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 |
1.46 |
2.4 % |
Balistidae |
0.16 |
0.3 % |
Belonidae |
0.05 |
0.1 % |
Carangidae |
12.52 |
21.0 % |
Cirrhitidae |
5.53 |
9.2 % |
Exocoetidae |
0.01 |
0.0 % |
Holocentridae |
13.47 |
22.5 % |
Kyphosidae |
15.09 |
25.3 % |
Labridae |
2.85 |
4.8 % |
Lethrinidae |
0.16 |
0.3 % |
Lutjanidae |
0.78 |
1.3 % |
Mugilidae |
1.13 |
1.9 % |
Mullidae |
0.72 |
1.2 % |
Priacanthidae |
0.51 |
0.9 % |
Scaridae |
1.34 |
2.2 % |
Serranidae |
3.86 |
6.5 % |
Sphyraenidae |
0.11 |
0.2 % |
Others |
0.68 |
1.1 % |