Common name
Fijian name
Value
% undersized species harvested
% species damaged during harvest
%
over cooked
% poorly cutting and gutting
% smoke burnt
% semi dried product
% spoilt
Amberfish
Dri volavola
Low
11.2 ± 2.3
14.4 ± 2.6
10.6 ± 2.2
4.3 ± 1.5
8.0 ± 2.0
6.9 ± 1.9
0.0 ± 0.0
Blackfish
Dri loa
Medium
12.5 ± 1.4
26.6 ± 1.9
23.0 ± 1.8
50.9 ± 2.1
15.0 ± 1.5
7.9 ± 1.1
17.0 ± 1.6
Black teatfish
Loaloa
High
17.4 ± 2.0
14.6 ± 1.9
5.7 ± 1.2
1.7 ± 0.7
7.1 ± 1.4
0.0 ± 0.0
2.3 ± 0.8
Brown sandfish
Vula
Low
1.3 ± 0.3
23.1 ± 1.2
35.5 ± 1.4
72.8 ± 1.3
18.9 ± 1.1
31.6 ± 1.3
59.2 ± 1.4
Curryfish
Lokoloko; Laulevu
Low – Medium
36.3 ± 1.2
36.0 ± 1.2
30.6 ± 1.1
42.6 ± 1.2
32.4 ± 1.2
26.7 ± 1.1
44.0 ± 1.2
Deepwater redfish
Dritabua
Low – Medium
0.0 ± 0.0
13.4 ± 1.9
4.5 ± 1.2
10.5 ± 1.7
10.8 ± 1.8
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
Elephants trunkfish
Dairo ni cakau
Low
0.0 ± 0.0
8.8 ± 2.2
9.4 ± 2.3
13.1 ± 2.7
8.8 ± 2.2
7.5 ± 2.1
0.0 ± 0.0
Greenfish
Dri votovoto; Tarase
Medium - High
46.1 ± 1.1
32.4 ± 1.0
14.5 ± 0.7
11.4 ± 0.7
14.7 ± 0.8
2.1 ± 0.3
18.3 ± 0.8
Lollyfish
Loliloli
Low
46.5 ± 1.1
4.7 ± 0.5
14.2 ± 0.8
39.3 ± 1.1
27.6 ± 1.0
29.4 ± 1.0
12.5 ± 0.7
Pinkfish
Dri damu
Low
9.0 ± 1.7
0.0 ± 0.0
12.0 ± 1.9
0.0 ± 0.0
19.3 ± 2.3
14.7 ± 2.0
0.0 ± 0.0
Prickly redfish
Sucudrau
Medium- High
8.1 ± 1.6
16.3 ± 2.1
0.7 ± 0.5
4.4 ± 1.2
0.0 ± 0.0
6.8 ± 1.5
0.0 ± 0.0
Sandfish
[banned
]
Dairo
High
41.2 ± 2.7
0.0 ± 0.0
32.5 ± 2.6
0.0 ± 0.0
45.5 ± 2.8
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
Curryfish ‘D’ grade*
Laulevu; Geci
low
100.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
10.7 ± 0.8
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
Stonefish
Dri vatu
Medium
34.2 ± 2.3
12.5 ± 1.6
0.0 ± 0.0
2.4 ± 0.7
8.3 ± 1.3
0.5 ± 0.3
0.0 ± 0.0
Surf redfish
Tarasea
Medium
21.9 ± 1.9
4.1 ± 0.9
9.0 ± 1.3
16.2 ± 1.7
38.4 ± 2.2
9.4 ± 1.3
3.3 ± 0.8
Tigerfish
Vula ika
Low – Medium
32.9 ± 1.5
25.9 ± 1.4
11.8 ± 1.0
38.7 ± 1.6
22.3 ± 1.3
23.9 ± 1.4
19.7 ± 1.3
White teatfish
sucuwalu
High
12.6 ± 1.9
45.0 ± 2.8
3.2 ± 1.0
12.9 ± 1.9
4.2 ± 1.1
0.0 ± 0.0
3.9 ± 1.1
Sea cucumber
Mundra
Low
31.8 ± 1.2
14.8 ± 0.9
20.1 ± 1.0
16.4 ± 0.9
21.7 ± 1.0
10.3 ± 0.8
12.3 ± 0.8
Snake fish
Loliloli
Low
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
21.2 ± 2.0
0.0 ± 0.0
6.3 ± 1.2
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
Table 1:
The main species of sea cucumbers processed in Fiji and the percentages of each influenced by factors affecting product quality and value.
