Illegal fishing in Mozambique threatens to make shrimp extinct

Mozambique is at risk of running out of shrimp due to the intensification of practices harmful to the reproduction of this species by fishermen, especially artisanal ones, who do not respect the periods of prohibition for multiplication and growth. According to an article published this Friday, November 22, by the newspaper Notícias, the concern was expressed, in Maputo, by the Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lídia Cardoso, at the launch of World Fisheries Day, celebrated on Thursday (21), and the beginning of the closed season for surface shrimp, mangrove crab and octopus. In this regard, the Government wants to see the ban period respected so that marine species reproduce and reach an adequate size for capture, in a practice that is intended to be sustainable and in line with the objectives of the country and the world. In effect, Lídia Cardoso pointed to African countries that have seen their shrimp become extinct due to discriminatory practices, a scenario that ...