Nggela

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

Population

Total number of households: 280 households
Estimated total population: 1891 people
Number of households surveyed: 49 households
Average household size: 6.8 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 36.7 6.1
2nd source of income 46.9 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish103.4 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates17.5 kg per adult per year
Canned fish3.6 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

Extrapolated total catch
(based on catch composition reported by fishers)

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 18.55 8.4 %
Balistidae 5.96 2.7 %
Belonidae 3.22 1.5 %
Caesionidae 0.89 0.4 %
Carangidae 33.89 15.4 %
Holocentridae 24.99 11.3 %
Kyphosidae 0.89 0.4 %
Labridae 3.64 1.7 %
Lethrinidae 22.63 10.3 %
Lutjanidae 25.99 11.8 %
Mugilidae 2.07 0.9 %
Mullidae 3.57 1.6 %
Scaridae 5.52 2.5 %
Serranidae 56.26 25.5 %
Siganidae 5.30 2.4 %
Sphyraenidae 7.29 3.3 %
Others 47.74 21.6 %