Rarotonga

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2007

Population

Total number of households: 508 households
Estimated total population: 1972 people
Number of households surveyed: 59 households
Average household size: 3.9 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 0.0 66.1
2nd source of income 0.0 5.1
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish74.2 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates1.5 kg per adult per year
Canned fish10.9 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 1.90 9.6 %
Carangidae 0.29 1.4 %
Holocentridae 1.17 5.9 %
Kyphosidae 5.18 26.0 %
Lethrinidae 1.10 5.5 %
Lutjanidae 0.65 3.3 %
Mugilidae 0.03 0.2 %
Mullidae 0.37 1.9 %
Scaridae 3.76 18.9 %
Serranidae 1.65 8.3 %
Siganidae 3.80 19.1 %
Others 0.70 3.5 %