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Hi Kathy,
In a lot of places in the Philippines (in Bolinao - 300 km north of Manila, for example), damselfishes make up from .6 to .9% of the fish harvested from reefs by subsistence fishers. They are not target species themselves but are caught in traps and gillnets that target siganids, labrids and scarids.
Rudy Reyes
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-----Original Message----- From: Kathryn Kavanagh [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 4:43 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: eating damselfish
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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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