However, there is limited information on the number of reef-associated fish species in the West Sulu Sea. In this paper, we used data from previous fish visual census surveys (FVCs) and...

Aug 9, 2022 · Large populations of yellowfin, big-eye tuna, skipjack, crabs, shrimp, etc., are found in Sulu Sea waters. The fishery productivity of the coral reefs is quite high, and individual coral reefs yield between 4 to 35 tonnes of fish per kilometer square annually.

Aug 28, 2019 · However, there is limited information on the number of reef-associated fish species in the West Sulu Sea. In this paper, we used data from previous fish visual census surveys (FVCs) and...

Currently, 1,056 marine fishes (32 elasmobranchs, 1,024 bony fishes) are included in the list, classified under two classes, 42 orders, 115 families, and 366 genera. More species were recorded in the Sulu Sea (904) than in the West Philippine Sea (557) which could be attributed to more studies being conducted in the former than in the latter.

This natural park is home to at least 600 species of fish, 360 species of corals, 11 species of sharks, 13 species of dolphins and whales, and 100 species of birds. The reef is also a nesting site for the Hawksbill and Green turtles.

The Sulu Sea is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines, separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago. Borneo is found to the southwest and Visayas to the northeast.

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Tunas and oceanic pelagic are abundant finfishes in the Sulu Sea. The catch composition was dominated by neritic and oceanic tunas with Euthynus affinis representing 35.20% of the total catch, followed

These matching and mismatching of spatial patterns of distributions of the various life stages of benthic reef-associated fishes in Sulu Sea are influenced by two major environmental factors.

Sep 22, 2022 · The water temperature levels and also the aquatic environment supply desirable problems for the development of readily feasible fish types. Large populaces of yellowfin, big-eye tuna, skipjack, crabs, shrimp, and so on, are located in Sulu Sea waters.