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Table A1.8 Total seafood production by South Africa, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)


Species group

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Difference 1990 - 1999

% change 1990 - 1999

Herring, sardine, anchovy

251 681

236 055

448 089

342 637

303 139

362 371

193 039

269 300

288 043

370 714

119 033

47

Cod, hake, haddock

135 168

136 484

135 805

108 339

136 917

137 742

155 155

141 086

151 363

141 227

6 059

4

Jack, mullet, saury

54 652

38 694

36 686

40 502

24 832

13 946

34 713

33 300

54 687

19 402

-35 250

-64

Redfish, bass, conger

17 652

14 600

14 164

15 265

12 702

15 283

16 087

19 053

18 396

17 956

304

2

Mackerel, snoek, cutlassfish

49 776

47 629

36 907

32 166

22 385

24 907

19 746

21 177

21 896

15 518

-34 258

-69

Squid, cuttlefish, octopus

5 185

7 208

3 259

6 502

5 941

7 097

7 571

3 826

6 772

7 295

2 110

41

Tuna, bonito, billfish

6 381

3 647

6 564

7 375

7 524

5 477

5 813

6 855

8 868

5 556

-825

-13

Miscellaneous marine fish

2 559

2 972

1 831

806

2 246

1 773

1 634

13 212

1 097

3 616

1 057

41

Brown seaweed

8 000

5 000

2 456

3 768

2 579

3 689

3 700

3 800

3 500

3 500

-4 500

-56

Red seaweed

3 000

6 000

6 808

4 192

1 797

2 573

2 532

2 610

2 516

2 505

-495

-17

Lobster, spiny rock lobster

5 138

2 789

3 187

2 572

3 224

3 042

2 343

2 222

3 109

2 472

-2 666

-52

Mussels

1 131

1 758

2 163

2 345

2 700

2 256

1 698

2 500

2 650

2 300

1 169

103

Shark, ray, chimaera

2 513

2 476

2 620

2 933

2 209

1 833

1 719

2 174

2 075

1 800

-713

-28

Salmon, trout, smelt

950

1 220

990

1 020

1 020

770

790

1 050

1 650

1 135

185

19

Miscellaneous freshwater fish

1 673

1 975

1 282

882

850

812

873

889

945

922

-751

-45

Flounder, halibut, sole

868

738

834

809

942

770

925

843

866

778

-90

-10

Abalone, winkle, conch

624

573

738

562

588

616

742

340

546

510

-114

-18

Oysters

1 258

1 532

926

480

520

339

339

450

475

405

-853

-68

Shrimp, prawn

670

515

244

270

51

86

86

197

267

320

-350

-52

Miscellaneous aquatic plants

260

285

309

300

300

300

390

85

120

135

-125

-48

Sea-spider, crab

204

192

194

138




113

95

100

-104

-51

Tilapia and other cichlids

30

40

55

60

60

25

15

20

70

85

55

183

Sperm whale, pilot whale




87

165

95

100

149

45

60

60


Carp, barbel and other cyprinids

26

41

54

25

24

26

18

42

55

30

4

15

Freshwater crustaceans




1

2

3

2

1

4

3

3


Blue whale, fin whale








2



0


Clam, cockle, arkshell

10

5

5








-10

-100

Krill, planktonic crustaceans





3






0


Sea squirt and other tunicates

20

35

30








-20

-100

SOURCE: FAO


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