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Abundance, Size Structure and Quality of Silver-lip Pearl Oysters in the Solomon IslandsAppendix 1. Questionnaire used in structured interviews of island communities.1. Was capture of white-lipped pearl oysters an important activity around here? How important wasit as a source of money to the local community?Very important Quite important Not important2. How many people used to be involved in this activity? Did they make their living from this?1 or 2 2-5 >5 Full living Part living No3. Was it local people that did the fishing?LocalOutsiders4. What sort of places did they fish in?Lagoon Passage Open water5. Were some areas better than others?Yes Not sure No6. What sort of equipment did they use to collect shells?Mask Hookah SCUBA Dredge7. How deep did they have to dive for shells?10 m 10-20 m 20-30 m >30 m8. Which areas were the most favoured by fishers? Can you show me on this map?9. Do people ever swim or dive in these places now?YesNo10. Does anybody fish for white-lip pearl oysters at the moment?Yes several One or two Nobody11. Are they local people or from outside?LocalOutsiders12. What do they do with the oysters that they catch?Use locally Sell locally Sell to outsiders Move to another place13. Where do they usually dive for the oysters? Can you show us on this map?14. Do they dive in deep water or shallow?10 m 10-20 m 20-30 m >30 m15. If oysters had been moved from one place to another, would you be able to let us know?Yes No Unsure16. Can you show is these places or help us place them on the map?17. Has anybody from fisheries ever been along to check on the status of the pearl oysters?No Not recently (when) Recently (when)18. We are hoping to come back with some divers to look at the status of thepearl oysters. Would you be happy for us to look in your waters?YesNo19. After the ban on the harvest of white lip have you seen oysters in?Place dived beforeNew places20. Can you show us on the map or give us the names of these places?21. How deep have you seen white lip oysters?10 m 10-20 m 20-30 m >30 m22. What are the best times to dive for shell?1 st quarter 2 nd quarter 3 rd quarter Last quarter23. Was the inside of the shells damaged by many scars?All shells scarred Biggest shells scarred No shells scarred