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FAO Capture Production in Kenya (t)     n = 49
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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
Bagrus spp
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 1,025 1,141 1,396 1,769 642 430 2,532 1,243 88 61 62 40 526 140 510 174 78 34 37 127 157 158 107 147 161 178 183 63 71 69 88 76 59 306 101 173
Brachyura
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 18 27 29 47 53 56 54 51 56 65 64 55 67 51 80 90 71 58 69 59 70 112 100 117 135 166 134 122 142 148 124 110 137 148 117 168 206
Carangidae
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 315 263 245 320 358 379 360 228 233 207 199 248 188 224 209 185 175 141 68 73 76 82 111 86 101 85 119 144 163 189 187 157 176 181 138 266 283
Clarias spp
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 2,686 1,973 2,047 3,041 1,832 1,328 2,062 1,336 877 590 583 1,331 481 596 645 2,115 589 254 581 574 339 1,724 1,532 1,570 1,592 1,611 1,581 1,525 1,442 1,353 4,387 1,632 2,269 2,736 6,916 3,945
Clupeoidei
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 300 306 320 336 418 370 381 422 397 454 443 419 439 338 358 166 162 112 217 189 155 167 119 164 101 119 108 112 138 147 142 121 139 153
Crassostrea spp
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 21 0 11 13 17 8 14 32 16 9 8 2 1 1 1 0 28 38 11 33 23 33 30
Crocodylus niloticus
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,000 1,400 2,650 2,540 2,918 2,883 3,721 4,258 2,250 300 1,445 714 3,350 3,460 4,250 3,967 3,811 3,862 10,950 8,710 6,354 4,504 6,906 5,259 5,188
Crustacea
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 50 0 62 80 46 34 105 115 93 95 100 75 48 72 59 185 223 139 104 101 136 108 60 504 58 57 81 75 53 59 49
Cyprinidae
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 300 300 500 500 800 1,300 600 500 700 397 204 192 207 435 421 451 682 155 110 153 104 147 159 172 167 0 145 136 127 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprinus carpio
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 20 8 13 129 171 284 191 436 0 132 148 131 189 279 305 360 334 216 48 52 47 49 50 271 280 377 589 564 592 1,238 1,146 1,328
Elasmobranchii
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 300 200 293 417 363 772 457 809 186 265 228 280 249 292 267 264 276 279 261 173 152 166 176 191 140 134 131 115 175 134 208 197 253 189 165 183 232 274 306
Ex Mollusca
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 200 100 72 49 17 22 2 86 0 0 11 21 101 260 228 231 242 198 216 232 329 329 179 166 149 171 262 254 260 271 265 198 207 211 198 208 161 174 183
Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae)
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 509 66 60 48 83 68 76 96 90 86 70 76 79 87 69 94 96 61 65 52 67 65 72 55 78 63 85 90 79 112 65 88 94 135 110 149 160
Haplochromis spp
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 6,368 5,378 6,621 6,599 3,636 916 2,549 612 41 6 3 183 1,336 4,759 3,802 3,615 3,018 3,506 4,196 4,822 3,914 2,453 2,577 2,731 2,699 1,195 1,259 1,020 1,066 4,832 5,198 5,687 5,423 822 21 527
Holothuroidea
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 0 0 100 100 111 50 64 52 10 10 12 32 76 50 12 66 78 91 70 86 78 277 14 41 55 15 41 38 15 30 13 68 27 28 19 18 17 33 11 22 46
Istiophoridae
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 14 22 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 73 53 38 82 80 78 55 44 75 111 148 83 105 160 165 145
Istiophorus platypterus
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuwonus pelamis
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 71 97 33 45 63 70 81 77 82 57 57 70 72 150 116 108 114 98 109 86 183 116 267 307 337 233 185 320 295 221 302
Labeo spp
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 123 939 148 443 598 114 918 2,437 1,325 2,487 1,479 1,780 1,073 249 650 704 212 175 143 605 1,462 355 207 219 221 222 203 117 139 497 790 423 1,900 1,900 1,144 1,243
Lates niloticus
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 97 203 1,066 4,286 4,310 22,834 33,134 55,572 44,698 53,011 58,806 69,545 62,612 56,945 71,930 57,262 77,599 100,037 104,102 102,546 97,145 73,555 76,663 103,014 109,815 78,534 58,432 55,175 57,235 52,368 55,706 47,558 45,026 43,650 39,045 46,612
Lethrinidae
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 510 542 497 432 638 603 526 721 621 617 661 615 666 624 586 632 666 477 441 353 396 433 361 412 358 334 466 414 421 434 412 477 431 499 447 642 683
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 10 16 19 20 24 37 38 38 41 41 56 56 32 57 345 389 317 30 35 42 78 74 99 77 207 191 180 162 140 142 134
Lutjanidae
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 408 194 178 176 205 172 220 293 250 177 176 177 154 162 179 213 242 155 129 116 112 147 144 106 151 120 177 177 118 137 171 193 220 244 254 298 346
Makaira indica
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mugilidae
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 88 78 72 92 108 136 161 155 143 105 105 115 165 99 126 140 156 117 116 109 127 153 120 107 146 181 199 164 188 237 248 221 201 236 232 292 228
Natantia
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 100 100 100 100 200 200 100 100 100 100 100 49 59 110 56 184 0 229 314 300 405 1,099 395 523 539 468 474 523 388 208 379 207 378 491 774 513 458 690 581 383 393 162 158 307 219 153 251 211
Octopodidae
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 14 17 26 30 42 39 63 54 55 79 119 49 78 106 460 117 393 155 169 106 154 208 214 249 198 187 222 291 257 408 419
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,700 2,900 2,900 1,800 3,400 4,000 3,300 4,100 2,100 3,100 3,200 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,000 3,100 7,200 8,100 3,000 1,699 1,501 1,863 3,023 2,523 5,669 3,744 4,273 6,209 6,836 2,363 2,415 4,086 1,656 6,630 3,614 21,845 8,395 7,886 6,354 7,568 7,635 19,329 19,732 18,203 19,853 19,121 17,418 4,478 3,916 1,371 3,316 3,009 5,092 5,041 3,626 3,008
Oreochromis niloticus
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 402 425 922 902 1,114 1,778 2,461 2,687 6,024 7,460 7,619 8,903 16,846 12,685 37,900 27,024 16,300 12,196 11,319 11,827 10,765 13,953 14,652 17,524 19,347 7,292 16,252 15,982 17,507 22,231 19,038 10,125 12,732 17,274 24,572 38,153
Osteichthyes
Kenya
1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,200 10,800 24,500 27,000 19,200 14,000 14,300 5,000 4,300 11,100 12,500 12,600 15,300 19,000 19,000 19,100 21,700 22,000 16,900 14,500 16,400 21,465 20,714 17,689 18,493 16,762 17,344 13,447 11,282 13,975 3,426 4,703 6,862 7,113 6,914 8,267 9,899 24,583 19,086 12,001 9,103 2,015 1,215 3,059 745 5,960 4,221 4,886 5,237 4,984 1,800 1,760 1,907 1,349 1,862 3,873 2,186 3,487 2,405
Osteichthyes
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,500 4,100 2,700 2,700 4,500 4,600 4,300 4,300 5,100 5,200 4,300 4,700 5,600 6,400 5,800 5,600 6,300 7,600 6,700 6,800 3,200 2,816 109 642 1,074 314 187 378 618 1,414 1,675 1,679 365 1,044 1,311 2,597 2,802 4,498 2,124 2,351 2,611 728 1,842 1,187 1,006 1,675 1,774 474 667 874 1,418 1,646 1,401 1,297 678 619 514 606 599
Panulirus spp
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 57 73 69 63 94 344 51 61 56 55 65 68 117 186 74 74 66 52 47 44 119 177 136 39 52 52 76 119 171 162 97 93 94 112 84 100 93
Perciformes
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 1,347 935 858 1,079 579 1,150 2,096 1,574 943 748 1,351 1,296 1,316 1,248 834 1,195 982 680 407 418 211 1,247 1,188 1,196 1,366 1,224 2,060 1,450 1,099 1,103 1,211 1,286 2,196 2,514 845 1,680 778
Perciformes
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 188 175 301 184 228 196 396 239 193 287 291 264 272 273 277 299 319 290 114 286 358 351 611 528 378 1,003 982 793 897 875 792 937 1,011 243 914 365
Procambarus clarkii
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 116 43 39 36 92 14 94 87 32 35 41 40 20 13 24 19 21 22 3 14 19 21 20 18 19 19 16 20 18
Protopterus spp
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 914 782 653 472 581 323 239 374 95 150 216 114 110 107 103 123 1,544 146 398 408 164 1,704 1,717 1,600 1,608 1,822 1,707 867 685 777 2,914 3,143 3,077 2,560 3,891 3,537
Rastrineobola argentea
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 5,652 6,704 8,710 9,321 9,443 7,635 10,419 16,444 19,437 25,866 34,518 30,345 36,525 45,463 46,738 58,098 35,414 42,505 69,134 56,827 49,670 40,315 42,336 48,816 49,618 41,384 35,455 31,659 34,679 54,019 57,929 49,472 46,966 49,326 47,716 72,314
Salmonoidei
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 335 350 169 275 315 319 264 214 118 116 96 88 112 17 196 11 16 24 29 31 67 112 29 34 36 33 47 49 51 122 221
Scomberomorus commerson
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 15 20 24 30 29 43 39 47 55 57 60 82 52 71 94 110 75 46 103 74 93 69 139 122 94 136 150 215 151 124 145 197 212 268 419 339
Scombroidei
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seriola spp
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 209 109 147 156 120 147 107 114 95 83 72 44 42 89 79 63 60 78 71 92 31 61 107 111 81 21 18 71 63 69
Siganus spp
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 546 522 479 485 542 594 602 612 747 555 633 657 633 536 569 662 707 496 440 365 387 404 347 356 304 299 403 469 382 388 423 412 420 484 504 675 791
Sphyraena spp
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 85 26 25 34 34 40 58 68 61 61 50 60 76 102 79 86 99 53 57 55 65 54 54 71 108 83 99 88 158 125 171 246 248 325 292 281 327
Synodontis spp
Kenya
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 0 0 0 0 191 310 155 482 388 127 232 47 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 25 37 28 24 408 418 506 443 48 142 216 258 342 374 710 20 930 136 872
Testudinata
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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
Thunnus alalunga
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 2 14 48 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus albacares
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 67 171 204 322 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunnus obesus
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 0 159 148 150 237 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xiphias gladius
Kenya
51 - Indian Ocean, Western (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 5 7 9 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,700 17,600 30,100 32,600 25,500 22,000 22,600 12,600 13,500 18,400 20,100 20,700 23,400 27,900 27,300 28,100 31,900 33,600 28,200 29,900 28,800 28,481 27,269 40,952 42,722 46,322 51,683 47,653 57,621 81,409 98,026 90,839 105,843 119,677 131,055 137,789 145,599 200,898 197,724 162,210 182,052 202,577 192,706 180,988 161,054 172,592 205,287 215,106 164,151 144,512 120,051 126,867 147,304 158,684 131,775 135,398 133,600 140,210 181,418

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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