Mozambique: Industrial fishing in second quarter up more than 10% on year

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Mozambique: Industrial fishing in second quarter up more than 10% on year

5:29 CAT | 18 Aug 2023

File photo: Lusa

The amount of industrial and semi-industrial fishing in Mozambique grew 10.5% in the first quarter, compared to 2022, to 3,219 tonnes, according to official data consulted today by Lusa.

According to the economic and social balance of the execution of the budget from January to March, this performance represents, however, only 13.7% of the total expected for the sector in 2023, as it was influenced by the “low operational performance of the fleets in January”, with breaks in the capture of shrimp, fish and lobster.

“The opening of this fishing campaign was held on 15 March, contrary to previous years, when it took place on 1 April, which resulted in the capture of 410 tonnes of shrimp during the period under review,” the document also explained.

In the first three months of the year, the artisanal fishing sector produced 81,648 tonnes of diverse fish – essentially “marine fish”, with 43,636 tons and “freshwater fish”, with 30,679 tons -, down 4.2% compared to 2022, representing 18.4% of the total expected for 2023.

Fish farming, developed on an industrial and small-scale basis, increased 19.4% to 1,279 tons in three months. Globally, fishing activity represented 86,146 tonnes in the first quarter in Mozambique, down 3.4% compared to the same period in 2022, corresponding to just 18.2% of the total estimated by the government for this year, which is 474,576 tonnes.

Source: Lusa