The fishery sector is of great importance to Mozambique as a source of national income (2% of the GDP and 8 percent of foreign exchange earnings in 2006); as a source of employment (employing 120 – 140,000 fishermen and four times as many in support functions); for food security (being the most important source of animal protein also for the poorest sections of the population); and consequently for poverty alleviation.
The co-operation between Norway and Mozambique in the fisheries sector dates back to 1977. The support has been given in many different forms, reflecting shifting priorities by the co-operating partners as well as shifting focus on Fisheries in development co-operation.
For more information on the sector and Norwegian involvement, please see:
A Study of the Fisheries Sector in Mozambique
Programmes and Projects
- From 1996 to 2004 the support was set within the framework of institutional co-operation between the Ministry of Fisheries (MdP) and the Fisheries Research Institute (IIP) in Mozambique, and the Directorate of Fisheries (DoF) and the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Norway - aiming at developing the institutions responsible for Fisheries management and research in Mozambique.
For more information, please see:
A Review of Institutional Co-operation in Fisheries Research and Management Mozambique-Norway.
- The Sofala Bank Artisanal Fishery Project focuses on artisanal fisheries, and was initiated in September 2002 with co-funding from IFAD, Belgium, the Government of Mozambique and Norway. The project completion date is set at September 2008, and total Norwegian funding is NOK 54 million. The project has an integrated approach to Fisheries development,
with community development (health, education and water) and financial services and market support (credit and feeder roads) being additional components.
For more information, please see.
Sofala Bank Artisanal Fisheries Project.
Report from Field Trip to Pebane June 2006
- A new sector programme agreement was signed 1 of July 2005. The sector goal of the programme is to develop "Government institutions with capacity and competence for research based fisheries management in order to achieve sustainable utilisation of fish resources and viable economic growth of the private sector, thus contributing towards improved food security, reduced unemployment and direct and indirect poverty alleviation". The goal is primarily to be achieved through initiatives in Fishery Policy, Administration and Management; Fisheries Research and Stock Assessment; Aquaculture Development; and Support to Private Fisheries Enterprises. Total funding is NOK 65 million for the period 2005-2007. Special focus is on MCS (Marine Control and Surveillance), building capacity to monitor and manage aquatic resources in a sustainable way. Further to this the combat of IUU (Illegal, Un-reported and Under-reported) fishing is given high priority.
For more information please see:
Continued Support by Norway to the Development of the Fisheries Sector in Mozambique.
Continued Co-operation between Mozambique and Norway in Fisheries Development.
Partners of Co-operation
Norway's main partners of co-operation in the fishery sector in Mozambique are:
Ministry of Fisheries (Ministério das Pescas)
The Institute for Fisheries Research (IIP) (www.moziip.org)
Institute for Small-Scale Fisheries Development (IDPPE) (www.moziip.org/idppe.htm)
The main Norwegian fisheries institutions involved include:
Centre for Development Cooperation in Fisheries (www.cdcf.no)
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (www.odin.dep.no/fkd)
Institute for Marine Research (www.imr.no)
Directorate of Fisheries (www.fiskeridir.no)
Norwegian College of Fisheries Science (www.nfh.uit.no)
The official Norwegian site for Fisheries: www.fisheries.no
Other donors in the fishery sector in Mozambique include:
European Commission (http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm)
ICEIDA (www.iceida.is/english)
FAO (www.fao.org/)
African Development Bank (www.afdb.org/)
Programme Summary
|
Name |
Period |
Total grant |
|
Continued Support by Norway to the Development of the Fisheries Sector in Mozambique |
2005-2007 |
NOK 65 mill. |
|
Sofala Bank Artisanal Fishery Project |
2003-2008
|
NOK 54 mill. |
Responsible for the Fisheries Sector:
First secretary Mr. Fred Rasmussen
fred.rasmussen@mfa.no
and
Second secretary Ms. Ingrid Ekker
ingrid.ekker@mfa.no