High seas accessed by Albania: n/a

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Other EEZs accessed by Albania: n/a

This reflects the year that the Sea Around Us project set as the first year in which fishing vessels from this country engaged in fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone waters of other countries (if observed access or formal access agreements existed). If you have knowledge and data that would support an earlier or later year to be specified, please advise us of this via feedback.

Start year: End year:

Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	3.01	32.6	0	1
1951	3.03	32.4	0.41	1.51
1952	3.05	33.6	0.72	2.05
1953	3.05	35	0.86	2.36
1954	3.03	33.9	1	2.72
1955	2.99	32.3	0.93	2.53
1956	3.03	34.6	1.14	3.13
1957	3.03	33.6	1.15	3.16
1958	3.1	31.7	1.71	5.53
1959	3.07	30.6	1.64	5.16
1960	3.08	33.5	1.61	5
1961	3.1	33.5	1.85	6.36
1962	3.06	31.7	1.8	6.05
1963	3.05	32.7	1.79	5.99
1964	3.03	30.8	1.94	6.96
1965	3.06	32.6	1.92	6.82
1966	3.11	32.6	2.08	8
1967	3.11	33.5	2.05	7.77
1968	3.11	33.2	2.09	8.08
1969	3.11	35.1	1.94	6.96
1970	2.91	37.3	0.84	2.32
1971	2.95	40.4	0.86	2.36
1972	3.09	45.5	1.1	3
1973	3.27	49.5	2.07	7.92
1974	3.39	54.3	2.33	10.28
1975	3.36	53.8	2.2	9.03
1976	3.36	55.1	2.25	9.49
1977	3.4	54.8	2.52	12.43
1978	3.34	49	2.58	13.2
1979	3.35	48.8	2.54	12.68
1980	3.38	50.7	2.6	13.46
1981	3.42	52.1	2.62	13.74
1982	3.32	47.2	2.45	11.59
1983	3.41	54.3	3.43	30.88
1984	3.48	62.1	3.59	36.23
1985	3.43	55.4	3.83	46.06
1986	3.41	55.9	3.65	38.47
1987	3.27	54.1	3.46	31.82
1988	3.28	54.7	3.51	33.45
1989	3.28	54.9	3.36	28.79
1990	3.31	54.1	3.6	36.6
1991	3.38	62	3.34	28.22
1992	3.52	71	3.56	35.16
1993	3.5	70	3.53	34.12
1994	3.56	75.9	3.68	39.65
1995	3.57	73.9	3.8	44.7
1996	3.57	74.1	3.73	41.68
1997	3.54	78.2	3.48	32.46
1998	3.42	67.2	3.2	24.53
1999	3.43	67.6	3	20.09
2000	3.33	61.3	2.88	17.81
2001	3.28	58.6	2.78	16.12
2002	3.53	72.5	2.15	8.58
2003	3.61	65.7	1.99	7.32
2004	3.55	68.9	2.13	8.41
2005	3.51	74.4	1.9	6.69
2006	3.57	75	2.33	10.28

TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.5	98	Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix
4.5	82	Common dentex	Dentex dentex
4.5	164	Leerfish	Lichia amia
4.5	284	Smooth hammerhead	Sphyrna zygaena
4.5	156	Greater amberjack	Seriola dumerili
4.5	79	John dory	Zeus faber
4.48999977111816	449	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
4.48999977111816	200	Angler	Lophius piscatorius
4.48000001907349	50	Brushtooth lizardfish	Saurida undosquamis
4.47714281082153	367	Billfishes	Istiophoridae
4.46000003814697	112	Monkfishes	Lophius
4.42999982833862	376	Atlantic bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus
4.42000007629395	130	European hake	Merluccius merluccius
4.40333318710327	179	Barracudas	Sphyraena
4.40000009536743	258	Atlantic sailfish	Istiophorus albicans
4.40000009536743	100	Little tunny	Euthynnus alletteratus
4.36999988555908	172	Common dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus
4.34999990463257	108	Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis
4.30999994277954	136	Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
4.30000019073486	130	Piked dogfish	Squalus acanthias
4.29699993133545	56	Lizardfishes	Synodontidae
4.28999996185303	57	Whiting	Merlangius merlangus
4.28999996185303	246	European conger	Conger conger
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.2350001335144	60	Frigate tuna	Auxis
4.23199987411499	90	Dogfish sharks	Squalidae
4.21000003814697	89	Garpike	Belone belone
4.21000003814697	277	Porbeagle	Lamna nasus
4.19999980926514	90	Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda
4.13424253463745	32	Squids	Teuthida
4.13399982452393	215	Angel sharks	Squatinidae
4.07999992370605	82	Atlantic pomfret	Brama brama
4.05230808258057	164	Jacks and pompanos	Carangidae
4.05000019073486	200	Meagre	Argyrosomus regius
4.01000022888184	41	Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou
4.01000022888184	75	European flying squid	Todarodes sagittatus
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
3.99000000953674	25	Common squids	Loligo
3.98279094696045	190	Sea basses or groupers and fairy basslets	Serranidae
3.96499991416931	49	Megrims	Lepidorhombus
3.94000005722046	100	European/spotted seabass	Dicentrarchus
3.91666698455811	43	Scorpionfishes or rockfishes	Scorpaenidae
3.91417288780212	80	Cods	Gadiformes
3.85999989509583	100	Lesser catsharks	Scyliorhinus
3.84999990463257	172	Silver scabbardfish	Lepidopus caudatus
3.84999990463257	90	Dusky grouper	Epinephelus marginatus
3.84349989891052	190	Groupers	Epinephelus
3.82999992370605	172	Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus
3.79999995231628	100	European seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax
3.7960000038147	83	Skates	Raja
3.76205897331238	200	Drums or croakers	Sciaenidae
3.74000000953674	25	Searobins	Triglidae
3.72749996185303	38	Groupers	Serranus
3.72562503814697	111	Smooth-hounds	Mustelus
3.71250009536743	50	Turbots	Scophthalmidae
3.70222210884094	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiida
3.69749999046326	163	Guitarfishes	Rhinobatidae
3.6949999332428	66	Jack and horse mackerels	Trachurus
3.67499995231628	31	Horned and musky octopuses	Eledone
3.65000009536743	75	Common seabream	Pagrus pagrus
3.64666700363159	51	Mackerels	Scomber
3.64000010490417	62	Atlantic horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus
3.61374998092651	205	Skates and rays	Rajiformes
3.59999990463257	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiidae
3.59999990463257	33	Poor cod	Trisopterus minutus
3.59999990463257	83	Thornback ray	Raja clavata
3.58999991416931	19	Octopuses	Octopodidae
3.57999992370605	68	Octopuses	Octopoda
3.57500004768372	25	Picarels	Spicara
3.57180309295654	50	Flatfishes	Pleuronectiformes
3.54999995231628	28	Common cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis
3.54999995231628	32	Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris
3.54749989509583	100	Seabreams (Pagrus spp)	Pagrus
3.53999996185303	20	Annular seabream	Diplodus annularis
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.52999997138977	43	Flounder	Platichthys flesus
3.51999998092651	60	Common pandora	Pagellus erythrinus
3.49000000953674	80	Rubberlip grunt	Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
3.49000000953674	90	Greater forkbeard	Phycis blennoides
3.48000001907349	36	Axillary seabream	Pagellus acarne
3.47000002861023	23	Armored searobins or armored gurnards	Peristediidae
3.47000002861023	17	Aristeid shrimps	Aristeidae
3.47000002861023	56	Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus
3.44000005722046	70	Pandoras	Pagellus
3.44000005722046	53	Grey triggerfish	Balistes capriscus
3.4300000667572	53	Large-eye dentex	Dentex macrophthalmus
3.4300000667572	9	Mediterranean shore crab	Carcinus aestuarii
3.39000010490417	57	Shi drum	Umbrina cirrosa
3.33999991416931	60	Black seabream	Spondyliosoma cantharus
3.32999992370605	30	Red mullet	Mullus barbatus barbatus
3.3199999332428	30	Wedge sole	Dicologlossa cuneata
3.30999994277954	4	Deepwater rose shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris
3.30864906311035	164	Porgies	Sparidae
3.28999996185303	6	Blue and red shrimp	Aristeus antennatus
3.28500008583069	40	Western goatfishes	Mullus
3.25999999046326	57	Gilthead seabream	Sparus aurata
3.25999999046326	100	European plaice	Pleuronectes platessa
3.24000000953674	25	Herrings	Clupeiformes
3.23000001907349	25	Blotched picarel	Spicara maena
3.21000003814697	25	Round sardinella	Sardinella aurita
3.20250010490417	12	Silversides	Atherinidae
3.19000005722046	9	Common shrimp	Crangon crangon
3.1800000667572	46	Atlantic mackerel	Scomber scombrus
3.17000007629395	70	Common sole	Solea solea
3.10999989509583	20	European anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus
3.10500001907349	15	Gobies	Gobiidae
3.09999990463257	25	European pilchard	Sardina pilchardus
3.08999991416931	52	Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus
3.07999992370605	40	Leaping mullet	Liza saliens
3.06162858009338	11	Gastropods	Gastropoda
3.04999995231628	100	Turbot	Scophthalmus maximus
3.02999997138977	25	Saddled seabream	Oblada melanura
3	25	Crustaceans	Crustacea
3	30	Bogue	Boops boops
3	16	European sprat	Sprattus sprattus
3	45	Greater weever	Trachinus draco
3	16	Picarel	Spicara smaris
3	3	Grooved sea squirt	Microcosmus sulcatus
2.97199988365173	49	Seabreams and porgies	Diplodus
2.88000011444092	8	Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus
2.82249999046326	33	Halfbeaks	Hemiramphidae
2.76699995994568	21	Sardinella	Sardinella
2.70000004768372	13	Caramote prawn	Melicertus kerathurus
2.70000004768372	11	Common prawn	Palaemon serratus
2.65000009536743	13	Natantian decapods	Shrimps and prawns
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	15	Common spiny lobster	Palinurus elephas
2.59999990463257	65	European lobster	Homarus gammarus
2.59999990463257	15	Spottail mantis squillid	Squilla mantis
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.29999995231628	13	Spinous spider crab	Maja squinado
2.29999995231628	8	Stony sea urchin	Paracentrotus lividus
2.13000011444092	120	Flathead mullet	Mugil cephalus
2.09999990463257	10	Common edible cockle	Cardium edule
2.09999990463257	7	Pullet carpet shell	Tapes pullastra
2.09999990463257	7	Striped venus	Venus gallina
2.00999999046326	42	Salema	Sarpa salpa
2	8	Razor clams and knife clams	Solenidae
2	15	Murex shells	Murex
2	25	European flat oyster	Ostrea edulis
2	6	Grooved carpet shell	Ruditapes decussatus
2	7	Mediterranean mussel	Mytilus galloprovincialis
2	12	Pacific cupped oyster	Crassostrea gigas

Marine Trophic Index in the waters of Albania

Catch reconstruction: