Fakarava

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2003

Population

Total number of households: 152 households
Estimated total population: 821 people
Number of households surveyed: 25 households
Average household size: 5.4 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 12.0 48.0
2nd source of income 4.0 8.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish69.8 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates5.2 kg per adult per year
Canned fish4.1 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 43.14 24.8 %
Caesionidae 2.52 1.5 %
Carangidae 26.69 15.4 %
Holocentridae 28.12 16.2 %
Lethrinidae 4.71 2.7 %
Lutjanidae 4.63 2.7 %
Priacanthidae 1.47 0.8 %
Scaridae 42.87 24.7 %
Serranidae 19.59 11.3 %
Siganidae 0.06 0.0 %
Others 1.04 0.6 %