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Estimated numbers of individuals in average annual capture (FAO) of selected fish species (2007-2016)

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This page shows FAO reported fish capture tonnages for 2007-2016 by species category together with the estimated mean weight (EMW) (obtained in this study)
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Data for Sharks rays skates etc. nei (2007-2016)
Species Country Capture (t) Estimated
mean weight
(EMW) (g) EMW id Estimated numbers
(millions)
Sharks rays skates etc. nei Algeria              43 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Angola           1,420 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Antigua and Barbuda              43 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Australia           3,367 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Bangladesh           4,118 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Barbados              13 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Belize               5 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Benin              82 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Bermuda               1 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Brazil          10,212 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei C?te d'Ivoire             147 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Cabo Verde              43 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Cameroon             627 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Canada               5 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Chile               <1 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei China Hong Kong SAR             318 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Comoros              87 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Congo Dem. Rep. of the             546 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Cook Islands              21 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Costa Rica           3,123 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Cuba             659 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Cyprus               4 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Djibouti              68 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Ecuador           2,097 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Egypt           2,332 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei El Salvador             171 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Equatorial Guinea              77 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Falkland Is.(Malvinas)              21 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Faroe Islands              17 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei France               6 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei French Polynesia              49 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Gabon              80 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Gambia             485 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Georgia               2 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Ghana           4,903 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Grenada              16 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Guatemala             249 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Guinea             742 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Guyana             745 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei India          70,114 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Indonesia           1,177 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Israel              69 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Italy             132 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Japan          16,195 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Kenya             276 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Kiribati             196 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Korea Republic of           2,073 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Lebanon              21 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Liberia             107 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Madagascar           5,639 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Malaysia           7,050 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Maldives             210 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Malta               <1 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Marshall Islands              17 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Martinique              31 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Mauritania             222 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Mauritius              66 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Mayotte              10 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Mexico          18,387 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Micronesia Fed.States of             319 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Morocco           1,461 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Mozambique             714 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Namibia             502 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Nauru               1 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Netherlands              12 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei New Caledonia               7 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei New Zealand               1 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Nicaragua             199 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Nigeria          11,934 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Oman           6,310 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Other nei             445 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Panama           1,723 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Papua New Guinea             296 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Peru           3,553 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Philippines           2,336 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Portugal              23 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Puerto Rico               8 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei R?union              43 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Russian Federation              29 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Saint Helena               <1 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Saint Lucia               3 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Saint Vincent/Grenadines               4 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Samoa              30 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Sao Tome and Principe             159 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Saudi Arabia           1,070 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Senegal           1,663 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Seychelles             178 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Sierra Leone           2,601 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Singapore              20 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Solomon Islands              29 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei South Africa             491 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Spain             464 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Sri Lanka           3,717 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Sudan              24 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Sudan (former)              40 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Sweden               <1 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Syrian Arab Republic              57 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Taiwan Province of China          23,835 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Tanzania United Rep. of           4,046 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Thailand           2,340 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Togo              23 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Tokelau               1 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Tonga              20 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Trinidad and Tobago             364 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei United Arab Emirates           1,075 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei United Kingdom              36 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei United States of America             788 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Uruguay              11 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Vanuatu             330 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Venezuela Boliv Rep of             296 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Yemen           9,920 Not estimated

Sharks rays skates etc. nei Zanzibar           1,651 Not estimated

Total         244,136

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

Species	Country	Capture (t)	Estimated mean weight (EMW) (g)	EMW id	Estimated numbers (millions)
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Algeria	43			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Angola	1,420			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Antigua and Barbuda	43			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Australia	3,367			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Bangladesh	4,118			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Barbados	13			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Belize	5			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Benin	82			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Bermuda	1			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Brazil	10,212			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	C?te d'Ivoire	147			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Cabo Verde	43			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Cameroon	627			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Canada	5			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Chile	<1			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	China Hong Kong SAR	318			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Comoros	87			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Congo Dem. Rep. of the	546			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Cook Islands	21			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Costa Rica	3,123			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Cuba	659			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Cyprus	4			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Djibouti	68			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Ecuador	2,097			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Egypt	2,332			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	El Salvador	171			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Equatorial Guinea	77			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Falkland Is.(Malvinas)	21			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Faroe Islands	17			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	France	6			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	French Polynesia	49			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Gabon	80			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Gambia	485			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Georgia	2			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Ghana	4,903			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Grenada	16			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Guatemala	249			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Guinea	742			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Guyana	745			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	India	70,114			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Indonesia	1,177			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Israel	69			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Italy	132			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Japan	16,195			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Kenya	276			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Kiribati	196			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Korea Republic of	2,073			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Lebanon	21			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Liberia	107			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Madagascar	5,639			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Malaysia	7,050			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Maldives	210			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Malta	<1			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Marshall Islands	17			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Martinique	31			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Mauritania	222			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Mauritius	66			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Mayotte	10			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Mexico	18,387			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Micronesia Fed.States of	319			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Morocco	1,461			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Mozambique	714			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Namibia	502			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Nauru	1			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Netherlands	12			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	New Caledonia	7			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	New Zealand	1			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Nicaragua	199			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Nigeria	11,934			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Oman	6,310			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Other nei	445			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Panama	1,723			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Papua New Guinea	296			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Peru	3,553			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Philippines	2,336			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Portugal	23			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Puerto Rico	8			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	R?union	43			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Russian Federation	29			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Saint Helena	<1			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Saint Lucia	3			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Saint Vincent/Grenadines	4			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Samoa	30			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Sao Tome and Principe	159			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Saudi Arabia	1,070			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Senegal	1,663			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Seychelles	178			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Sierra Leone	2,601			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Singapore	20			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Solomon Islands	29			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	South Africa	491			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Spain	464			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Sri Lanka	3,717			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Sudan	24			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Sudan (former)	40			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Sweden	<1			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Syrian Arab Republic	57			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Taiwan Province of China	23,835			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Tanzania United Rep. of	4,046			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Thailand	2,340			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Togo	23			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Tokelau	1			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Tonga	20			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Trinidad and Tobago	364			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	United Arab Emirates	1,075			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	United Kingdom	36			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	United States of America	788			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Uruguay	11			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Vanuatu	330			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Venezuela Boliv Rep of	296			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Yemen	9,920			Not estimated
Sharks rays skates etc. nei	Zanzibar	1,651			Not estimated
Total		244,136