Ngarchelong

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 53 households
Estimated total population: 184 people
Number of households surveyed: 25 households
Average household size: 3.5 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 12.0 56.0
2nd source of income 24.0 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish55.3 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates26.7 kg per adult per year
Canned fish6.5 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 3.45 7.5 %
Carangidae 1.91 4.1 %
Gerreidae 1.65 3.6 %
Holocentridae 0.11 0.2 %
Kyphosidae 0.04 0.1 %
Labridae 0.58 1.3 %
Lethrinidae 14.26 30.9 %
Lutjanidae 7.97 17.3 %
Mugilidae 0.86 1.9 %
Mullidae 0.90 1.9 %
Scaridae 5.04 10.9 %
Serranidae 6.22 13.5 %
Siganidae 3.17 6.9 %
Others 1.27 2.8 %