Vaisala

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2005

Population

Total number of households: 170 households
Estimated total population: 1502 people
Number of households surveyed: 48 households
Average household size: 8.8 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 14.6 4.2
2nd source of income 22.9 10.4
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish60.3 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates14.8 kg per adult per year
Canned fish30.1 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2005

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 28.18 29.4 %
Balistidae 1.26 1.3 %
Carangidae 0.48 0.5 %
Hemiramphidae 0.56 0.6 %
Holocentridae 10.43 10.9 %
Labridae 1.24 1.3 %
Lethrinidae 11.87 12.4 %
Lutjanidae 4.25 4.4 %
Mugilidae 2.28 2.4 %
Mullidae 3.01 3.1 %
Priacanthidae 0.35 0.4 %
Scaridae 25.37 26.5 %
Serranidae 5.52 5.8 %
Siganidae 0.91 1.0 %
Others 5.89 6.2 %