Chubikopi

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

Population

Total number of households: 260 households
Estimated total population: 1727 people
Number of households surveyed: 42 households
Average household size: 6.6 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 16.7 16.7
2nd source of income 33.3 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish109.9 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates8.5 kg per adult per year
Canned fish4.5 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 3.95 2.2 %
Balistidae 9.50 5.3 %
Belonidae 0.74 0.4 %
Carangidae 13.83 7.8 %
Hemiramphidae 0.75 0.4 %
Holocentridae 2.25 1.3 %
Labridae 7.33 4.1 %
Lethrinidae 11.24 6.3 %
Lutjanidae 59.58 33.5 %
Mugilidae 2.06 1.2 %
Mullidae 0.83 0.5 %
Scaridae 31.40 17.6 %
Serranidae 27.28 15.3 %
Siganidae 5.05 2.8 %
Sphyraenidae 2.25 1.3 %
Others 28.48 16.0 %