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FAO Aquaculture Production in Nigeria (t)     n = 23
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Bagrus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Channa spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Characidae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 1
0		 7
0		 11
0
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 2
0		 6
0		 11
0		 18
0		 27
0		 39
0		 47
0
Citharinus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Clarias gariepinus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Clarias spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Clarias spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 1,491
0		 1,571
0		 1,651
0		 1,730
0		 1,810
0		 1,889
0		 1,969
0		 2,048
0		 2,128
0		 2,207
0
Cyprinidae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 20
0		 30
0		 40
0		 50
0		 54
0		 65
0		 77
0		 91
0		 107
0		 125
0
Distichodus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Gymnarchus niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Hepsetus odoe
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Lates niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Lutjanus spp
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Mugilidae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Mugilidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 7
0		 46
0		 82
0		 116
0		 147
0		 175
0		 200
0		 222
0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 2
0		 9
0		 19
0		 26
0		 36
0		 48
0		 65
0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 2,129
0		 2,206
0		 2,282
0		 2,357
0		 2,432
0		 2,506
0		 2,579
0		 2,651
0		 2,723
0		 2,795
0
Osteichthyes
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Osteichthyes
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Papyrocranus afer
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Synodontis spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Total: 3,640
0		 3,807
0		 3,980
0		 4,187
0		 4,393
0		 4,606
0		 4,816
0		 5,029
0		 5,252
0		 5,472
0
Note: If marine mammals and crocodiles are included in this list they are not accounted for in the Totals because they are reported in numbers and not in tonnes.

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