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I don't know if Zsolt Sary subscribes to this list, but he has reported
that Pomacentridae constituted 0.7% (220 kg) of the total catch monitored
at 5 landing sites on the north coast of Jamaica during the year mid-July
2000 to mid-July 2001. The reference is:

Sary Z (2001). The small-scale fishery on the central north coast of
Jamaica: a biological and socio-economic survey from Rio Bueno (Trelawny)
to Salem (St. Ann), 2000-2001. Technical Report, ICLARM Caribbean/Eastern
Pacific Office, Tortola, BVI.

I leave it to you to judge if that constitutes "significant numbers"; if
not, at least it's a reference level from an over-exploited fishery. Young
spearfishers (under-represented in the above survey) may take more
damsel-fishes.

Jeremy

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Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies (Mona),
Kingston 7, Jamaica.

On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Kathryn Kavanagh wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know whether damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are harvested
> in significant numbers as a food source?   Perhaps in the Philippines?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Kathy
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