Hi coral listers:

I have been monitoring the coral reef fishery in American Samoa for the past
couple of years.  Our estimates of productivity are incredibly high --
between 19 and 35 t/km2/yr for the past five years, and 26 t/km2/yr in
1979 (Wass 1982).  This includes invertebrates, but the estimates are still
astronomical even when the inverts are factored out.

The lastest paper I have seen on fisheries production in coral reef areas is
Acosta and Recksiek, 1989. Coral reef fisheries at Cape Bolinao, Philippines:
an assessment of catch, effort, and yield.  Asian Marine Biology 6. 101-114.

My question is this:  are there any other estimates of yield that I have 
missed?  I have no access to a library here (though can get papers through
other sources) -- and I was wondering if there were any unpublished studies
I may have missed.

Thank you for your time,

Suesan Saucerman
Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources
P.O.B. 3730
Pago Pago, Am. Samoa

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