Fishing plays a very important part of the economy of the province. Although the tuna industry in the country is centered in General Santos, Batangas is also known for the smaller species of the said fish. The locals even have their own names for it. Some of them are bigeye tuna ("tambakol"), yellowfin tuna ("berberabe"), "tambakulis", Pacific bluefin tuna ("tulingan"), bullet tuna ("bonito") and another species also called "bonito" but actually Gymnosarda unicolor. There is also an important industry for the wahoo ("tanigi").