3. FISH PRODUCTION DATA

Table 1: Marine fish landings (in tonnes) in Senegal*.

	1999			2000
Region	Total landings	Artisanal landings	Artisanal small pelagics	Total landings	Artisanal landings	Artisanal small pelagics
Dakar		29 687	18 596.56		29 280.32	21 058.74
Thiès		219 908.37	179 306.63		246 774.98	208 913.45
St-Louis		32 486.83	24 325.78		34 285.95	21 800.42
Fatick		1 0911.14	3 739.06		8 844.56	1 872.87
Ziguinchor		17 589.85	1 422.09		15 585.31	742.42
Louga		2 636.46	62.15		2 849.25	89.5
Kaolack		417.10	3.8		587.15	59.85
Total	479 308	313 637	227 458	390 256	338 209	254 537.25

* Source: DOPM and DPCA statistical data.

The latest data from the two fisheries departments (marine and inland fisheries) gave a total production of 453 289 tonnes in 2000 against 507 040 tonnes in 1999. Total marine fisheries, as illustrated in Table 1 showed a decrease (-17 percent), while the artisanal landings increased to about 8 percent, with spectacular leap of 18 percent in small pelagics catches, mostly from Thiès region. This region accounts for 72 percent of the total marine landings and 82 percent of the small pelagics in Senegal.

The artisanal landings in 2000 had an estimated value of 54 billion CFA francs (US $ 77 million), equivalent to 63 percent of the value of the total landings.