Table 3 Abundances of different sea cucumber populations recorded during the period of study (2000–2016) at Abou Ghosoun area
From: Destruction of sea cucumber populations due to overfishing at Abu Ghosoun area, Red Sea
Species | July 2000 | July 2006 | July 2016 | Percentage remaining since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Actinopyga echinites | 480 | 380 | 40 | 8.3 |
Actinopyga mauritiana | 520 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
Actinopyga miliaris | 420 | 220 | 60 | 14.3 |
Bohadschia similis | 700 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
Bohadschia argus | 680 | 440 | 0 | 0 |
Bohadschia vitiensis | 1080 | 620 | 200 | 18.5 |
Holothuria atra | 2560 | 2400 | 1740 | 67.9 |
Holothuria scabra | 1300 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
Holothuria whitmaei | 1560 | 1340 | 260 | 16.7 |
Holothuria fuscogilva | 1680 | 1020 | 100 | 5.9 |
Stichopus hermanni | 1100 | 280 | 20 | 1.8 |
Stichopus horrens | 840 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
Thelenota ananas | 960 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13,880 | 7700 | 2420 | 17.4 |