Aitutaki

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 435 households
Estimated total population: 1871 people
Number of households surveyed: 30 households
Average household size: 4.3 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 6.7 56.7
2nd source of income 23.3 13.3
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish58.1 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates2.5 kg per adult per year
Canned fish20.4 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 53.60 16.7 %
Albulidae 10.69 3.3 %
Carangidae 5.94 1.9 %
Chanidae 5.64 1.8 %
Holocentridae 2.06 0.6 %
Kyphosidae 7.51 2.3 %
Lethrinidae 15.76 4.9 %
Lutjanidae 3.73 1.2 %
Mugilidae 20.58 6.4 %
Mullidae 39.40 12.3 %
Priacanthidae 0.87 0.3 %
Scaridae 147.76 46.2 %
Serranidae 6.54 2.0 %