Christmas

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

Population

Total number of households: 209 households
Estimated total population: 1513 people
Number of households surveyed: 25 households
Average household size: 7.2 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 36.0 28.0
2nd source of income 32.0 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish111.1 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates8.2 kg per adult per year
Canned fish6.6 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 10.18 3.7 %
Albulidae 45.86 16.5 %
Carangidae 2.77 1.0 %
Chanidae 172.17 61.9 %
Exocoetidae 0.49 0.2 %
Holocentridae 2.75 1.0 %
Lethrinidae 1.23 0.4 %
Lutjanidae 5.42 1.9 %
Mugilidae 12.27 4.4 %
Mullidae 4.00 1.4 %
Serranidae 21.01 7.6 %
Others 0.35 0.1 %