Fishing production in Mozambique grew more than 10% until June

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, ...