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 |
3.95 |
2.2 % |
Balistidae |
9.50 |
5.3 % |
Belonidae |
0.74 |
0.4 % |
Carangidae |
13.83 |
7.8 % |
Hemiramphidae |
0.75 |
0.4 % |
Holocentridae |
2.25 |
1.3 % |
Labridae |
7.33 |
4.1 % |
Lethrinidae |
11.24 |
6.3 % |
Lutjanidae |
59.58 |
33.5 % |
Mugilidae |
2.06 |
1.2 % |
Mullidae |
0.83 |
0.5 % |
Scaridae |
31.40 |
17.6 % |
Serranidae |
27.28 |
15.3 % |
Siganidae |
5.05 |
2.8 % |
Sphyraenidae |
2.25 |
1.3 % |
Others |
28.48 |
16.0 % |