Fishing production in Mozambique grew more than 10% until June

Published 2024년 8월 23일

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In the first half of the year, Mozambique's fishing production rose by 10.3% to 240,398 tonnes, driven mainly by aquaculture, achieving 46% of the 2024 target of 522,671 tonnes. Industrial aquaculture nearly doubled to 5,132 tonnes, while artisanal fishing, which led in volume, increased by 9.2% to 225,285 tonnes. In 2023, the total fishing production was 496,373 tonnes, a 9% rise from the previous year, with artisanal fishing being the largest contributor. Despite challenges like excessive rains and Cyclone Freddy, aquaculture production saw a significant growth of 73.1% in 2023.

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Fishing production in Mozambique grew by 10.3% in the first half of the year, to 240,398 tonnes, driven by aquaculture, according to budget execution data that the Lusa news agency had access to this Friday, 23 August. According to government data, this represents 46% of the total target of 522,671 tonnes, between fishing and aquaculture, set for the whole of 2024 in national fishing production. Industrial aquaculture was the one that grew the most from January to June, almost doubling (80.3%) the volume compared to the same period in 2023, to 5,132 tonnes, 52.5% of the target for the whole of 2024. This growth was influenced by the accounting of live crab and live lobster, caught in maritime waters and kept in production establishments “for export”, as well as by a seaweed production initiative in the province of Nampula. In terms of volume, artisanal fishing continued to lead, with 225,285 tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%, with the province of Zambézia, in the centre, ...

Source: Diarioeconomico