The Fish Sampling at Lata Fish Market in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands

Study Extent

The sampling was conducted at a single location in Lata Township, Nendo Island.The program was done for a year recording fish species and lenghts via the sampling methodology and the fishers comes from Nendo Islands and perhaps some from nearby Islands - Reef Islands and fishing activities happened close to Tinakula fishing grounds.

Sampling

The approach used was digital photographic system (DPS), it involved capturing individual fish images through the usage of a camera. The is attach to a designed measuring board with stand frame of about a meter height and ontop of the stand where the camera is facing downward attach with a screw. In the camera, a pre-programmed SD card was inserted for image storages and the designed measuring board has numeric numbers in centimetres from 1 to 150. Primarily the DPS records the fish species caught or landed,the fish species lengths and also the fisher’s name to allow the visual linkage between the particular fish catch and the fisher. However, undertaking sampling requires two enumerators responsible for placing the fish species onto the measuring the board and another one will work on the camera capturing the photographs.

Method steps

For the one year period of the fish sampling does records a total of 65 species from 11 families.

1. Actinopterygii
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The map shows where the sampling area situated: Lata fish market, Lata, Nendo Island, Temotu Province. It also covers some of the coastal region where fishing activities being conducted.