Socio-economic survey conducted in 2002
Extrapolated total catch
(based on catch composition reported by fishers)
Family | Total weight (tons/year) |
Percentage of total catch |
Acanthuridae |
2.40 |
6.8 % |
Balistidae |
0.83 |
2.3 % |
Carangidae |
5.72 |
16.1 % |
Gerreidae |
0.98 |
2.8 % |
Holocentridae |
0.37 |
1.0 % |
Kyphosidae |
5.16 |
14.5 % |
Lethrinidae |
8.23 |
23.2 % |
Mugilidae |
3.28 |
9.2 % |
Mullidae |
2.12 |
6.0 % |
Platycephalidae |
0.01 |
0.0 % |
Scaridae |
2.20 |
6.2 % |
Serranidae |
0.22 |
0.6 % |
Siganidae |
3.95 |
11.1 % |
Sphyraenidae |
0.02 |
0.1 % |
Others |
1.82 |
5.1 % |