Table 1: Fish and Fishery Products Provisional Food Balance Sheet, Average 1982/84
|
|
Catch |
Non-Food |
Imports |
Exports |
Food Supply |
Population |
Per caput supply |
|
(t live wt) |
(t live wt) |
(t live wt) |
(t live wt) |
(t live wt) |
(000s) |
(kg/year) |
|
|
American Samoa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
167837 |
118 |
168707 |
91677 |
244748 |
15283 |
16.0 |
|
Commonwealth North Marianas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook Islands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federated States of Micronesia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiji |
27925 |
3793 |
12196 |
8549 |
27779 |
665 |
41.8 |
|
French Polynesia |
2245 |
35 |
3028 |
5 |
5233 |
157 |
33.4 |
|
Guam |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kiribati |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marshall Islands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nauru |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Caledonia |
2502 |
339 |
1643 |
616 |
3191 |
147 |
21.7 |
|
New Zealand |
269355 |
246 |
16339 |
246030 |
39428 |
3222 |
12.2 |
|
Niue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Palau |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Papua New Guinea |
2971 |
0 |
50029 |
2789 |
50210 |
3335 |
15.1 |
|
Solomon Islands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tokelau |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tonga |
1993 |
0 |
918 |
0 |
2911 |
104 |
280 |
|
Tuvalu |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vanuatu |
2702 |
800 |
6124 |
4597 |
3429 |
131 |
26.2 |
|
Wallis & Fortuna |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Western Samoa |
3854 |
0 |
2922 |
0 |
6776 |
160 |
42.4 |
Source: FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics, Vol. 63.
Table 2: Gross National Product Statistics and Population Data
|
|
1985 GNP (US$ 000 000s) |
1973-1985 GNP Growth Rate (%) |
1985 Population (000s) |
1973-1985 Population Growth Rate (%) |
1985 GNP per caput (US$) |
1973-1985 GNP Growth Rate (%) |
|
American Samoa |
190 |
1.7 |
35 |
1.6 |
5410 |
0.1 |
|
Australia |
171170 |
2.7 |
15789 |
1.3 |
10840 |
1.4 |
|
Commonwealth North Marianas |
|
|
(19) |
|
|
|
|
Cook Islands |
n.a. |
|
(17) |
|
|
|
|
Federated States of Micronesia |
|
|
(73) |
|
|
|
|
Fiji |
1190 |
3.0 |
702 |
2.0 |
1700 |
1.0 |
|
French Polynesia |
1370 |
5.5 |
175 |
2.8 |
7840 |
2.6 |
|
Guam |
670 |
-3.0 |
123 |
1.5 |
5470 |
-4.5 |
|
Kiribati |
n.a. |
-10.4 |
64 |
1.8 |
n.a. |
-12.0 |
|
Marshall Islands |
|
|
(31) |
|
|
|
|
Nauru |
|
|
(8) |
|
|
|
|
New Caledonia |
860 |
-0.9 |
149 |
1.2 |
5760 |
-2.1 |
|
New Zealand |
23720 |
1.3 |
3246 |
0.6 |
7310 |
0.7 |
|
Niue |
|
|
(3) |
|
|
|
|
Palau |
|
|
(12) |
|
|
|
|
Papua New Guinea |
2470 |
1.4 |
3499 |
2.6 |
710 |
-1.2 |
|
Solomon Islands |
140 |
n.a. |
267 |
3.3 |
510 |
n.a. |
|
Tokelau |
|
|
(2) |
|
|
|
|
Tonga |
70 |
7.1 |
97 |
0.7 |
730 |
6.4 |
|
Tuvalu |
|
|
(9) |
|
|
|
|
Vanuatu |
n.a. |
n.a. |
134 |
2.8 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
Wallis & Fortuna |
|
|
(11) |
|
|
|
|
Western Samoa |
110 |
n.a. |
163 |
0.7 |
660 |
n.a. |
Source: World Bank Atlas, 1987 (except data in parentheses). (n.a. = data not available)
Table 3. Land Area of Region
|
|
Land Area Km2 |
|
American Samoa |
195 |
|
Australia |
7682300 |
|
Commonwealth North Marianas |
471 |
|
Cook Islands |
237 |
|
Federated States of Micronesia |
723 |
|
Fiji |
18376 |
|
French Polynesia |
4200 |
|
Guam |
541 |
|
Kiribati |
717 |
|
Marshall Islands |
171 |
|
Nauru |
21 |
|
New Caledonia |
19103 |
|
New Zealand |
269057 |
|
Niue |
258 |
|
Palau |
460 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
462840 |
|
Solomon Islands |
27556 |
|
Tokelau |
10 |
|
Tonga |
748 |
|
Tuvalu |
26 |
|
Vanuatu |
12190 |
|
Wallis & Fortuna |
274 |
|
Western Samoa |
2831 |
Source: The Far East and Australasia, 1988. Europa
Table 4. Aquaculture Production Data, 1986
|
|
Production 1986 (mt) |
Fish (mt) |
Crustaceans (mt) |
Molluscs (mt) |
Algae (mt) |
Others (mt) |
|
American Samoa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
10417 |
804 |
36 |
9577 |
0 |
|
|
Commonwealth North Marianas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook Islands |
|
· · · |
|
|
|
|
|
Federated States of Micronesia |
1 |
· · · |
|
· · · |
1 |
|
|
Fiji |
877 |
3 |
7 |
· · · |
867 |
|
|
French Polynesia |
(36) |
|
(23) |
(13) |
|
|
|
Guam |
143 |
142 |
· · · |
· · · |
|
1 |
|
Kiribati |
1530 |
30 |
|
|
1500 |
|
|
Marshall Islands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nauru |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Caledonia |
(65) |
|
(65) |
|
|
|
|
New Zealand |
11559 |
· · · |
|
11559 |
|
|
|
Niue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Palau |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Papua New Guinea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Solomon Islands |
· · · |
|
· · · |
|
|
|
|
Tokelau |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tonga |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tuvalu |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vanuatu |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wallis & Fortuna |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Western Samoa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sources: Aquaculture Production, 1986. FIDI/C815, FAO, Rome (IPFC WPA/WP 18, 1988. Uwate, K.R.)(· · · = production, but data not separately available)
Table 5. Species cultured commercially within the region
|
Species |
Common Names |
Countries |
|
FINFISH | ||
|
Anguilla sp. |
river eel |
Australia |
|
Carassius auratus |
goldfish |
Australia |
|
Chanos chanos |
milkfish |
Guam, Kiribati |
|
Clarius batrachus |
Asian catfish |
Guam |
|
Clarius macrocephalus |
Asian catfish |
Guam |
|
Lates calcarifer |
Asian seabass |
Australia |
|
Maccullochella peeli |
Murray cod |
Australia |
|
Macquaria ambigua |
golden perch |
Australia |
|
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
chinook salmon |
New Zealand |
|
Oreochromis niloticus |
tilapia |
Fiji |
|
Oreochromis hybrids |
tilapia |
Guam |
|
Perca fluviatilis |
European perch |
Australia |
|
Salmo gairdneri |
rainbow trout |
Australia |
|
Salmo salar |
Atlantic salmon |
Australia |
|
Salmo trutta |
sea trout |
Australia |
|
CRUSTACEANS | ||
|
Cherax destructor |
yabbies |
Australia |
|
Cherax tenuimanus |
marron |
Australia |
|
Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
freshwater prawn |
Guam, Solomon Islands, French Polynesia |
|
Metapenaeus macleayi |
school prawn |
Australia |
|
Penaeus esculentus |
brown tiger prawn |
Australia |
|
Penaeus indicus |
Indian white prawn |
Australia |
|
Penaeus monodon |
giant tiger prawn |
Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia |
|
Penaeus orientalis |
fleshy prawn |
New Zealand |
|
Penaeus plebejus |
eastern king prawn |
Australia |
|
Penaeus stylirostris |
blue shrimp |
Fiji, New Caledonia |
|
Penaeus vannamei |
white prawn |
F. Polynesia |
|
MOLLUSCS | ||
|
Crassostrea commercialis |
cupped oyster |
Australia |
|
Crassostrea gigas |
Pacific oyster |
Australia, New Zealand |
|
Crassostrea spp. |
cupped oysters |
Australia |
|
Mytilus edulis |
blue mussel |
Australia |
|
Mytilus planulatus |
Australian mussel |
Australia |
|
Perna canaliculus |
Green lipped mussel |
Australia, New Zealand |
|
Pinctada margaritifera |
pearl oyster |
Cook Islands |
|
Pinctada sp. |
pearl oyster |
Australia, Federated States of Micronesia |
|
SEAWEEDS | ||
|
Eucheuma alvarezii |
- |
Kiribati, Fiji |
|
Eucheuma striatum |
- |
Pohnpei |
