Laura

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 180 households
Estimated total population: 1342 people
Number of households surveyed: 24 households
Average household size: 7.5 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 25.0 50.0
2nd source of income 33.3 8.3
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish89.5 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates4.9 kg per adult per year
Canned fish6.8 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)		 Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 12.68 9.6 %
Carangidae 4.07 3.1 %
Exocoetidae 0.84 0.6 %
Holocentridae 7.81 5.9 %
Kyphosidae 5.63 4.3 %
Lethrinidae 12.99 9.8 %
Lutjanidae 22.61 17.1 %
Mugilidae 0.84 0.6 %
Mullidae 1.40 1.1 %
Scaridae 4.53 3.4 %
Serranidae 48.70 36.8 %
Siganidae 10.11 7.6 %
Others 3.87 2.9 %