Sphyraena chrysotenia is now the most common species of barracuda caught by artisanal fisheries in Lebanon, outnumbering the other landed species by 70%.[9] It can be caught in considerable quantities in inshore waters using purse-seine nets, gillnets and by trawling.[2] It was first recorded in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia in 2002 and now forms an important part of the total fishery.[10] In the Gulf of Suez studies showed indications of overexploitation of the stock as fish being landed were too small to be sexually mature.[4]