Fisheries Sector

The fisheries sector represents about 3% of Mozambique ’s GDP. Over two thirds of the population of Mozambique live within 150 km of the coast, and thus the fisheries sector is an important source of both animal protein and employment: some 80,000 are employed in the sector, of which 90% are artisanal fishers, or those associated with the artisanal fisheries handling and distribution activities... Read more

  The first Norwegian involvement in cooperation in the area of fisheries took place more than thirty years ago, when the R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen , then at the service of FAO, made the first overall assessment of the fisheries resources in the marine waters of Mozambique. Norway’s support to the sector has evolved gradually to institutional support in the area of small scale fisheries; sup... Read more