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FAO Capture Production in Ghana (t)     n = 95
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Argyrosomus regius
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 2,042 118 115 62
Ariidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 30 2 68 10 10 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 24 6 0 1 0 6 3 11 1 4 154 64 0 6 0
Auxis thazard, A. rochei
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 700 700 500 600 0 0 2,000 900 2,000 2,000 1,800 5,287 1,589 6,295 6,001 4,311 13,914 1,047 4,286 7,566 2,048 6,062 5,632 4,530 4,500 3,256 4,689 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0
Balistidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,000 4,900 7,688 8,773 8,940 9,685 9,389 13,326 8,225 6,198 7,121 5,536 6,992 6,104 18,610 18,283 3,033 612 0 8 198 9 11 2 17 0 1 0 2 2 12 1 1 2 0 1 0 27 7 3
Boops boops
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 0 0 0
Brachydeuterus auritus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 600 800 600 600 700 2,800 2,200 8,000 7,500 400 4,400 8,200 5,280 7,970 11,359 8,981 11,508 11,987 10,513 9,775 13,451 15,010 9,323 5,981 12,524 10,099 17,370 13,886 22,032 16,627 11,114 9,727 20,278 11,670 11,024 11,940 18,216 14,807 13,552 19,816 12,059 12,724 10,032 13,845 9,267 7,732 26,456 16,827 19,729 21,930 17,709 17,436 13,660 8,067
Brachyura
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 1 0 18 0 5 9 31 10 22 5 239 238 37 322 86 75 195 462 218 399 576 271 145 74 155 156 337 0 2,466 1,445 868 570 650 848 616
Carangidae
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 30,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caranx hippos
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 100 200 600 700 8,000 14,700 17,600 4,300 1,900 4,421 1,585 1,036 16,611 5,895 1,851 9,411 7,317 5,512 9,589 7,373 1,112 4,950 3,278 2,902 2,154 5,254 4,723 5,321 4,399 5,603 4,422 2,884 2,207 2,891 3,906 79 2,525 2,872 4,578 9,111 8,195 6,057 6,678 12,255 2,191 6,196 0
Caranx rhonchus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 831 4,395 270 34 8,612 3,889 1,847 6,578 3,970 1,597 1,965 5,310 3,234 4,534 2,633 12,791 4,568 2,472 2,213 4,040 3,483 3,301 3,337 2,753 2,275 3,800 147 1,605 3,200 2,016 1,585 3,518 1,071 958 772 473 1,800
Caranx spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 179 9 21 6 7 0 0 548 132 140 6 3 44 40 51 108 31 14 57 13 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,300 1,900 2,500 2,300 2,100 1,200 1,542 1,181 1,261 2,429 1,212 3,854 3,083 2,743 3,532 3,157 2,856 3,151 14,365 5,422 3,558 4,181 7,867 7,342 5,153 6,742 4,644 2,482 2,466 3,847 7,264 7,611 6,861 6,418 5,670 7,259 5,747 8,056 9,388 9,943 9,888 2,613 7,455 10,928
Clupeoidei
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 968 325 249 484 1,049 1,109 1,443 620 312 236 477 1,060 162 132 293 1,824 2,126 2,774 49 445 76 443 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Ghana 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,496 4,320 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 200 600 700 3,400 0 1,700 1,500 300 600 900 400 600 900 600 1,345 1,805 147 531 234 408 141 87 306 409 433 197 400 557 265 309 272 427 195 247 231 407 295 339 347 284 394 227 144 159 31 82 263 831 542 1,275 988 556
Decapterus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,400 200 4,400 8,700 10,100 7,300 3,000 4,971 2,323 4,354 3,370 3,451 2,852 114 111 163 55 12 4 4 0 117 0 4,170 2,162 993 1,235 963 1,760 1,462 1,654 2,989 3 263 2,466 2,944 962 1,435 861 333 458 367 2,715 374 535
Decapterus spp
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex angolensis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 780 189 3,294 3,175 318 0 128 0 0 0 0 494 0 422 59 405 261 284 428 183 591 489 490 1,416 1,767 504 838 990 659 1,975 2,905 3,151 2,488 2,780 1,198 1,499 2,078
Dentex angolensis
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,185 5,510 3,923 2,743 6,546 964 230 190 1,785 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dentex congoensis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 111 36 180 98 151 364 112 43 102 119 392 1,272 350 571 445 287 0 1,080 664 559 538 123 73 164
Dentex spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 780 190 17 1,343 3,715 2,180 2,270 2,241 588 1,128 2,039 1,378 1,757 4,443 1,652 1,714 1,010 840 1,192 813 1,372 1,584 1,084 1,278 1,874 892 675 965 605 1,056 2,623 2,400 2,100 1,666 344 618 600
Drepane africana
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,400 3,400 300 100 1,100 600 500 700 387 114 41 0 54 49 83 98 20 94 19 66 13 1,023 67 121 19 59 7 18 20 7 34 6 46 4 24 2 8 30 27 7 15 7 9 6,740 59 0 17
Elasmobranchii
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 100 800 100 1,100 900 200 800 1,400 900 400 200 1,000 2,399 6,473 702 628 205 1,012 754 531 905 265 489 802 510 1,632 1,893 1,845 1,347 951 914 1,981 1,171 1,115 1,106 709 1,764 3,998 1,670 2,092 2,451 1,308 1,170 4,292 974 1,129 4,345 5,403 5,243 5,010
Elasmobranchii
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 282 104 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engraulis encrasicolus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,100 25,800 41,300 26,800 14,600 33,400 32,173 28,656 35,043 51,424 36,676 37,908 67,535 37,292 24,392 47,231 27,591 15,209 87,984 75,902 76,348 74,668 65,490 85,384 81,350 60,519 65,497 98,341 82,724 44,644 32,107 83,501 68,175 57,639 82,930 52,629 36,400 44,854 10,081 40,612 54,408 45,051 51,171
Epinephelus aeneus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 70 60 46 36 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 1,200 1,200 1,000 1,300 600 1,000 300 2,100 0 100 100 700 1,600 300 200 24 116 17 1,058 2,176 699 1,186 1,516 1,276 1,312 367 463 1,014 1,002 800 2,030 1,496 1,035 470 225 385 169 306 426 478 1,361 181 94 138 233 206 231 579 609 689 665 986 705 749
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 600 0 387 163 95 1,955 211 799 413 508 443 210 373 408 1,430 1,297 1,400 2,367 1,378 2,408 1,138 573 1,073 1,197 9,762 158 766 963 282 295 128 303 1,373 723 198 1,805 5,468 643 378
Euthynnus alletteratus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 66 4,656 6,044 1,185 6,049 5,547 4,134 3,287 2,141 5,009 5,966 901 649 5,551 11,588 12,511 14,795 11,500 11,608 359 994 513 113 2,025 359 306 707 730 4,768 8,541 7,060 5,738 216 4,449 3,188 1,497 2,343 2,031
Exocoetidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,348 2,200 1,053 196 77
Galeoides decadactylus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 500 500 500 700 700 5,300 4,500 6,300 7,700 800 1,700 1,700 2,200 2,600 3,400 1,329 1,818 317 1,136 3,529 3,524 4,982 3,161 1,695 4,093 1,362 1,761 2,582 3,779 3,313 1,781 1,817 1,663 2,433 1,826 2,120 3,247 1,969 3,146 1,477 774 586 1,947 2,892 2,204 1,976 3,098 2,242 3,135 3,416 2,318 1,197 1,786 3,514
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,554 1,009 1,432 1,429 845 2,415 595 809 943 661 665 722 360 932 1,285 995 581 526 543 449 659 575 523 1,191 43 108 389 55 153 197 201 144 176 144 195 2,825 3,095 1,198 330
Hemiramphus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,544 1,476 1,020 1,420 1,734
Ilisha africana
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 1,700 1,600 2,300 4,200 4,700 4,520 531 15,945 6,904 9,030 4,000 4,276 4,059 3,611 5,074 5,306 7,902 6,873 10,430 4,266 3,963 6,688 7,014 4,951 2,995 2,810 3,051 7,343 4,305 3,632 3,262 3,341 3,600 5,202 6,435 5,128 5,549 4,660 7,140 5,814 4,819 3,892 4,515
Illex argentinus
Ghana 		41 - Atlantic, Southwest (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,244 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus albicans
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3,040 4,726 4,517 764 1,885 2,691 1,191 891 1,426 2,408 1,658 1,485 925 1,392 837 465 395 463 297 693 450 353 303 196 351 305 275 568 592 566 521 542 282 420 342 358 417 299
Katsuwonus pelamis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 288 701 1,426 2,199 3,492 2,866 4,299 5,812 7,858 18,272 24,376 20,697 19,082 22,268 24,347 26,597 22,751 24,251 25,052 18,967 20,225 21,258 18,607 19,602 26,336 34,183 40,216 28,974 42,489 30,499 24,597 25,726 44,671 30,236 34,572 37,387 36,064 53,812 50,363
Lates niloticus
Ghana 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,000 600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutjanus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 900 1,700 400 600 500 408 161 193 196 212 361 145 526 284 194 373 644 488 948 1,507 1,298 975 842 635 895 716 626 328 181 294 163 491 447 774 90 756 1,249 1,230 1,444 829 1,621 686 511
Makaira nigricans
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 129 52 216 166 150 16 5 7 430 324 126 123 236 441 472 422 491 447 624 639 795 999 415 470 759 405 683 191 140 116 332
Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,100 4,900 11,163 925 252 33 117 59 982 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merluccius polli
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1,005 0 0 0
Merluccius spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 190 0 434 516 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natantia
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 300 600 310 475 581 401 670 413 726 643 422 202 585 490 339 332 217 508 553 1,602 1,177 1,509 2,637 1,204 2,236 1,148 1,507 2,228 1,554 1,602 1,448 87 1,446 1,361 973 1,108 1,180 1,695 1,327 1,167 868 2,065 1,323 889
Octopodidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 309 0 76 139 147 334 43 73 55 137 67 103 19 4 94 0 0 313 290 5 7 8 0 0 47
Octopodidae
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Ghana 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 19,200 9,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Ghana 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 3,400 4,000 4,496 6,290 7,180 21,354 30,000 38,000 4,800 30,900 37,300 41,945 40,704 40,704 36,261 39,368 40,000 40,000 42,000 43,000 41,000 43,000 53,000 55,000 57,630 57,660 58,000 57,000 56,000 52,000 54,700 60,000 73,580 70,000 74,500 74,500 74,500 74,500 74,500 75,000 75,000 75,000 83,168 84,756 85,000 88,700 90,000 90,000
Osteichthyes
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 6,000 6,800 7,300 3,600 3,700 4,600 6,800 5,900 9,500 9,400 13,500 8,500 15,600 15,400 10,700 11,900 14,900 10,100 5,931 5,671 11,297 31,987 6,697 1,494 3,312 2,566 7,567 12,511 3,757 4,840 4,118 3,946 3,574 5,523 3,778 19,575 38,527 31,441 18,840 23,620 19,552 19,946 25,128 27,896 43,399 115,933 22,235 40,993 26,234 722 4,542 18,380 6,460 11,313 10,409 6,390 5,456 5,384
Osteichthyes
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 700 400 2,080 939 2,118 687 187 32 1,161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Ghana 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagellus bellottii
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,676 2,722 5,988 10,296 10,681 8,391 12,408 11,475 3,854 8,228 4,286 5,190 7,789 8,533 8,777 5,870 5,315 8,724 7,915 5,635 4,505 7,541 7,933 10,029 13,265 2,916 3,206 3,132 3,458 4,922 8,729 7,820 9,106 6,429 3,899 4,832 4,252
Pagellus bellottii
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 290 206 144 345 1,286 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagrus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,850 796 3,001 823 754 799 1,467 668 828 2,106 827 722 718 1,239 1,887 2,283 1,214 1,200 1,862 834 1,546 1,448 1,347 1,682 0 0 2,189 2,624 2,266 461 556 169 650 3,742 458 769 742
Panulirus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 700 500 340 424 0 17 21 10 26 420 231 109 168 176 128 204 133 555 754 173 173 130 71 218 369 510 230 134 203 65 0 39 342 97 28 127 49 3 5 25 128 64 90
Perciformes
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 720 129 145 442 135 128 114 424 857 307 343 614 321 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perciformes
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,682 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys jubelini
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 434 303 87 95 694 343 53 41 92 132 33 31 69 189 65
Prionace glauca
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 800 800 800 800 900 6,400 2,300 9,300 9,000 2,000 2,100 2,700 2,300 2,100 4,200 3,100 2,194 2,073 2,176 2,687 1,684 2,453 1,688 1,145 1,889 1,039 1,072 1,199 2,370 2,379 2,369 1,414 1,602 1,557 2,340 1,301 1,104 698 1,128 1,995 962 937 739 1,070 1,067 593 1,126 1,837 1,336 1,504 1,229 1,441 1,958 1,470
Pseudotolithus spp
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 358 18 65 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207 365 285 188 408 1,396 983 734 708 798 344 499 360 1,152 737 441 765 570 470 247 163 190 65 586 1,035 553 247 39 285 278 194 427 151 673 1,007 1,836 1,933 1,055 857
Rajiformes
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 400 600 600 100 2,900 2,300 3,700 4,300 200 600 900 600 600 1,200 1,681 1,488 5,005 1,736 373 787 645 455 365 581 772 632 333 219 980 525 484 232 189 231 272 296 338 261 185 172 869 231 814 969 35 409 707 752 19 600 1,051 21 25
Rajiformes
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 594 35 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarda sarda
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 20 0 9 9 0 77 5 71 13 8 10 0 943 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella aurita
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,120 21,889 15,886 26,415 45,323 39,000 60,650 48,754 47,407 76,523 65,227 45,588 52,744 125,814 92,735 69,895 67,835 118,408 49,394 55,965 57,170 102,043 67,321 64,300 78,840 82,396 64,389 70,672 40,759 24,904 19,479 36,724 21,504
Sardinella maderensis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,406 4,191 5,263 10,906 16,110 19,248 18,715 0 0 15,857 11,950 13,020 12,566 8,280 14,000 22,000 17,888 27,177 10,546 14,427 15,490 8,465 14,410 16,984 12,467 13,211 13,619 14,183 15,468 12,105 14,970 15,906 13,755 15,578 27,052 14,241 21,384 10,218 15,772 6,269 11,311 10,719
Sardinella spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 10,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 18,200 18,500 19,000 20,000 21,400 24,600 17,900 16,900 18,900 9,100 34,200 7,800 13,300 43,200 12,200 30,400 25,494 46,210 93,686 11,107 7,168 11,778 27,429 55,408 87,985 19,950 10,963 9,856 7,005 14,095 8,163 13,981 11,044 9,683 9,618 9,698 3,841 2,216 1,435 1,333 7,545 14,074 20,070 35,985 33,264 19,664 18,358 8,345 1,553 2,819 4,245 445 416 443 0 409 1,827 1,208
Sardinella spp
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 447 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sciaenidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,126 54 1,337 2,388 267 187 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 800 2,000 4,000 5,000 4,000 15,000 15,000 16,800 18,500 6,400 11,315 12,776 16,081 10,900 535 2,198 400 431 523 97 220 363 67 241 739 164 20,136 746 7,604 13,565 7,654 23,715 11,982 4,286 9,769 12,473 15,590 19,883 30,160 15,482 28,465 14,338 7,018 6,764 6,010 5,921 2,895 4,079 4,133 3,525 4,055 18,062
Scomber japonicus
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,000 0 100 500 203 21 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ghana 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,148 855 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scomberomorus tritor
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,800 2,500 0 700 1,500 1,000 3,513 598 555 720 771 1,569 4,412 1,983 2,982 2,225 3,022 3,000 1,453 0 1,457 1,457 1,500 2,778 899 466 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scombroidei
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 700 700 500 600 1,000 600 700 1,000 1,000 1,000 900 0 0 882 451 671 1,037 414 70 200 242 616 147 423 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,785 2,217
Selene dorsalis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 1,000 1,650 792 264 7,112 2,191 1,950 828 1,537 1,329 4,737 2,514 2,489 5,352 4,555 2,594 2,049 1,357 946 1,202 882 501 976 907 712 381 469 738 1,100 690 1,319 1,479 3,180 2,066 2,038 684 868 450 882
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 318 764 586 795 686 699 255 697 545 1,355 1,642 1,844 2,014 1,355 1,867 1,726 2,776 1,981 3,566 1,541 1,673 2,396 2,891 2,967 3,355 3,288 4,095 1,805 2,866 3,649 5,500 3,687 2,218 2,763 2,544 2,526 1,878 3,131 1,804
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Soleidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,263 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247 296 582 639 1,881 1,171 435 492
Sparidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 1,800 2,000 1,700 1,900 3,600 7,700 7,100 3,500 1,200 5,100 2,800 8,000 11,353 7,284 9,157 6,699 4,895 1,249 589 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,090 125 2,661 2,073 1,072 508 92 58 160 239 443 165 157 220 129 316 3,986 1,238 532 969 356 1,121 6,380 5,449 5,100 4,922 4,527 3,497 4,034
Sparidae
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sphyraena spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,900 1,400 2,100 1,400 2,200 2,345 2,099 1,713 198 3,010 1,563 1,008 1,396 1,620 1,140 1,240 822 637 1,803 3,773 3,552 1,485 2,633 2,229 1,753 1,970 1,095 1,372 1,763 1,684 872 2,591 759 1,156 1,193 1,242 3,541 3,185 5,146 55 101 717 8,385 3,384
Sphyrnidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0
Tetrapturus albidus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 45 21 142 54 15 22 6 88 68 31 17 14 22 1 2 1 3 7 6 8 21 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 1
Thunnus albacares
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 112 274 763 945 621 546 1,426 1,974 5,510 9,797 7,689 9,039 12,550 11,821 10,830 8,555 7,035 11,988 9,254 9,331 13,283 9,984 9,268 11,720 15,437 17,657 25,268 17,662 33,546 23,675 18,457 15,054 17,493 11,931 15,463 14,250 18,355 12,511 10,754
Thunnus obesus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 73 84 170 237 124 238 332 780 791 491 2,162 1,887 1,720 1,178 1,214 2,158 5,031 4,090 2,866 3,577 4,738 5,517 5,805 9,829 13,370 17,764 5,910 12,041 7,106 13,557 14,901 13,916 9,141 13,267 9,269 10,554 6,769 4,439
Trachurus murphyi
Ghana 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,472 1,157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,900 3,600 2,249 5,548 2,133 2,301 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,289 3,201 10,512 4,892 1,904 2,183 2,109 504 2,417 2,714 893 134 400 116 293 194 867
Trachurus spp
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15,600 17,800 28,700 19,205 29,668 28,452 16,466 1,762 2,048 3,767 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus trecae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,628 171 16 49 116 262 505 844 41 48 121 165 610 812 226 36 356 224 2,991 1,774 762 1,893 2,741 4,215 7,714 6,962 11,690 9,964 572 1,540 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,100 2,259 1,669 2,100 1,018 2,080 2,187 2,283 7,221 1,723 2,646 3,436 1,682 2,941 2,828 830 2,597 2,255 2,157 1,480 1,740 1,519 1,789 4,341 1,445 1,140 1,823 2,543 2,866 2,047 1,267 1,664 1,849 3,154 3,717 1,760 2,894 3,262 7,303 1,331 574 1,483 2,783
Trichiurus lepturus
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 833 331 79 194 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triglidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 7 140 14 8 0 76 0 53 0 37 0 35 32 45 64 13 7,858 53 45 53
Xiphias gladius
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 5 55 5 15 25 13 123 235 156 146 73 69 121 51 103 140 44 106 121 117 531 372 734 343 55 32 65 177 132 116 60
Total: 16,000 16,000 21,000 21,000 25,200 26,300 28,300 30,400 32,900 38,000 33,800 36,500 45,700 59,800 76,600 76,500 85,696 98,990 74,080 130,954 171,517 232,662 281,189 221,664 219,146 261,391 246,601 271,933 274,631 236,979 231,566 240,510 244,163 251,503 269,563 276,216 319,818 381,814 362,050 361,675 395,872 362,538 423,425 372,619 335,437 352,844 476,733 447,088 442,642 492,776 452,070 447,180 371,242 390,770 399,388 391,866 375,087 330,486 359,831 321,815 351,205 333,524

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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