While many fishing households had been fishing the same species for the past decade,
some households had begun to target additional species. For example, over 20 % of
households began to catch shrimp, crab, squid, trash fish and oysters after 2002. Households
add a particular species into their fishing portfolio based on marketing opportunities,
ease of catch, and what can be found in the waters being fished. Trash fish has gained
significantly in popularity in the past few years.