Rarumana

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

Population

Total number of households: 280 households
Estimated total population: 1803 people
Number of households surveyed: 41 households
Average household size: 6.4 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 17.1 12.2
2nd source of income 17.1 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish104.5 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates9.8 kg per adult per year
Canned fish3.8 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 10.02 4.1 %
Balistidae 16.29 6.6 %
Caesionidae 4.33 1.8 %
Carangidae 6.19 2.5 %
Labridae 22.45 9.1 %
Lethrinidae 59.86 24.2 %
Lutjanidae 47.82 19.4 %
Mugilidae 14.26 5.8 %
Mullidae 9.92 4.0 %
Scaridae 27.44 11.1 %
Serranidae 24.84 10.1 %
Siganidae 3.50 1.4 %
Others 17.08 6.9 %