Lakeba

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 25 households
Estimated total population: 141 people
Number of households surveyed: 20 households
Average household size: 5.7 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 65.0 0.0
2nd source of income 35.0 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish73.1 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates10.5 kg per adult per year
Canned fish1.9 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 2.58 10.3 %
Balistidae 0.26 1.0 %
Carangidae 1.24 4.9 %
Gerreidae 0.66 2.6 %
Hemiramphidae 0.30 1.2 %
Lethrinidae 12.55 49.9 %
Lutjanidae 1.40 5.6 %
Mugilidae 2.33 9.3 %
Mullidae 0.52 2.1 %
Scaridae 0.37 1.5 %
Serranidae 2.92 11.6 %
Others 1.59 6.3 %