Estado das capturas e aspectos socioeconómicos da pescaria artesanal do Atum oceânico na província de Cabo Delgado

Abstract

The objective of this work is to study the state of catches and socioeconomic aspects of artisanal tuna fishing in the Province of Cabo Delgado. The data collection comprised two phases in February 2017 and 2018 in Quissanga, Ibo, Mocimboa da Praia and Pemba districts. The methodology used for sampling in this study was based on semi-closed interviews with closed questions and covered about 30 artisanal fishermen. Some open questions to allow the interviewer to add opinions about what was not included in the questionnaire were also considered. The results indicated that there was a greater tendency to decline in the individual weight of the tuna caught over the years. The most captured species of oceanic tuna were: Katsuomus pelamis (skipjack tuna), Thunus albacares (Yellowfin tuna), Thunus obesus (Bigeye tuna). As regards the socio-economic aspects of the fishermen, it has been found that the majority of the working class is composed of young people who earn an average monthly income varying between 9 000.00 and 23000.00 MZN. However, the data were not sufficient to detect the actual impacts on the environment as well as the impacts of fishing on the fisherman.