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 |
32.36 |
22.3 % |
Balistidae |
0.93 |
0.6 % |
Carangidae |
2.93 |
2.0 % |
Gerreidae |
1.05 |
0.7 % |
Hemiramphidae |
0.98 |
0.7 % |
Holocentridae |
14.47 |
10.0 % |
Kyphosidae |
1.24 |
0.9 % |
Labridae |
1.04 |
0.7 % |
Lethrinidae |
22.69 |
15.6 % |
Lutjanidae |
5.95 |
4.1 % |
Mugilidae |
15.92 |
11.0 % |
Mullidae |
4.52 |
3.1 % |
Scaridae |
23.35 |
16.1 % |
Serranidae |
7.48 |
5.2 % |
Siganidae |
9.56 |
6.6 % |
Sphyraenidae |
0.81 |
0.6 % |
Others |
7.77 |
5.3 % |