Maatea

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

Population

Total number of households: 235 households
Estimated total population: 940 people
Number of households surveyed: 28 households
Average household size: 4.0 people

Source of income

% Fishing % Salary
1st source of income 17.9 21.4
2nd source of income 10.7 3.6
(percentage of households)

Seafood consumption

Fresh fish58.7 kg per adult per year
Invertebrates1.1 kg per adult per year
Canned fish5.1 kg per adult per year

Socio-economic survey conducted in 2006

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

FamilyTotal weight
(tons/year)		 Percentage
of total catch
Acanthuridae 31.91 21.9 %
Carangidae 24.21 16.6 %
Holocentridae 9.06 6.2 %
Kyphosidae 0.29 0.2 %
Labridae 1.54 1.1 %
Lethrinidae 10.88 7.5 %
Lutjanidae 7.04 4.8 %
Mullidae 10.63 7.3 %
Priacanthidae 2.21 1.5 %
Scaridae 19.24 13.2 %
Serranidae 15.43 10.6 %
Siganidae 13.50 9.3 %
Others 2.22 1.5 %