Marau

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

Population

Total number of households: 300 households
Estimated total population: 2244 people
Number of households surveyed: 50 households
Average household size: 7.5 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 46.0 10.0
2nd source of income 30.0 2.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish99.3 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates7.5 kg per adult per year
Canned fish3.2 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 39.33 12.4 %
Balistidae 12.67 4.0 %
Carangidae 36.05 11.4 %
Holocentridae 11.70 3.7 %
Labridae 9.30 2.9 %
Lethrinidae 22.36 7.1 %
Lutjanidae 65.21 20.6 %
Mugilidae 11.52 3.6 %
Mullidae 7.85 2.5 %
Scaridae 38.34 12.1 %
Serranidae 36.55 11.5 %
Siganidae 9.28 2.9 %
Sphyraenidae 16.47 5.2 %
Others 99.12 31.3 %