In this report published by WorldFish the researchers reviewed the peer-reviewed and grey literature on the topic based on an existing repository of resources developed by WorldFish and an additional search conducted via Web of Science and Google Scholar.
The limited information available on aquatic food consumption in Timor-Leste indicates low consumption among populations studied. Studies among inland communities found significant differences in fish consumption among fish farming and rural non-coastal villages (average 11.8kg and 6.5kg/year, respectively) (Bonis Profumo et al. 2022; Tilley et al. (in press)). Annual per capita fish consumption was estimated at 6.1 kg nationally (16.7 g daily), 17.6 kg in coastal areas (48.2 g daily) and 4 kg in noncoastal areas (11 g daily) in 2011 (AMSAT International 2011). Two nationally representative studies have also measured household-level consumption quantitatively. In 2011, the HIES reported an annual average of 6.2 kg (9.4 kg in urban areas and 5.2 kg in rural areas), while in 2007 the TLSLS reported 8.3 kg (National Statistics Directorate 2012). These results are relatively consistent with supply data from 2017 of 7.7 kg ([FAO] Food and Agriculture Organization 2017).
Please see report for more detail-https://digitalarchive.worldfishcenter.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12348/ 5921/e380e9bbc3be1e844d5ad59f69e9dc1d.pdf
