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FAO Capture Production in Ghana (t)     n = 95
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 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 0 233 2,042 118 115 62
Ariidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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 0 151 0 0 0 0 0
Balistidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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 11 17 0 0 0
Brachydeuterus auritus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 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
Caranx hippos
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 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) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 293 1,824 2,126 2,774 49 445 76 443 0 0 0 0
Clupeoidei
Ghana 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 3,496 4,320 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cynoglossidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 394 227 144 159 31 82 263 831 542 1,275 988 556
Decapterus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Dentex angolensis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Dentex congoensis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 350 571 445 287 0 1,080 664 559 538 123 73 164
Dentex spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 2 8 30 27 7 15 7 9 6,740 59 0 17
Elasmobranchii
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Engraulis encrasicolus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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 47 70 60 46 36 0 0
Epinephelus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 94 138 233 206 231 579 609 689 665 986 705 749
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 963 282 295 128 303 1,373 723 198 1,805 5,468 643 378
Euthynnus alletteratus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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 2,348 2,200 1,053 196 77
Galeoides decadactylus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 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 1,544 1,476 1,020 1,420 1,734
Ilisha africana
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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 1,244 0 0 0 0 0
Istiophorus albicans
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 275 568 592 566 521 542 282 420 342 358 417 299
Katsuwonus pelamis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Lutjanus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 491 447 774 90 756 1,249 1,230 1,444 829 1,621 686 511
Makaira nigricans
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Merluccius polli
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Natantia
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 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
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Ghana 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Ghana 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 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) 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
Osteichthyes
Ghana 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pagellus bellottii
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Pagrus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 2,189 2,624 2,266 461 556 169 650 3,742 458 769 742
Panulirus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Perciformes
Ghana 		47 - Atlantic, Southeast (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pomadasys jubelini
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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 21 0 0 0
Pseudotolithus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 39 285 278 194 427 151 673 1,007 1,836 1,933 1,055 857
Rajiformes
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Sarda sarda
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardinella aurita
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 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) 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
Sciaenidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 1,126 54 1,337 2,388 267 187 0 0
Scomber japonicus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Scomber japonicus
Ghana 		87 - Pacific, Southeast (t) 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
Scombroidei
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,785 2,217
Selene dorsalis
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 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
Soleidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 247 296 582 639 1,881 1,171 435 492
Sparidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Sphyraena spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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 0 105 0 0 0
Tetraodontidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0
Tetrapturus albidus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 8 21 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 1
Thunnus albacares
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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) 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) 2,472 1,157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trachurus spp
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Trachurus trecae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 572 1,540 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichiurus lepturus
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 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
Triglidae
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 0 37 0 35 32 45 64 13 7,858 53 45 53
Xiphias gladius
Ghana 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t) 117 531 372 734 343 55 32 65 177 132 116 60
Total: 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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