Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006
Extrapolated total catch
(based on catch composition reported by fishers)
Family | Total weight (tons/year) |
Percentage of total catch |
Acanthuridae |
18.55 |
8.4 % |
Balistidae |
5.96 |
2.7 % |
Belonidae |
3.22 |
1.5 % |
Caesionidae |
0.89 |
0.4 % |
Carangidae |
33.89 |
15.4 % |
Holocentridae |
24.99 |
11.3 % |
Kyphosidae |
0.89 |
0.4 % |
Labridae |
3.64 |
1.7 % |
Lethrinidae |
22.63 |
10.3 % |
Lutjanidae |
25.99 |
11.8 % |
Mugilidae |
2.07 |
0.9 % |
Mullidae |
3.57 |
1.6 % |
Scaridae |
5.52 |
2.5 % |
Serranidae |
56.26 |
25.5 % |
Siganidae |
5.30 |
2.4 % |
Sphyraenidae |
7.29 |
3.3 % |
Others |
47.74 |
21.6 % |