At least 7152 tons of surface shrimp were caught in the first nine months of the year, an increase of around 25% compared to the same period last year, when the figure of 5728 tons was reached..

The information was given by Cassamo Júnior, director of the Maritime Inspection Division at the National Sea Institute (INAMAR), during a press conference on the start of the closed season and the ban on fishing for mangrove crab and surface shrimp.

With regard to mangrove crab, the source said that the country had achieved a production in industrial, semi-industrial and artisanal fishing of 7120 tons, compared to 7010 last year, an increase of around 2%.

Cassamo Júnior said that the good results achieved in the production of these two species were the result of the implementation of management measures adopted by the sector, as well as the active participation in the fishing campaign by artisanal, industrial and semi-industrial fishermen.

As for the start of the closed season, the Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries (MIMAIP) has announced that it will close fishing for mangrove crab and surface shrimp from November 1 and 15, respectively.

The information was published in a press release, stating that the shrimp ban will cover the Sofala Bank, for industrial, semi-industrial and artisanal fishing, as well as Maputo Bay and the mouth of the Limpopo River, for semi-industrial and artisanal fishing, and Inhambane Bay, for artisanal fishing.

For mangrove crab fishing, the ban will apply along the entire Mozambican coast.