 Filipinos are said to consider the fish of high quality, especially fish taken from the volcanic Lake Taal, which are said to have a delicate flavour due to the lake's sulphur content.Apart from fishing, the species is popular with scuba divers which often photograph the huge schools that mill around reefs during the day.Bigeye trevally have also been held in large saltwater aquaria, however require large tank volumes to survive.