Airai

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 470 households
Estimated total population: 2333 people
Number of households surveyed: 27 households
Average household size: 5.0 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 14.8 51.9
2nd source of income 14.8 11.1
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish51.6 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates7.7 kg per adult per year
Canned fish6.6 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 14.32 3.4 %
Carangidae 16.18 3.8 %
Gerreidae 1.89 0.4 %
Holocentridae 4.48 1.0 %
Kyphosidae 1.83 0.4 %
Labridae 0.05 0.0 %
Lethrinidae 122.59 28.7 %
Lutjanidae 80.07 18.7 %
Mugilidae 28.45 6.7 %
Mullidae 5.09 1.2 %
Scaridae 38.12 8.9 %
Serranidae 38.96 9.1 %
Siganidae 75.39 17.6 %
Others 5.63 1.3 %