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Estimated numbers of individuals in average annual fish capture (FAO) by country fishing fleets (2007 - 2016)

Data for Portugal (2007-2016)

Species	Class	Capture (t)	Estimated mean weight (EMW) (g)	EMW id	Estimated numbers (millions)
European pilchard(=Sardine)	Actinopterygii	44,867	69-127	EMW-230	353 - 652
Atlantic chub mackerel	Actinopterygii	30,415	100-750	EMW-483	41 - 304
Atlantic horse mackerel	Actinopterygii	14,390	160	EMW-61	90
Blue shark	Elasmobranchii	11,537	14,412-16,562	EMW-156	1
Atlantic redfishes nei	Actinopterygii	9,829	109-1,284	EMW-66	8 - 90
Atlantic cod	Actinopterygii	6,769	800-4,000	EMW-55	2 - 8
Blue jack mackerel	Actinopterygii	6,432			Not estimated
Black scabbardfish	Actinopterygii	5,237	499	EMW-132	10
Bigeye tuna	Actinopterygii	5,056	15,000-20,000	EMW-114	<1
Atlantic mackerel	Actinopterygii	4,918	389-454	EMW-62	11 - 13
Skipjack tuna	Actinopterygii	4,430	2,000-10,000	EMW-317	<1 - 2
Swordfish	Actinopterygii	2,944	31,000-60,000	EMW-333	<1
Blue whiting(=Poutassou)	Actinopterygii	2,726	135-340	EMW-159	8 - 20
Pouting(=Bib)	Actinopterygii	2,579			Not estimated
European hake	Actinopterygii	2,439	1,800	EMW-229	1
Greenland halibut	Actinopterygii	2,055	2,273-25,000	EMW-247	<1 - 1
European conger	Actinopterygii	1,718	1,718-14,854	EMW-361	<1 - 1
European anchovy	Actinopterygii	1,606	8-38	EMW-228	42 - 198
Shortfin mako	Elasmobranchii	1,513	60,000-135,000	EMW-398	<1
Beaked redfish	Actinopterygii	1,251	195	EMW-104	6
Albacore	Actinopterygii	1,160	4,540-21,364	EMW-7	<1
Blackspot(=red) seabream	Actinopterygii	898	658-772	EMW-144	1
Axillary seabream	Actinopterygii	881	13-447	EMW-80	2 - 66
Rays and skates nei	Elasmobranchii	861			Not estimated
Thornback ray	Elasmobranchii	755	4,536	EMW-444	<1
Mullets nei	Actinopterygii	732	20-2,000	EMW-278	<1 - 36
Yellowfin tuna	Actinopterygii	599	5,000-20,000	EMW-345	<1
Forkbeard	Actinopterygii	594			Not estimated
Bogue	Actinopterygii	541	58-112	EMW-173	5 - 9
Wreckfish	Actinopterygii	528	22,600	EMW-413	<1
European seabass	Actinopterygii	476	300-10,000	EMW-232	<1 - 2
Haddock	Actinopterygii	469	900-1,800	EMW-250	<1 - 1
Blackbelly rosefish	Actinopterygii	466	218-284	EMW-138	2 - 2
Jack and horse mackerels nei	Actinopterygii	458	11-1,000	EMW-256	<1 - 41
Nursehound	Elasmobranchii	457			Not estimated
Finfishes nei	Mixed	403			Not estimated
Common two-banded seabream	Actinopterygii	400			Not estimated
Common sole	Actinopterygii	393	23-971	EMW-220	<1 - 17
Atlantic pomfret	Actinopterygii	385	737-1,260	EMW-65	<1 - 1
Atlantic bonito	Actinopterygii	384	1,818-5,000	EMW-52	<1
John dory	Actinopterygii	382	1,400	EMW-373	<1
Oilfish	Actinopterygii	352			Not estimated
Frigate and bullet tunas	Actinopterygii	331	237-1,034	EMW-237	<1 - 1
Amer. plaice(=Long rough dab)	Actinopterygii	327	909-2,500	EMW-13	<1
White seabream	Actinopterygii	324			Not estimated
Blonde ray	Elasmobranchii	321	3,146-4,290	EMW-148	<1
Silver scabbardfish	Actinopterygii	315	1,000-2,300	EMW-315	<1
Lowfin gulper shark	Elasmobranchii	300			Not estimated
Angler(=Monk)	Actinopterygii	287	30,000	EMW-24	<1
Meagre	Actinopterygii	285			Not estimated
Gurnards searobins nei	Actinopterygii	273			Not estimated
Scomber mackerels nei	Actinopterygii	262			Not estimated
Gilthead seabream	Actinopterygii	241	590-6,254	EMW-418	<1
Surmullet	Actinopterygii	239	81-260	EMW-331	1 - 3
Black seabream	Actinopterygii	227	1,000	EMW-134	<1
Salema	Actinopterygii	223			Not estimated
Parrotfish	Actinopterygii	214			Not estimated
Red porgy	Actinopterygii	210	660	EMW-434	<1
Thickback soles nei	Actinopterygii	203			Not estimated
Croakers drums nei	Actinopterygii	200			Not estimated
Wedge sole	Actinopterygii	188			Not estimated
Grey triggerfish	Actinopterygii	180			Not estimated
Leafscale gulper shark	Elasmobranchii	178			Not estimated
Splendid alfonsino	Actinopterygii	174	3,102-3,239	EMW-460	<1
Soles nei	Actinopterygii	171			Not estimated
Dogfishes and hounds nei	Elasmobranchii	170			Not estimated
Atlantic bluefin tuna	Actinopterygii	165	262,000	EMW-51	<1
Roughhead grenadier	Actinopterygii	162			Not estimated
Witch flounder	Actinopterygii	150	300-1,000	EMW-412	<1
Monkfishes nei	Actinopterygii	147			Not estimated
Atlantic halibut	Actinopterygii	146	21,000	EMW-59	<1
Morays nei	Actinopterygii	142			Not estimated
Saithe(=Pollock)	Actinopterygii	129	2,200-4,500	EMW-305	<1
Yellowtail flounder	Actinopterygii	128	500-600	EMW-415	<1
Silver hake	Actinopterygii	127	1,298-1,524	EMW-399	<1
Red gurnard	Actinopterygii	125			Not estimated
Lefteye flounders nei	Actinopterygii	118			Not estimated
Sand sole	Actinopterygii	118			Not estimated
Blue marlin	Actinopterygii	115	180,000	EMW-154	<1
Atlantic sailfish	Actinopterygii	107	18,140-27,220	EMW-68	<1
Blackbellied angler	Actinopterygii	105	1,631-2,120	EMW-137	<1
Marine fishes nei	Mixed	104			Not estimated
Tope shark	Elasmobranchii	103	25,000	EMW-446	<1
Common pandora	Actinopterygii	102			Not estimated
Spotted ray	Elasmobranchii	96			Not estimated
Megrim	Actinopterygii	87			Not estimated
Whiting	Actinopterygii	84	122-165	EMW-342	1
Scorpionfishes redfishes nei	Actinopterygii	77			Not estimated
Common mora	Actinopterygii	76			Not estimated
Barracudas nei	Actinopterygii	75	187-9,072	EMW-91	<1
Portuguese dogfish	Elasmobranchii	75			Not estimated
Marlinssailfishesetc. nei	Actinopterygii	75			Not estimated
Escolar	Actinopterygii	73			Not estimated
White hake	Actinopterygii	73	2,361-3,656	EMW-409	<1
European plaice	Actinopterygii	71	1,100	EMW-231	<1
Offshore rockfish	Actinopterygii	70			Not estimated
Groupers seabasses nei	Actinopterygii	69			Not estimated
Smooth-hound	Elasmobranchii	64	4,508-19,539	EMW-477	<1
Sargo breams nei	Actinopterygii	63			Not estimated
Carangids nei	Actinopterygii	62			Not estimated
Roundnose grenadier	Actinopterygii	62	372-507	EMW-369	<1
Tub gurnard	Actinopterygii	61	220-464	EMW-336	<1
Annular seabream	Actinopterygii	56			Not estimated
Black marlin	Actinopterygii	56	85,000-90,000	EMW-129	<1
Alfonsino	Actinopterygii	53			Not estimated
Wolffishes(=Catfishes) nei	Actinopterygii	52			Not estimated
Sea lamprey	Cephalaspidomorphi	52			Not estimated
Butterfishes pomfrets nei	Actinopterygii	49	80-500	EMW-195	<1 - 1
Torpedo rays	Elasmobranchii	48			Not estimated
Silvery John dory	Actinopterygii	47			Not estimated
Garfish	Actinopterygii	46	20-500	EMW-239	<1 - 2
Allis shad	Actinopterygii	46	2,700	EMW-11	<1
Tuna-like fishes nei	Actinopterygii	46	54-180,000	EMW-337	<1 - 1
Greater amberjack	Actinopterygii	46	8,182-27,300	EMW-245	<1
Turbot	Actinopterygii	46	2,065-11,225	EMW-407	<1
Toadfishes etc. nei	Actinopterygii	45			Not estimated
Common dolphinfish	Actinopterygii	43	28,000	EMW-219	<1
Knifetooth dogfish	Elasmobranchii	42			Not estimated
Rock cook	Actinopterygii	40			Not estimated
Sand steenbras	Actinopterygii	40			Not estimated
Large-eye dentex	Actinopterygii	40			Not estimated
Mediterranean horse mackerel	Actinopterygii	39	11-600	EMW-276	<1 - 3
Senegalese hake	Actinopterygii	37			Not estimated
Brill	Actinopterygii	37	3,475	EMW-184	<1
Blacktail comber	Actinopterygii	37			Not estimated
Red scorpionfish	Actinopterygii	36			Not estimated
Sardinellas nei	Actinopterygii	33	7-224	EMW-307	<1 - 5
Sandy ray	Elasmobranchii	33			Not estimated
Angular roughshark	Elasmobranchii	32			Not estimated
Stargazer	Actinopterygii	31	111-460	EMW-440	<1
Seabasses nei	Actinopterygii	31			Not estimated
Four-spot megrim	Actinopterygii	28			Not estimated
Gulper shark	Elasmobranchii	28			Not estimated
Thresher	Elasmobranchii	26	113,500	EMW-443	<1
Forkbeards nei	Actinopterygii	26			Not estimated
Picarels nei	Actinopterygii	25			Not estimated
European flounder	Actinopterygii	24	239-367	EMW-365	<1
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Elasmobranchii	23			Not estimated
Greater forkbeard	Actinopterygii	23			Not estimated
Bluefish	Actinopterygii	22	1,943	EMW-162	<1
Spotted seabass	Actinopterygii	20			Not estimated
Blue butterfish	Actinopterygii	20			Not estimated
Alfonsinos nei	Actinopterygii	20	596-3,239	EMW-10	<1
Hakes nei	Actinopterygii	19			Not estimated
Smooth-hounds nei	Elasmobranchii	19			Not estimated
Blackmouth catshark	Elasmobranchii	18	65-280	EMW-142	<1
Atlantic white marlin	Actinopterygii	18	27,215	EMW-76	<1
Intermediate scabbardfish	Actinopterygii	18			Not estimated
Silky shark	Elasmobranchii	18			Not estimated
Common eagle ray	Elasmobranchii	17			Not estimated
Dusky grouper	Actinopterygii	17	44,079	EMW-349	<1
Smooth hammerhead	Elasmobranchii	16			Not estimated
Shads nei	Actinopterygii	16			Not estimated
Kitefin shark	Elasmobranchii	16			Not estimated
Porgies seabreams nei	Actinopterygii	15			Not estimated
Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj)	Actinopterygii	15	3,723-5,548	EMW-425	<1
Cuckoo ray	Elasmobranchii	15			Not estimated
Mediterranean slimehead	Actinopterygii	15			Not estimated
Longbill spearfish	Actinopterygii	15			Not estimated
American angler	Actinopterygii	14	3,182-6,818	EMW-14	<1
Birdbeak dogfish	Elasmobranchii	14	1,242-4,253	EMW-119	<1
Ballan wrasse	Actinopterygii	13	1,000-2,000	EMW-86	<1
Dentex nei	Actinopterygii	12			Not estimated
Greater weever	Actinopterygii	12	78-110	EMW-368	<1
Pollack	Actinopterygii	12			Not estimated
Surmullets(=Red mullets) nei	Actinopterygii	12	81-1,000	EMW-332	<1
Spiny butterfly ray	Elasmobranchii	11			Not estimated
Grunts sweetlips nei	Actinopterygii	11			Not estimated
Groupers nei	Actinopterygii	11			Not estimated
Blue ling	Actinopterygii	11	6,600-9,000	EMW-152	<1
Sharpsnout seabream	Actinopterygii	11			Not estimated
Gadiformes nei	Actinopterygii	11			Not estimated
Starry smooth-hound	Elasmobranchii	10			Not estimated
Golden redfish	Actinopterygii	10			Not estimated
Violet warehou	Actinopterygii	10			Not estimated
False scad	Actinopterygii	9	34-933	EMW-235	<1
Picked dogfish	Elasmobranchii	9	3,000-4,500	EMW-401	<1
Longnose velvet dogfish	Elasmobranchii	9			Not estimated
Black cardinal fish	Actinopterygii	8	900-4,138	EMW-120	<1
European eel	Actinopterygii	8	3,500	EMW-364	<1
Common dentex	Actinopterygii	8	1,260-2,350	EMW-419	<1
Baird's slickhead	Actinopterygii	8	33-2,431	EMW-84	<1
Wrasses hogfishes etc. nei	Actinopterygii	8			Not estimated
Longnosed skate	Elasmobranchii	7			Not estimated
Silversides(=Sand smelts) nei	Actinopterygii	7			Not estimated
Tonguefishes	Actinopterygii	7			Not estimated
Amberjacks nei	Actinopterygii	7	1,057-27,300	EMW-12	<1
White grouper	Actinopterygii	7	2,419	EMW-449	<1
Rocklings nei	Actinopterygii	6			Not estimated
Plain bonito	Actinopterygii	6			Not estimated
Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei	Actinopterygii	5	10	EMW-306	1
Lings nei	Actinopterygii	5			Not estimated
Wahoo	Actinopterygii	5	4,536-38,636	EMW-338	<1
Striped marlin	Actinopterygii	5	56,750-113,500	EMW-445	<1
Pargo breams nei	Actinopterygii	5			Not estimated
Largehead hairtail	Actinopterygii	4	32-713	EMW-270	<1
Rainbow wrasse	Actinopterygii	4			Not estimated
Rubberlip grunt	Actinopterygii	4			Not estimated
Requiem sharks nei	Elasmobranchii	4			Not estimated
Curled picarel	Actinopterygii	4			Not estimated
Twaite shad	Actinopterygii	4			Not estimated
Imperial blackfish	Actinopterygii	3			Not estimated
Red hake	Actinopterygii	3	1,500	EMW-390	<1
Rays stingrays mantas nei	Elasmobranchii	3			Not estimated
Triggerfishes durgons nei	Actinopterygii	3			Not estimated
Angelsharks sand devils nei	Elasmobranchii	3	1,684-19,794	EMW-23	<1
Cassava croaker	Actinopterygii	3	1,000	EMW-211	<1
West African goatfish	Actinopterygii	2			Not estimated
Undulate ray	Elasmobranchii	2			Not estimated
Greenland shark	Elasmobranchii	2			Not estimated
Cape hakes	Actinopterygii	2	465-2,030	EMW-208	<1
Roudi escolar	Actinopterygii	2			Not estimated
Madeiran sardinella	Actinopterygii	2	30-224	EMW-275	<1
Spotted wolffish	Actinopterygii	2			Not estimated
Yellowtail amberjack	Actinopterygii	2	4,397-15,000	EMW-347	<1
Indo-Pacific sailfish	Actinopterygii	2	13,640-27,270	EMW-255	<1
Porbeagle	Elasmobranchii	2	135,000	EMW-387	<1
Red bandfish	Actinopterygii	2			Not estimated
Basking shark	Elasmobranchii	2	3,000,000	EMW-96	<1
Hammerhead sharks etc. nei	Elasmobranchii	1			Not estimated
Longfin mako	Elasmobranchii	1			Not estimated
Snake mackerels escolars nei	Actinopterygii	1			Not estimated
Southern bluefin tuna	Actinopterygii	1	7,000-28,333	EMW-328	<1
Argentines	Actinopterygii	1	56-1,079	EMW-44	<1
Orange roughy	Actinopterygii	1	1,500	EMW-381	<1
Shortspine African angler	Actinopterygii	1			Not estimated
Sea trout	Actinopterygii	1	6,000	EMW-310	<1
Oceanic whitetip shark	Elasmobranchii	1	35,000-70,000	EMW-452	<1
Freshwater fishes nei	Mixed	1			Not estimated
Poor cod	Actinopterygii	1			Not estimated
Stingrays butterfly rays nei	Elasmobranchii	1			Not estimated
Longspine snipefish	Actinopterygii	1			Not estimated
Atlantic saury	Actinopterygii	1	80-110	EMW-70	<1
Catsharks etc. nei	Elasmobranchii	1			Not estimated
Lemon sole	Actinopterygii	1	649-885	EMW-379	<1
Bramble shark	Elasmobranchii	1			Not estimated
West African croakers nei	Actinopterygii	1			Not estimated
Bluntnose sixgill shark	Elasmobranchii	1	500,000	EMW-167	<1
Bigeye thresher	Elasmobranchii	1	160,000	EMW-113	<1
Arrowhead dogfish	Elasmobranchii	1			Not estimated
Leerfish	Actinopterygii	1			Not estimated
Crocodile shark	Elasmobranchii	1			Not estimated
Pacific bluefin tuna	Actinopterygii	1	38,000-99,300	EMW-286	<1
Shi drum	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Gobies nei	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Ocean sunfish	Actinopterygii	<1	1,000,000	EMW-468	<1
Stout beardfish	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Pompanos nei	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Clupeoids nei	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Boe drum	Actinopterygii	<1	98-114	EMW-172	<1
Atlantic wolffish	Actinopterygii	<1	6,804	EMW-77	<1
Combers nei	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Flatfishes nei	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Red pandora	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Ling	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Saddled seabream	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Conger eels etc. nei	Actinopterygii	<1			Not estimated
Opah	Actinopterygii	<1	50,000	EMW-430	<1
Totals by estimate type:
	Class	Capture (t)	Percent of total fish capture %		Estimated numbers (millions)
Single species with an EMW
	Actinopterygii	142,535	76		580 - 1,421
	Elasmobranchii	14,365	8		1
	All classes	156,901	84		581 - 1,422
Multi species with an EMW
	Actinopterygii	11,602	6		10 - 175
	All classes	11,602	6		10 - 175
Totals for species with an EMW	All Classes	168,503	90		591 - 1,598
Species without an EMW
	Actinopterygii	15,362	8		Not estimated
	Elasmobranchii	2,498	1		Not estimated
	Cephalaspidomorphi	52	<1		Not estimated
	Mixed	508	<1		Not estimated
Totals for species without EMW	All classes	18,419	10		Not estimated
Total fish capture		186,922	100
out of total fisheries capture		207,631

   Source of production tonnage : FAO FishStat "Capture Production 1950-2016 (Release Date: 15th March 2018)".