 5,316 5,020 4,379 4,798
Trachinotus spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiuridae
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 2,853 5,036 3,906 2,971 3,883 8,163 8,132 10,384 4,767 1,776
Tursiops truncatus
Oman 		99 - All areas (World total) (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tylosurus spp
Oman 		51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 510 0 0 779 508 201 252 116 209
Total: 119,783 116,454 109,218 105,772 118,572 139,861 121,618 118,995 106,171 108,809

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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