Socio-economic survey conducted in 2005
Extrapolated total catch
(based on catch composition reported by fishers)
Family | Total weight (tons/year) |
Percentage of total catch |
Acanthuridae |
27.97 |
21.7 % |
Balistidae |
1.37 |
1.1 % |
Carangidae |
2.94 |
2.3 % |
Gerreidae |
0.19 |
0.1 % |
Hemiramphidae |
0.48 |
0.4 % |
Holocentridae |
8.42 |
6.5 % |
Kyphosidae |
0.94 |
0.7 % |
Labridae |
5.77 |
4.5 % |
Lethrinidae |
18.55 |
14.4 % |
Lutjanidae |
9.01 |
7.0 % |
Mugilidae |
3.98 |
3.1 % |
Mullidae |
5.09 |
3.9 % |
Scaridae |
23.87 |
18.5 % |
Serranidae |
8.73 |
6.8 % |
Siganidae |
10.52 |
8.1 % |
Sphyraenidae |
1.33 |
1.0 % |
Others |
6.54 |
5.1 % |