Maskelynes

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2002

Population

Total number of households: 182 households
Estimated total population: 1016 people
Number of households surveyed: 31 households
Average household size: 5.6 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 3.2 3.2
2nd source of income 61.3 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish21.1 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates3.9 kg per adult per year
Canned fish1.6 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2002

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 1.30 1.6 %
Balistidae 3.44 4.3 %
Carangidae 9.06 11.3 %
Holocentridae 0.35 0.4 %
Kyphosidae 1.39 1.7 %
Lethrinidae 26.21 32.8 %
Lutjanidae 1.95 2.4 %
Mugilidae 2.76 3.5 %
Mullidae 8.18 10.2 %
Scaridae 3.29 4.1 %
Serranidae 2.77 3.5 %
Siganidae 18.33 23.0 %
Sphyraenidae 0.85 1.1 %
Others 10.83 13.6 %