Koror

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 164 households
Estimated total population: 785 people
Number of households surveyed: 51 households
Average household size: 4.8 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 5.9 72.5
2nd source of income 3.9 2.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish65.6 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates5.2 kg per adult per year
Canned fish5.6 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)		 Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 21.86 20.1 %
Balistidae 0.26 0.2 %
Holocentridae 2.21 2.0 %
Kyphosidae 1.21 1.1 %
Labridae 0.17 0.2 %
Lethrinidae 19.83 18.2 %
Lutjanidae 12.90 11.8 %
Mullidae 4.92 4.5 %
Scaridae 29.82 27.4 %
Serranidae 8.03 7.4 %
Siganidae 7.80 7.2 %
Others 2.44 2.2 %