Abstract

• The composition of carangid fish species in the catches from bag net and drift gill net fisheries of three sampling sites, Kyaikkhami, Asin and Zeephyuthaung in Mon coastal waters were recorded during June 2013 and May 2015. A total of seventeen carangid species belonging to ten genera contributed to the catches of Mon coastal waters. Among the seventeen species of Mon coastal waters, the catches of Asin sampling site composed of fifteen species followed by 14 species (Zeephyuthaung) and 9 species (Kyaikkhami). The catch weight and catch effort was found to be highest in Asin with an average of 24829kg and 3.7kg/boat/day followed by Zeephyuthaung (21563kg, 3.1kg/boat/day) and Kyaikkhami (3724kg, 2.6kg/boat/day). The catches were high in November to January at Kyaikkhami, October to December at Asin and September to December at Zeephyuthaung. The highest average percentage of carangid species composition in total catch was observed at Asin (23.825%), followed by Zeephyuthaung (19.82%) and Kyaikkhami (8.8%).