Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004
Extrapolated total catch
(based on catch composition reported by fishers)
Family | Total weight (tons/year) |
Percentage of total catch |
Acanthuridae |
209.60 |
19.0 % |
Balistidae |
1.56 |
0.1 % |
Caesionidae |
15.90 |
1.4 % |
Carangidae |
39.16 |
3.5 % |
Cirrhitidae |
3.20 |
0.3 % |
Gerreidae |
12.17 |
1.1 % |
Holocentridae |
6.39 |
0.6 % |
Kyphosidae |
88.84 |
8.0 % |
Lethrinidae |
220.54 |
19.9 % |
Lutjanidae |
208.69 |
18.9 % |
Mugilidae |
51.49 |
4.7 % |
Scaridae |
15.96 |
1.4 % |
Serranidae |
192.73 |
17.4 % |
Siganidae |
31.60 |
2.9 % |
Sphyraenidae |
8.18 |
0.7 % |
Others |
21.89 |
2.0 % |