| Table 9.8 : FISH CATCH BY TYPE AND FISHING METHODS, 2011 (In metric tons) | |||||||
| Fishing methods | |||||||
| Type of fish | Total | Pole and Line | Trolling | Long Line | Hand Line | Fixed Gillnets | |
| Total | 120,836 | 82,437 | 5,174 | 13 | 33,211 | 1 | |
| Skipjack | 57,672 | 52,489 | 313 | 0 | 4,870 | 0 | |
| Yellowfin tuna | 35,575 | 9,650 | 1,406 | 1 | 24,518 | 0 | |
| Dogtooth tuna | 829 | 769 | 23 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Little tuna | 2,422 | 1,816 | 197 | 2 | 406 | 0 | |
| Frigate tuna | 1,696 | 1,344 | 123 | 1 | 228 | 0 | |
| Other marine fish | 22,642 | 16,368 | 3,112 | 9 | 3,152 | 1 | |
| Percentage share ( % ) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| Skipjack | 48 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Yellowfin tuna | 29 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 74 | 0 | |
| Dogtooth tuna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Little tuna | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frigate tuna | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other marine fish | 19 | 20 | 60 | 66 | 9 | 100 | #DIV/0! |
| Source: Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture | |||||||