Thio

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2003

Population

Total number of households: 71 households
Estimated total population: 188 people
Number of households surveyed: 42 households
Average household size: 2.6 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 47.6 19.0
2nd source of income 35.7 4.8
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish17.8 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates11.5 kg per adult per year
Canned fish4.9 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2003

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)		 Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 1.65 8.7 %
Carangidae 0.58 3.1 %
Gerreidae 0.01 0.1 %
Hemiramphidae 0.43 2.2 %
Lethrinidae 4.98 26.3 %
Lutjanidae 0.99 5.2 %
Mugilidae 2.26 11.9 %
Mullidae 0.19 1.0 %
Scaridae 1.68 8.9 %
Serranidae 5.24 27.6 %
Siganidae 0.95 5.0 %
Others 0.30 1.6 %