1. 1st Fisheries Regional Technical Meeting
Innovation in support of Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture Data Collection and Use
28 Nov – 1Dec 2017
Pacific Community (SPC) – Noumea New Caledonia
Ulusapeti Tiitii – Principal Fisheries Officer (Inshore & Aquaculture ) – Fisheries Division, Apia, SAMOA.

2. Coastal Fisheries data (Inshore, Advisory, MCS)
Baseline surveys/information
Traditional/anectodal/science information - CBFMP
Abundances, biomass of finfishes and invertebrates
Substrate coverage (live corals, abiotics, seaweeds, algaes)
Specific fisheries stock assessment;
Trochus (Tectus niloticus)
Sea Cucumber
Seagrape
Aquarium fish species
Research/survey;
Ciguatera (bi-annually algae samples collection)
FADs
Palolo worm (twice/year)
Palolo rising 2017(Oct 12-13; Nov 10-11)
Market landings statistics: AFM, FUG, RSD, SMRK (3 days/weekly)
Periodic fisheries surveys (Soc-Economic Survey (5years)
Export data: of coastal species (certificate – MCS)

3. Aquaculture data Site assessments (tilapia) data;
Spawning data (hatcheries/incubation)
Quarterly monitoring/sampling data
Giant clams
Tilapia
Research/survey;
CBA tilapia feeds,
Mullet
Freshwater eel
Biosecurity data
Collect samples for OIE
disease testing
New Initiatives (qualitative data)
Gender Analysis for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Samoa (November 2017)
Perception of the tilapia farmers on imported feed

4. Socio-Economic Survey 2012/13
75% o tagata Samoa e nonofo I talafatai, ma e faalagolago I faigafaiva mo meataumafa (protein source) ma alagatupe
2000: 9,971 tone taumafa sami, $62miliona/tausaga tupe maua ($45miliona-faifaiva mai nuu)
2006: fua faatatau ole mamafa o taumafa sami/tagata= 59.4 Kg, (163g/ day) = 10,508mt (aofai e taumafa/tausaga)
2012/13: fua faatatau ole mamafa o taumafa sami = 16,870.74tons
75% resided and dependent on coastal fisheries for protein source and income
2000: 9,971 tons seafood, $62m/year ($45m – rural fisheries)
2006: 59.4 Kg/capita, (163g/ day) = 10,508mt/yr
2012/13: 16,870.74tons/yr
Source: Tiitii et.al 2012/2013 Samoa Socio-Economic Fisheries survey report

5. Survey at Market outlets: Fish Markets, Fugalei Agricultural Market, Roadside (Apia-Faleolo
Market Survey:
Determine catch landings statistics in terms of catch, effort, value and composition.

6. Fish reserve assessments results

9. Aquaculture – commodities and systems
Giant clams
Trochus
Mullet (research)
seagrape
mudcrabs
Tilapia
prawns
Freshwater eel (research)
Aquaponics

10. Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture developments
94Fish Reserves
(Upolu 51, Savaii 40, Manono 3)
106 villages – with village fisheries management plans
45 giant clams grow outs
20 Upolu,
23 Savaii,
2 Manono-tai
Mudcrabs – 3 Upolu (Sama’ilauano, Falefa, Vaovai)
seagrapes – 12 trial sites(5 Upolu, 6 Savaii, Hatchery-Toloa)
Tilapia – 54 Upolu, 11 Savaii
2 Sea Cucumber Companies

11. Databases systems in place for coastal fisheries and aquaculture data
RFIDs
SEMCoS
Inshore Market landings Database
Fish Reserves Monitoring Database
Palolo Database
Giant Clam Profile Database
Tilapia data (Excel sheet)

12. Challenges and needs Human Resources and capacity Funding
Increasing challenges in facing management and development of coastal fisheries and aquaculture
Database for aquaculture data (tilapia)