Abaiang

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

Population

Total number of households: 843 households
Estimated total population: 5901 people
Number of households surveyed: 25 households
Average household size: 7.0 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 56.0 24.0
2nd source of income 0.0 8.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish88.1 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates5.8 kg per adult per year
Canned fish4.0 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 28.06 0.9 %
Albulidae 297.56 9.6 %
Belonidae 117.02 3.8 %
Carangidae 49.84 1.6 %
Chanidae 42.01 1.4 %
Gerreidae 65.66 2.1 %
Holocentridae 195.41 6.3 %
Kyphosidae 22.82 0.7 %
Labridae 122.09 4.0 %
Lethrinidae 579.92 18.8 %
Lutjanidae 255.47 8.3 %
Mugilidae 40.20 1.3 %
Mullidae 86.67 2.8 %
Scaridae 208.35 6.8 %
Serranidae 865.18 28.1 %
Siganidae 8.95 0.3 %
Sphyraenidae 98.80 3.2 %