Riiken

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

Population

Total number of households: 38 households
Estimated total population: 171 people
Number of households surveyed: 28 households
Average household size: 4.5 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 0.0 67.9
2nd source of income 10.7 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish47.3 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates10.3 kg per adult per year
Canned fish47.2 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 6.51 41.8 %
Belonidae 0.18 1.1 %
Carangidae 1.67 10.8 %
Holocentridae 0.09 0.6 %
Labridae 0.18 1.1 %
Lethrinidae 0.91 5.9 %
Lutjanidae 0.17 1.1 %
Mugilidae 0.22 1.4 %
Mullidae 0.30 1.9 %
Platycephalidae 0.36 2.3 %
Scaridae 3.19 20.5 %
Siganidae 1.79 11.5 %
Others 0.04 0.3 %