Table 3a: Example Melanesian artisanal catch composition: Fiji domestic commercial market - finfish
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Percentage of total |
Fijian name |
Species
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Tonnes |
% |
Salala |
Rastrelliger spp
|
404.28 |
8.48%
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Walu |
Scomberomorus commerson
|
363.64 |
7.63%
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Saqa |
Caranx spp
|
338.56 |
7.10%
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Donu |
Plectropomus leopardus & spp
|
307.36 |
6.45%
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Kanace |
Valamugil seheli
|
239.14 |
5.02%
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Kalia |
Bolbometopon muricatus
|
230.40 |
4.83%
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Oqo |
Sphyraena qenie, barracuda
|
221.27 |
4.64%
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Kabatia |
Lethrinus harak, variegatus
|
204.32 |
4.29%
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Kawakawa |
Cephalopholis argus, Anyperodon sp
|
199.78 |
4.19%
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Sabutu |
Lethrinus mahsena
|
183.74 |
3.85%
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Kawago |
Lethrinus nebulosus
|
155.26 |
3.26%
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Yawa |
Chanos chanos
|
108.52 |
2.28%
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Dokonivudi |
Lethrinus elongatus
|
102.87 |
2.16%
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Wau |
Acanthocybium solandri
|
102.16 |
2.14%
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Kake |
Lutjanus fulv., quinquelineatus
|
95.87 |
2.01% |
Ulavi |
Scarus ghobban, Cetoscarus bicolor
|
78.26 |
1.64% |
Kava |
Liza vaigiensis
|
72.91 |
1.53% |
Damu |
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
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72.40 |
1.52% |
Kacika |
Lethrinus xanthochilus
|
66.80 |
1.40% |
Kaikai |
Leiognathus equulus
|
65.77 |
1.38% |
Laidamu |
Symphorus nematophorus
|
55.12 |
1.16% |
Sevaseva |
Plectorhynchus chaetodonoides
|
53.60 |
1.12% |
Ta |
Naso unicornis
|
52.58 |
1.10% |
Bo |
Lutjanus gibbus
|
51.14 |
1.07% |
Molisa |
Liza melanoptera
|
43.66 |
0.92% |
Nuqa |
Siganus spp
|
43.64 |
0.92% |
Kasala |
Epinephelus microdon, fuscus
|
42.05 |
0.88% |
Mataroko |
Parapeneus indicus
|
40.52 |
0.85% |
Senikawakawa |
Epinephelus merra
|
37.76 |
0.79% |
Bati |
Lutjanus bohar
|
34.40 |
0.72% |
Balagi |
Acanthurus xanthopterus
|
33.70 |
0.71% |
Natali |
Stolephorus spp
|
33.55 |
0.70% |
Busa |
Hemiramphus far, dussumeiri
|
32.46 |
0.68% |
Tovisi |
Trichiurus haumela
|
29.35 |
0.62% |
Ki |
Upeneus vittatus
|
29.31 |
0.61% |
Drodrolagi |
Elagatis bipinnulatus
|
28.25 |
0.59% |
Yellowfin |
Thunnus albacares
|
26.98 |
0.57% |
Uluqa |
Paracaesio kusakarii
|
25.58 |
0.54% |
Ika Vesa |
Dried fish, mainly rastrelliger spp
|
25.46 |
0.53% |
Opakapaka |
Pristipomoides spp
|
24.80 |
0.52% |
Kela |
Lactarius lactarius
|
23.44 |
0.49% |
Rosinibogi |
Lutjanus timorensis, malabaricus
|
20.83 |
0.44% |
Qio |
Carcharinidae
|
18.68 |
0.39% |
Qitawa |
Terapon jarbua
|
16.48 |
0.35% |
Utouto |
Aprion virescens
|
16.12 |
0.34% |
Casteroil fish |
Ruvettus spp
|
15.95 |
0.33% |
Matu |
Gerres spp
|
15.44 |
0.32% |
Skipjack |
Katsuwonus pelamis
|
14.50 |
0.30% |
Mama |
Gymnocranius, Monotaxis spp
|
14.12 |
0.30% |
Sewidri |
Aphareus rutilans
|
13.94 |
0.29% |
Sunfish |
Molidae
|
13.66 |
0.29% |
Koto |
Mugil cephalus
|
13.38 |
0.28% |
Uculuka |
Polynemus plebeius, microstomus
|
13.37 |
0.28% |
Saku |
Tylosurus crocodilus
|
12.93 |
0.27% |
Bedford |
Paracaesio kusakarii
|
12.44 |
0.26% |
Sirisiriwai |
Kyphosus cinerescens
|
10.49 |
0.22% |
Cumu |
Balistapus, Pseudobalistes spp
|
9.53 |
0.20% |
Kavu |
Plectropomus lanceolatus
|
8.71 |
0.18% |
Sabutudamu |
Lethrinus kallopterus
|
8.31 |
0.17% |
Corocoro |
Myripristis violaceus
|
7.74 |
0.16% |
Reve |
Mesopristes kneri
|
7.67 |
0.16% |
Batekau |
Scatophagus argus
|
7.52 |
0.16% |
Voivoi |
Chirocentrus dorab
|
7.39 |
0.15% |
Votonimoli |
Scomberoides lysan
|
7.32 |
0.15% |
Mahimahi |
Coryphaena hippurus
|
7.06 |
0.15% |
Vaidina(vai) |
Dasyatidae
|
6.93 |
0.15% |
Yavula |
Megalops cyprinoides
|
6.36 |
0.13% |
Marlin |
Makaira/Tetrapturus spp
|
6.21 |
0.13% |
Ikadroka |
Kuhlia rupestris
|
6.03 |
0.13% |
Delabulewa |
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
|
5.76 |
0.12% |
Daniva |
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
|
5.61 |
0.12% |
Varivoce |
Cheilinus undulatus
|
5.42 |
0.11% |
Tivitivi |
Chaetodontidae
|
5.05 |
0.11% |
Salalanitoga |
Megalaspis, Grammatorcinus
|
3.99 |
0.08% |
Saqaloa |
Caranx lugubris
|
3.87 |
0.08% |
Vunavuna |
Platax orbicularius
|
3.84 |
0.08% |
Regua |
Lutjanus rivulatus
|
3.74 |
0.08% |
Dogtooth |
Gymnosarda unicolor
|
3.62 |
0.08% |
Tabace |
Acanthurus triostegus
|
3.51 |
0.07% |
Bu |
a Lethrinus sp
|
3.16 |
0.07% |
Sokisoki |
Diodon hystrix
|
2.79 |
0.06% |
Kerekerecula |
?
|
2.63 |
0.06% |
Ose |
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
|
2.46 |
0.05% |
Guru |
Kyphosus spp
|
1.90 |
0.04% |
Sumusumu |
Arothron stellatus
|
1.87 |
0.04% |
Yatule(yatu) |
Selar crumenopthalmus
|
1.75 |
0.04% |
Mackerel Tuna |
Euthynnus affinis
|
1.54 |
0.03% |
Maleya |
Tilapia mossambica
|
1.40 |
0.03% |
Mataba |
Kuhlia bilunulata
|
1.33 |
0.03% |
Toa |
Ostracion tuberculatus
|
1.30 |
0.03% |
Ikasa |
Muraeanesox cinereus
|
1.24 |
0.03% |
Sabutukula |
Wattsia mossambica
|
0.30 |
0.01% |
Total |
93 taxa
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4767.85 |
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Source: Fiji Fisheries Division Annual Report 1990:-
Municipal market throughput and survey of purchases by shops,
hotels and restaurants. Note that fish are obtained from diverse
sources, including pelagic industrial longline by-catches, but
are primarily artisanal.
Note: A time series of domestic market sales is available for
Fiji in the Fisheries Division Annual Reports from 1982-1993,
broken down by major geographical areas and types of market outlet.
The raw data still held in digital form (spreadsheets) by the
Fisheries Division is further broken down by week (for municipal
market sales) or quarter-year (for other outlets census). Data
are compiled by Fijian name, and a key (not quite complete) to
Linnaean names is provided.
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