Year 1997 production 115,654 tons, exported 29,658 |  Year 1998 production 127,621 tons, exported 24,323 | Year 1999 production 123,606 tons, exported 20,273

ANNUAL QUANTITIES OF SELECTED FISH CATCH IN SOUTHERN SEAS (Sept. 1996 to Sept. 1997)

Remarks Quantity Landed (TONS) Fish Type
  185,000 Yellow‑fin tuna
  12,000 Kingfish
  1750 Groupers
  1500 Emperor 
Humpback Red Snapper 900 Snappers  
Sailfish 500 Black Runner
Long-tail tuna 23000 Kawakawa
  18000 Frigate Mackeral
  1000 Mackeral
  14000 Shark
  400 Cuttlefish
  120000 Sardines
  30 Shrimps
  35000 Barracude

 Source: Fishing Corporation