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Table VII. - State of exploitation, total production and nominal catches by selected species groups fished in the Southeast Atlantic (FAO Statistical Area 47), in metric tonnes, years 1950-94

Catches ('000t)
Stock or species group Main fishing countries in 94 1950-59 1960-69 1970-79 1980-89 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 State of exploitation
 
 
Cape hakes South Africa,Namibia,Spain 68 320 736 457 501 465 268 181 206 199 266 F?
Other Cods,hakes,haddocks,.. 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32-Cods,hakes,haddocks,... 68 320 744 463 501 466 268 181 206 199 266
 
 
Kingklip South Africa,Namibia,Korea Rep 1 2 11 11 10 8 5 2 3 3 4 O
Cape monk Namibia,South Africa 0 0 4 7 9 8 7 10 11 13 16 ?
Panga seabream South Africa,Namibia 3 3 8 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 M
Other Redfishes,basses,congers 24 54 72 64 51 37 30 14 17 19 21
33-Redfishes,basses,congers,.. 28 60 96 85 72 55 44 28 32 37 42
 
 
Cape horse mackerel Russian Fed.,Ukraine,Namibia 75 82 346 560 584 506 336 440 372 387 284 M/F
Cunene horse mackerel Russian Fed.,Angola,Korea Rep 66 124 170 108 131 159 116 86 104 102 100 F
Other Jacks,mullets,sauries, 15 23 46 50 31 34 21 5 25 32 6
34-Jacks,mullets,sauries,... 155 228 562 717 745 699 474 531 501 521 389
 
 
Southern African pilchard Namibia,South Africa,Ukraine 364 991 461 96 105 114 149 121 134 167 210 F
Sardinellas nei Angola,Russian Fed.,Lithuania 49 69 109 159 136 106 57 57 15 17 36 F
Whitehead's round herring South Africa,Namibia 0 5 27 41 62 44 45 33 47 56 56 U
Southern African anchovy South Africa,Namibia 0 148 448 476 682 373 201 168 386 299 181 F
Other Herrings,sardines,anchov 0 0 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35-Herrings,sardines,anchovies 412 1213 1066 778 985 638 451 380 582 539 482
 
 
Albacore Other Asia,South Africa,Portugal 0 9 15 17 19 17 18 15 19 18 18 F
Bigeye tuna Japan,Other Asia,Portugal 0 3 7 13 14 17 15 13 14 21 26 F?
Southern bluefin tuna Japan,Other Asia 0 0 7 5 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 O
Other Tunas,bonitos,billfishes 11 12 11 10 13 17 11 9 10 11 12
36-Tunas,bonitos,billfishes,.. 11 25 39 45 49 53 46 41 46 54 57
 
 
Snoek South Africa,Namibia,Russian Fed. 14 11 20 39 24 35 24 23 20 16 14 F?
Other Mack.,snoeks,cutlassfish 29 73 99 51 37 51 39 29 19 17 10
37-Mack.,snoeks,cutlassfishes 43 84 119 89 60 85 63 52 39 33 25
 
 
39-Misc. marine fishes 98 85 97 83 46 60 31 17 19 14 17
 
 
Geryons nei Japan 0 0 3 6 8 6 2 7 3 7 5 F?
Other Sea-spiders,crabs,etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42-Sea-spiders,crabs,etc. 0 0 3 6 8 6 2 7 3 7 5
 
 
Cape rock lobster South Africa,Namibia 20 16 9 7 7 5 4 2 2 2 2 O
Southern spiny lobster 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 F
Other Lobsters,spinyrock lobst 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43-Lobsters,spinyrock lobsters 20 16 11 8 8 6 6 4 4 3 3
 
 
45-Shrimps,prawns,etc. 0 0 7 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 F
 
 
Perlemoen abalone South Africa 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 F?
Other Abalones,winkles,conchs, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52-Abalones,winkles,conchs,... 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 
 
53-Oysters 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
 
 
Sea mussels nei South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2
Other Mussels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54-Mussels 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2
 
 
Selected groups 837 2034 2746 2279 2483 2074 1393 1248 1442 1417 1296
Other groups 3 9 15 22 20 28 17 15 14 16 16
 
 
Total aquaculture 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total productions 840 2043 2761 2301 2503 2103 1411 1264 1457 1434 1313
Total marine capture 840 2043 2761 2301 2503 2102 1410 1263 1456 1433 1312