Table 7.  Results of a survey on the use, availability and collection method for bivalve molluscs in the proposed Semporna Islands Park: Source Suliansa, 2000.

Family and Species

Common name English, Bajau, Suluk

Use

Importance of resource

Habitat

Easy to find?

Collection method

ARCIDAE

Anadara granosa

Anadara ferruginea

Cockle/Tembayang

Bahak

Food for own use/sale (Fresh)

Fairly Important

Mud slap zone at mangrove area

Fairly easy

By hand with knife

CARDIIDAE Trachycardium sp.

Tembayangan Tebah

Food for own use (fresh)

Not very important

Shallow sandy reef (1-3 m)

Not very easy

By hand/

diving

GLOSSIDAE

Callista sp.

Bikin

Food for own use (fresh)

Not very important

Mangrove bed or mud-sandy beach.

Not very easy

By hand

MACTRIDAE Lutraria sp.

Mactra sp.

Bikin

Food for own use (fresh)

Not very important

Sandy reef areas

(1-10 m)

Not very easy

By hand/

diving

PECTINIDAE Amusium pleurocnectes

Chlamys spp.

Tipai

Tipai

Food for own use (fresh)

Not very important

Sandy reef  areas

(1-10 m)

Not very easy

By hand/

diving

VENERIDAE Gafrarium pectinatum

Gafrarium divarictum

Gafrarium tumidun

Bikin

Food for own use (fresh)

Not very important

Shallow sandy reef areas

(1-3 m)

Not very easy

By hand

OSTREIDAE

Ostrea sp.

Sisip

Food for own use/sale fresh

Fairly important

Mangrove/

rocky shore or attached to submerged structure

Fairly  easy

By diving and hand collecting

PINNIDAE

Pinna sp.

Usug-usug

Food for own use/sale (fresh)

Not so important

Shallow back reef and sea grass areas (0.5-3 m)

Not very easy

By hand

PTERIIDAE

Pinctada margaritifera

Pteria penguin

Tipai

Bikong

Food for own use or sale (fresh)

Fairly important

Shallow to deep water (5-10 m), attached to coral or sea fan

Difficult

Diving

TELLINIDAE

Tellina sconbinata

Tellina rugosa

Bikin

Food for own use

Not so important

Shallow back reef area, sandy bottom (0.5-3 m)

Not very easy

By hand

TRIDACNIDAE Hippopus hippopus

Tridacna squamosa

Tridacna crocea

Tridacna maxima

Lampiran/

Menangkai suhut-suhut

Lampiran/

Menangkai Tebah

Lampiran bohey

Menangkai Tubig

Lampiran bohey

Menangkai Tubig

Food for own use/sale (fresh/dried)

Very Important

Shallow reef to and deep reef (0.5-10 m)

Not very easy

By hand/

Diving

VENERIDAE

Meretrix meretrix

Meretrix sp.

Kai-kai

Kashaad

Food for own use (fresh)

Not very important

Shallow sandy beach

Fairly easy

By hand

SPONDYLIDAE Spondylus sceredopus

Santuga

Food for own use

Not very important

Shallow reef area (3-10 m)

Fairly easy

Diving