Mangaia

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 180 households
Estimated total population: 660 people
Number of households surveyed: 39 households
Average household size: 3.7 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 2.6 41.0
2nd source of income 7.7 7.7
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish75.7 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates7.6 kg per adult per year
Canned fish15.1 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 6.82 14.9 %
Balistidae 0.00 0.0 %
Carangidae 0.91 2.0 %
Holocentridae 4.98 10.9 %
Kyphosidae 13.92 30.5 %
Labridae 4.35 9.5 %
Mugilidae 0.29 0.6 %
Mullidae 0.97 2.1 %
Scaridae 2.45 5.4 %
Serranidae 10.90 23.9 %
Siganidae 0.05 0.1 %
Others 1.71 3.8 %