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 | | | |