Vailoa

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2005

Population

Total number of households: 150 households
Estimated total population: 1756 people
Number of households surveyed: 44 households
Average household size: 11.7 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 15.9 13.6
2nd source of income 25.0 9.1
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish51.3 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates8.5 kg per adult per year
Canned fish28.3 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2005

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)
Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 27.97 21.7 %
Balistidae 1.37 1.1 %
Carangidae 2.94 2.3 %
Gerreidae 0.19 0.1 %
Hemiramphidae 0.48 0.4 %
Holocentridae 8.42 6.5 %
Kyphosidae 0.94 0.7 %
Labridae 5.77 4.5 %
Lethrinidae 18.55 14.4 %
Lutjanidae 9.01 7.0 %
Mugilidae 3.98 3.1 %
Mullidae 5.09 3.9 %
Scaridae 23.87 18.5 %
Serranidae 8.73 6.8 %
Siganidae 10.52 8.1 %
Sphyraenidae 1.33 1.0 %
Others 6.54 5.1 %