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Fishing and seasons

Abundance season, spawning season and legal closure are three separate things. Each line carries its kind of evidence, its region and its source; what is not documented is said to be undocumented.

Habitat and diet

• Inhabits shallow sandy, coral rubble, mangrove, lagoon, channel and seagrass areas inshore and adjacent to coral reefs (FAO catalogue, 1989). Biological reference Global
  Source

  Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989. FAO Species Catalogue Vol. 9. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (Family Lethrinidae) — L. harak account — Habitat and Biology · Scientifically documented
  Inhabits shallow sandy, coral rubble, mangroves, lagoons, channel and seagrass areas inshore and adjacent to coral reefs. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

Seasons

• In Jazan, a Saudipedia article on the Kanna season (2 February 2023), which states no year, says «الشعور» (shuour) can be caught all year. The name covers several species and the source does not say which, so this is not stated for this species alone, and it does not mean the chances are equal in every month. About a name that covers several species Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea · Jazan
  Source

  ما موسم الكنة؟ — Jazan fishing-seasons list: الشعور entry (all year) · Unconfirmed
  The page, dated 02/02/2023, lists الشعور among the groups fishermen can catch throughout the year in the Jazan region. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

Time of day

• General handlining guidance from an FAO manual: the best times are usually early morning and late evening. It is general advice, not specific to this species and not backed by a Saudi study; the same manual advises also watching the current, the bottom and the presence of bait fish when choosing where to fish. General guidance — not species-specific Global
  Source

  Handlining and squid jigging (FAO Training Series No. 23) — Part I, section 8 "Deciding where and when to fish" (Moon and sun) · Scientifically documented
  States that, as a general rule, the best times for handlining are early in the morning and late in the evening; the right time also depends on the species and place. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

Gear

• The FAO catalogue (1989) says it is caught mostly by shore seines, gillnets, traps and handlines. A worldwide account, not specific to the Saudi coast. Biological reference Global
  Source

  Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989. FAO Species Catalogue Vol. 9. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (Family Lethrinidae) — L. harak account — Interest to Fisheries · Scientifically documented
  Caught mostly by shore seines, gillnets, traps, and handlines. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

Bait

• Natural diet reported by FAO: polychaetes, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms and small fishes. A practical suggestion to test, not a bait shown to be best: a small bottom bait, testing shrimp and molluscs separately. A natural diet does not by itself prove the best bait, and no Saudi comparative bait trial was found. Practical suggestion to test — not shown to be best Global
  Source

  Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989. FAO Species Catalogue Vol. 9. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (Family Lethrinidae) — L. harak account — Habitat and Biology · Scientifically documented
  Feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms and small fishes. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

• No published seasonal description specific to this species was found in the sources checked.
• Spawning months for this species: not documented in the sources checked.
• Best month for line fishing: no Saudi source checked ranks the months. Abundance season, spawning season and legal closure are three separate things.
• Bait ranking: no Saudi comparative trial was found in the sources checked.