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...
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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...
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Seized about 700kg of shrimp in Nampula
Just over 700 kg of shrimp were seized by the fish inspection authorities last Tuesday (22) in Nampula province. The seizure took place when the product was being unloaded for sale in the Muahivire-expansion neighborhood in the city of Nampula, writes the newspaper "Carta". The shellfish was caught...
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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....
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Government launches data collection census on artisanal fishing
The Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries launched this Friday in Maputo, the Census that will allow the collection of data on artisanal fisheries and aquaculture. With the launch, the government hopes that there will be a greater contribution to the development of the national economy. Lídia Cardoso, Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, said that...
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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...
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Mozambique bets on marine robotics for ocean research
The Oceanographic Institute of Mozambique (InOM) now has an autonomous research boat (marine robotics) that will serve as an auxiliary resource to research conducted with the traditional vessel that requires a crew and is costly. Bernardino Malauene, researcher at InOM, explained that the boat is remotely controlled to collect environmental data about the state of the...
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Nyusi challenges new Minister of the Sea to transform artisanal fishing into semi-industrial
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, said that the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, should transform artisanal fishing into semi-industrial to sell on the international market. According to Filipe Nyusi, fishing should occupy the spotlight as a productive activity that promotes economic growth and employment, promoting normal fishing in a strategic line that...
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Mozambique welcomes project to plant mangroves as carbon credits
The Mozambican Ministry of the Sea on Tuesday signed a partnership with a company from the United Arab Emirates, Blue Forest, which plans to plant mangroves that will serve as carbon credits, they said in a statement. The promoters expect the project to last 30 years and generate credits equivalent to "approximately 200,000 tons of emissions of carbon dioxide...
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Government bans shrimp and mangrove crab fishing
The Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries (MIMAIP) announced, this Thursday, the beginning of the ban of fishing for surface shrimp and mangrove crab, from next November 1st to March 31st 2022