“ Statistics can explain: Prices of local fish is quite high due to "supply and demand". Not enough fishermen to bring in fish resulting in "low supply" high prices. (Fishermen claim there is a decline in the fish population due to over-harvesting.
Therefore, people are driven towards cheaper imported poultry and meat.
A recent survey by Tonga International Academy found that Tongan fishermen are not 12-months fishermen. Instead, they take frequent holidays, and return to fishing only when their money runs out. This is the effect of a "subsistence" economy. ”