Abemama

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

Population

Total number of households: 582 households
Estimated total population: 3725 people
Number of households surveyed: 25 households
Average household size: 6.4 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 24.0 16.0
2nd source of income 28.0 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish116.7 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates3.3 kg per adult per year
Canned fish5.5 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 73.47 2.7 %
Albulidae 626.84 23.3 %
Carangidae 293.88 10.9 %
Gerreidae 224.64 8.3 %
Holocentridae 2.91 0.1 %
Lethrinidae 249.27 9.2 %
Lutjanidae 92.21 3.4 %
Mugilidae 869.35 32.2 %
Mullidae 213.18 7.9 %
Scaridae 19.04 0.7 %
Serranidae 30.91 1.1 %