The Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lídia Cardoso, said that the gas industry currently has one of the highest growth rates in global production with around 13%. "Cabo Delgado has started to explore and export liquefied natural gas from the southern coral platform and currently has one of the highest...
Tag: Inland Waters and Fisheries
Minister for the Sea, Inland Waters launches boat improvement course for fishermen
The Minister for the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lídia Cardoso, is launching a course on improving boats and fishing gear for fishermen in the district of Namaacha, at the Matola Fishing School. A press release we have seen states that the courses will cover 20 young fishermen from the district,...
Mozambique caught more than seven thousand tons of shrimp from January to September
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 was 5728 tons. The information was provided by Cassamo Júnior, director of the Maritime Inspection Division at the National...
Maputo Bay with several species of dead fish
Since last weekend, Maputo Bay has seen the appearance of several species of dead fish from the sea, a worrying phenomenon that has caused disparate interpretations, according to a statement from the Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries. Preliminary investigations point to the dredging of the navigation channel, excavations for...
Government invests 900 million meticais in fishing and aquaculture
About 900 million meticais is the amount that the Government will invest in seven provinces of the country in order to boost the value chain of commercial fishing and aquaculture. The investment comprises the second phase of the implementation of the program "More sustainable fish in the provinces of Niassa, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, Zambézia, Tete, Manica...
Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture Census Starts Today
The Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture Census starts today in the country, which will produce updated statistical knowledge about the existing fishing resources for a good management. According to a press release from the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, the process will be launched in Maputo city, under the guidance of the Minister of the sector, Lídia Cardoso....
"Country needs to invest more in fish processing and conservation"
The Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lídia Cardoso, says the country needs to invest more in fish processing and conservation to ensure the sustainability of fishing activity. Lídia Cardoso was speaking last week in Bilene Beach, at the end of her three-day working visit to Gaza province....
Fishing sector grew 3% last year
The fishing sector in 2021 will grow by 3% in the country compared to the previous year, said the Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lídia Cardoso, during the institution's Consultative Council in Maputo. The minister also said that by 2024 the fisheries sector expects to capture 683,000 tonnes of fish...
PESCA: Government considers regional surveillance center urgent
The Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lídia Cardoso, says it is urgent to build a Regional Fisheries Control, Monitoring and Surveillance Centre of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). According to the source, the center aims to better respond to the great challenges that are imposed in combating illegal fishing, undeclared...
Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries meets today in a Coordinating Council
The Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries is meeting from this Wednesday until Friday in Maputo, in its VIII Coordinating Council. According to a statement from the Ministry of Sea, the meeting aims to make a balance of the activities of this year and to envisage actions for next year. The document also mentions...