A 2014 Coral Reef Assessment on the Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA) has revealed that while coral reefs are in a fairly good condition, the fish biomass in the area is extremely low, The Jamaica Gleaner reports.
Dr Suzanne Palmer, visiting researcher who
was speaking with The Gleaner following the presentation of the coral reef
survey conducted by the University of the West Indies recently, said more needs
to be done in restoring fish population to ensure a sustainable fisheries
industry.
"At the regional level, except for the
surgeonfish, fish biomass on the Portland Bight coral reefs is low to extremely
low, in all surveyed fish groups," she said.
"The densities of parrot fish,
surgeonfish and grunt on the Portland Bight reefs are substantially higher than
regional averages, but densities of snapper and jack were below average, and
grouper were absent," Palmer continued.
"From the survey, we are finding out
there was quite a lot of fishes, but they are all fairly small. So the biomass
is very low," she said.
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