Vaitupu

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

Population

Total number of households: 237 households
Estimated total population: 1455 people
Number of households surveyed: 29 households
Average household size: 6.1 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 20.7 51.7
2nd source of income 24.1 13.8
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish139.3 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates0.9 kg per adult per year
Canned fish2.5 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2004

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)		 Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 34.89 8.6 %
Albulidae 2.61 0.6 %
Carangidae 26.72 6.6 %
Chanidae 0.18 0.0 %
Gerreidae 33.25 8.2 %
Holocentridae 18.60 4.6 %
Kyphosidae 34.30 8.5 %
Lethrinidae 39.45 9.7 %
Lutjanidae 44.63 11.0 %
Mugilidae 114.34 28.3 %
Mullidae 12.10 3.0 %
Scaridae 18.50 4.6 %
Serranidae 25.07 6.2 %
Others 11.17 2.8 %