Kuria

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

Population

Total number of households: 182 households
Estimated total population: 1100 people
Number of households surveyed: 23 households
Average household size: 6.0 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 17.4 4.3
2nd source of income 39.1 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish113.3 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates0.9 kg per adult per year
Canned fish7.8 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 9.33 2.7 %
Balistidae 2.07 0.6 %
Carangidae 112.36 32.1 %
Gerreidae 25.83 7.4 %
Holocentridae 1.63 0.5 %
Kyphosidae 1.47 0.4 %
Lethrinidae 27.76 7.9 %
Lutjanidae 106.93 30.5 %
Mugilidae 28.39 8.1 %
Mullidae 7.40 2.1 %
Scaridae 1.03 0.3 %
Serranidae 20.93 6.0 %
Siganidae 4.54 1.3 %
Sphyraenidae 0.90 0.3 %
Others 4.21 1.2 %