Nukufetau

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

Population

Total number of households: 118 households
Estimated total population: 691 people
Number of households surveyed: 28 households
Average household size: 5.9 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 10.7 57.1
2nd source of income 46.4 7.1
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish167.2 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates3.6 kg per adult per year
Canned fish1.5 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 18.80 9.6 %
Carangidae 16.20 8.3 %
Cirrhitidae 3.45 1.8 %
Gerreidae 4.42 2.3 %
Holocentridae 6.41 3.3 %
Kyphosidae 2.42 1.2 %
Lethrinidae 19.52 10.0 %
Lutjanidae 55.28 28.4 %
Mugilidae 32.89 16.9 %
Mullidae 0.82 0.4 %
Scaridae 5.42 2.8 %
Serranidae 28.31 14.5 %
Siganidae 0.99 0.5 %
Others 1.57 0.8 %