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 |
63.39 |
24.1 % |
Balistidae |
1.36 |
0.5 % |
Carangidae |
5.56 |
2.1 % |
Gerreidae |
1.38 |
0.5 % |
Hemiramphidae |
1.55 |
0.6 % |
Holocentridae |
18.08 |
6.9 % |
Kyphosidae |
3.49 |
1.3 % |
Labridae |
4.69 |
1.8 % |
Lethrinidae |
40.09 |
15.3 % |
Lutjanidae |
19.96 |
7.6 % |
Mugilidae |
13.73 |
5.2 % |
Mullidae |
14.75 |
5.6 % |
Priacanthidae |
1.33 |
0.5 % |
Scaridae |
48.61 |
18.5 % |
Serranidae |
8.99 |
3.4 % |
Siganidae |
15.70 |
6.0 % |
Others |
22.40 |
8.5 % |