Conflitos no sector pesqueiro de Vilanculos

Abstract

From the case study of the District of Vilanculos, we sought to understand the causes of the conflicts in the fisheries sector in Vilanculos, an area where there is an intervention by many actors, from the fishermen to the institutions that oversee the fisheries sector. We found that these conflicts result from population pressure combined with the interests of other actors in this sector, where they confront: the fishermen, tourist resorts and the Municipality of Vilanculos; members of the Vilanculos Fishermen's Association, fishermen from Vilanculos and Inhassoro, fishermen from the GNP and fishermen and maritime authorities in Vilanculos; local consumers against tourists and exporters; fishermen and the Pearl of Vilanculos, fishermen and divers; and administrative institutions. Existing co-management institutions such as traditional authorities, the Vilanculos Fishermen's Association and the Maritime Delegation, are involved in conflict resolution but no single institution and figure can do more than reduce it to some extent. Due to the involvement of these institutions in conflicts, there is a lack of facilitators, and the solution is perhaps to extend coordination and co-management.