Mataiea

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2003

Population

Total number of households: 1537 households
Estimated total population: 7933 people
Number of households surveyed: 31 households
Average household size: 5.2 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 3.2 90.3
2nd source of income 22.6 0.0
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish44.0 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates1.4 kg per adult per year
Canned fish2.4 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 241.63 22.1 %
Carangidae 181.60 16.6 %
Holocentridae 170.49 15.6 %
Kyphosidae 16.52 1.5 %
Labridae 41.05 3.8 %
Lethrinidae 26.32 2.4 %
Lutjanidae 62.43 5.7 %
Mullidae 36.70 3.4 %
Priacanthidae 0.63 0.1 %
Scaridae 184.18 16.9 %
Serranidae 116.18 10.6 %
Siganidae 15.25 1.4 %
Others 1.03 0.1 %