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Table 2

Number of fishermen using rod/nylon thread, fish traps, nets, or guns among the semi-professional and non-for-profit fishermen of Bora-Bora in 2022, estimated total number of fishermen across the island (extrapolation based on Bambridge, 2020), estimated Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE), number of fishing trips, and annual landing per type of gear and category of fisherman.

Category Semi-professional Non-for-profit
Gear Rod/nylon thread Fish trap Net Spear gun Rod/nylon thread Net Spear gun
Number of interviewed fishermen using each gear type 12 2 7 8 63 15 64
Estimated total number of fishermen using each gear type (extrapolation from Bambridge, 2020 and 2022 surveys) 34 6 20 23 538 134 551
Estimated CPUE based on each gear type (kg/outgoing to sea) 13.6 12 13.3 14.6 1.45 3.8 1.98
Estimated total trips at sea per year 6364 1123 3744 4305 44 761 11 148 45 843
Estimated annual landing (tons) 86.5 13.4 49.8 62.8 64.9 42.3 90.8

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