Mali

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 40 households
Estimated total population: 290 people
Number of households surveyed: 16 households
Average household size: 7.3 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 87.5 12.5
2nd source of income 12.5 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish80.7 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates13.1 kg per adult per year
Canned fish1.8 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 3.92 10.3 %
Balistidae 0.07 0.2 %
Belonidae 0.45 1.2 %
Carangidae 3.42 9.0 %
Chanidae 1.56 4.1 %
Gerreidae 0.14 0.4 %
Hemiramphidae 0.44 1.2 %
Lethrinidae 20.47 53.7 %
Lutjanidae 0.82 2.1 %
Mugilidae 0.51 1.3 %
Mullidae 0.10 0.3 %
Scaridae 0.73 1.9 %
Serranidae 4.79 12.6 %
Siganidae 0.27 0.7 %
Sphyraenidae 0.45 1.2 %
Others 5.64 14.8 %