The Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the Fisheries Division, Magele Etuati Ropeti, says that while fish continues to be Samoa's number one export earner (taro and nonu are second and third) its long-term growth cannot be presumed.
A recently-released report, making use of modelling from Pacific fisheries authorities forecast that by 2050 the population of Skipjack tuna will increase by 40 per cent by 2050 as climate change makes fish move into cooler waters).
