Salelavalu

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2005

Population

Total number of households: 180 households
Estimated total population: 1841 people
Number of households surveyed: 48 households
Average household size: 10.2 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 33.3 20.8
2nd source of income 27.1 14.6
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish65.4 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates13.6 kg per adult per year
Canned fish19.3 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 32.36 22.3 %
Balistidae 0.93 0.6 %
Carangidae 2.93 2.0 %
Gerreidae 1.05 0.7 %
Hemiramphidae 0.98 0.7 %
Holocentridae 14.47 10.0 %
Kyphosidae 1.24 0.9 %
Labridae 1.04 0.7 %
Lethrinidae 22.69 15.6 %
Lutjanidae 5.95 4.1 %
Mugilidae 15.92 11.0 %
Mullidae 4.52 3.1 %
Scaridae 23.35 16.1 %
Serranidae 7.48 5.2 %
Siganidae 9.56 6.6 %
Sphyraenidae 0.81 0.6 %
Others 7.77 5.3 %