Table 1. Main types of small-scale fisheries performed in Mozambique (adapted [2, 3, 4, 7, 19]). Labor force calculated for the artisanal fisheries taking into account an average of 11 workers by fishing gear to the beach seining, 2 for the gillnets, 2 for handline. Main Fisheries Fishing Management Work Socioeconomic Processing and Resource area measures force importance commercialization Method Angoche Licences. 125 Local importance Catches processed on ≈ district, workers involving workers shore, at small between on the fishing and industrial units Close season Angoche processing and licensed for this defined for and the also on the purpose. The end the shrimp Ligonha transport, product is sold locally fishery of processing and and exported to South Sofala Bank. mouth commercialization Africa, Spain and of by-catch. Portugal. The Not defined which is also quotes. very abundant and of low commercial value, is all kept on board and later processed in salt/drying in artisanal fishing centres South of Licences. 350 Local importance Catches processed on ≈ Sofala; workers involving workers shore, at small between on the fishing and industrial units season Penaeid trawl the processing and licensed for this specifically shrimp parallels also on the purpose. The end defined (2-3 of transport, product is sold locally months). Machaze processing and and exported to South (19° 47’ commercialization Africa, Spain and Industrial S), at of by-catch. Great Portugal. The fleet north of social importance which is also prohibited. Beira, and and a significant very abundant and of Save contribution to low commercial value, river’s food security is all kept on board mouth and later processed in (21°S) salt/drying in artisanal and up to fishing centres along the the coast, notably at meridian Chiloane of 35° 11’ Maputo Licences. 400 Local importance Land processing and ≈ Bay involving workers exportation to South (between on the fishing and Africa, Spain and Close season Inhaca processing and Portugal. (2-3 months). Cape, also on the
Table 1. Main types of small-scale fisheries performed in Mozambique (adapted [2, 3, 4, 7, 19]). Labor force calculated for the artisanal fisheries taking into account an average of 11 workers by fishing gear to the beach seining, 2 for the gillnets, 2 for handline. Main Fisheries Resource Fishing area Management measures Work force Socioeconomic importance Processing and commercialization Method trawl Penaeid shrimp Angoche district, between Angoche and the Ligonha mouth Licences. Close season defined for the shrimp fishery of Sofala Bank. Not defined quotes. ≈ 125 workers Local importance involving workers on the fishing and processing and also on the transport, processing and commercialization of by-catch. Catches processed on shore, at small industrial units licensed for this purpose. The end product is sold locally and exported to South Africa, Spain and Portugal. The which is also very abundant and of low commercial value, is all kept on board and later processed in salt/drying in artisanal fishing centres South of Sofala; between the parallels of Machaze (19° 47’ S), at north of Beira, and Save river’s mouth (21°S) and up to the meridian of 35° 11’ Licences. season specifically defined (2-3 months). Industrial fleet prohibited. ≈ 350 workers Local importance involving workers on the fishing and processing and also on the transport, processing and commercialization of by-catch. Great social importance and a significant contribution to food security Catches processed on shore, at small industrial units licensed for this purpose. The end product is sold locally and exported to South Africa, Spain and Portugal. The which is also very abundant and of low commercial value, is all kept on board and later processed in salt/drying in artisanal fishing centres along the coast, notably at Chiloane Maputo Bay (between Inhaca Cape, Licences. Close season (2-3 months). ≈ 400 Local importance involving workers on the fishing and processing and also on the Land processing and exportation to South Africa, Spain and Portugal.
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