Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837: resumo das conclusões dos cruzeiros de pesca exploratória entre 1979 e 1983 no banco de Sofala em Moçambique

From 1979 to 1983, several surveys were carried out with research and fishing vessels at Sofala Bank in Mozambique. Their main objective was the assessment of shallow water prawn stocks, as this resource is of great economic importance for the country. A summary of the conclusions of these surveys regarding the species Penaeus indicus is presented. During the rainy season the species occurs closer to the shore than during the dry season. Estimates of biomass are very variable. The spawning peak seems to occur at the beginning of the rainy season (September-October). The spawning areas are located very close to the shore in the northern part of Sofala Bank and South of 17 degree 10'S in the 15-25 m depth interval.

Guia para a captura e o aproveitamento artesanal do tubarão em Moçambique

A summary is given of practical recommendations on materials and methods for the capture and main utilization of shark in Mozambique.

Apontamentos para a elaboração de um catálogo das artes de pesca em Moçambique

A contribution to the preparation of a catalogue on fishing gear in use in Mozambique is given. The set of plans presented complies with the methodology adopted by FAO and is classified according to the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG - 1980).

Biomassa dos principais recursos de peixe de Boa-Paz, Moçambique

Data collected during a survey conducted by the Soviet trawler Sebastopolsky rybak , in January 1987, covering the Boa-Paz area, Mozambique, were analysed. The biomass of demersal fish was found to be higher than the one of pelagic fish. The most representative group among the demersals was the first grade fish, where the families Sparidae, Lethrinidae, Lutjanidae and Serranidae were included, corresponding to a biomass of about 3,500 tonnes. In the pelagics the family Carangidae was the most important one and the species Decapterus russelli and Trachurus trachurus showed the highest biomass estimates in this family.

Processamento artesanal de pescado em Moçambique

The artisanal processing of fish from artisanal, semi-industrial or industrial fisheries is described and the production costs of fishery products processing in significant artisanal fishing zones of Mozambique were studied.

Programa de pesca experimental de atum com vara e isca viva. Moçambique - 1982/1985

An account is given of activities undertaken during the project, which was concerned with the development of tuna fisheries using rod and live bait, in Mozambique. Major tuna species present in the area are described, and fishing gear and methods used outlined, detailing also catch composition and live bait utilized.

Elementos basicos de teledetecção. Possibilidades da sua aplicação na investigação pesqueira em Moçambique

Mozambique has a large Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Satellite remote sensing combined with ground observation would help in the research undertaken for fisheries purposes. NOAA could be applied for sea surface temperature mapping of the open sea water as the thermal gradient is high enough here. Coastal zone dynamics would be remotely sensed by visible passive radiance, since colour contrast is here the relevant pattern. Landsat/MSS seems to be economically advantageous for this purpose. This knowledge would contribute to locate the areas adequate for the concentration of fisheries resources.

Captura de tunídeos com vara e isca viva em Moçambique

Included in the project MONAP GCP-MOZ/006/SWE "Fishing development in inland and coastal waters in Mozambique", a tuna fishing experimental program was carried out in coastal waters of Mozambique, using a catching method with rods and live baits. In order to explore this method and demonstrate the collaboration needed, the present paper has been thought for those interested in an overview of the work to be carried out.

Compilaçao de dados sobre fauna acompanhante do camarão em Moçambique

All the data that the Instituto de Investigaçā Pesqueira was able to collect relating to by-catches of shrimps are presented. The by-catches of shrimp are almost entirely comprised of fish with commercial value. In this paper the author analyzes data for areas separated according to yields obtained.

Pesca de pequena escala em Moçambique: possibilidades de desenvolvimento

The small-scale fishery is a traditional activity and enrolled in social and cultural practices of the coastal communities and some places of the inland waters of Mozambique. Scope for development, major constraints in the small-scale fisheries and best practices are examined.

Investigação de recursos de tunideos em Moçambique de 1975 a 1984

After 1975 a large inventory work of fisheries resources began in Mozambican waters. The tuna stocks, for instance, were virtually unexplored. After 10 years roughly, the oceanographic investigations led to the temporary localization of the most favorable areas for longline fishing or surface gears.

Recursos marinhos de Moçambique

This work aims to be a systematic description of marine fisheries of Mozambique, analysing old and new data. The various fish resources were divided in crustaceans, fish and other resources. The latest revision was presented during the Mozambique/NORAD Seminar on marine resources (1984), which also included fishing potential estimates. Mozambique does not have a national system of statistical data collection that covers all fisheries and this affects in particular the artisanal sector. The industrial and semi-industrial fisheries, however, are well covered and produce reliable data on catch and effort for resources evaluation.

Avaliação dos consumos de materiais estratégicos para a conservação dos engenhos de pesca artesanal de Moçambique e Estudos de constituiçāo tipologia e distribuiçāo de alguns engenhos de pesca artesanal de Moçambique

This technical report comprises two different studies in terms of their conclusions, but based on the same field surveys: “Yearly consumption evaluation of the strategic materials for the artisanal fisheries of Mozambique” and “Constitution, typology and distribution studies of the Mozambican artisanal fishing gears”. In the first of the above studies, the amount of the materials found in each gear, the number of such gears and the wear factor “r” are subject to a computed data processing, producing the following outputs: list of materials demanded in each Mozambican fishing relevant province; list of materials demanded in the whole Mozambican territory. In the second study the observed gears constitutions are analysed and differences and similitudes among them are searched. The details of maneuver and productivity are referred as well. Attention is drawn to the fact that observations did not take place on the whole Mozambican territory, even not in the most representative but in some considerably important fishing centers with reasonable safety and connection facilities. About the first study, when it was not possible to reach such considerably important centers the determination of the approximate picture of them has been achieved by verbal information of people knowing them very well and by the sources referred here in after. Concerning the second study inferences have not been made. Although a limited number of samples has been collected, the accuracy of it has been checked by inquiry. Speculations have been developed only on observed cases. The surveys have been made by a team, assigned by the directors of UD-PPE and Equipesca, under author’s coordination.

Os recursos de algas marinhas de importáncia económica na República popular de Moçambique com especial referéncia para Euchema (Florideae) em Cabo Delgado

Composition, abundance and environmental characteristics of the sea-weed resources of Mozambique were investigated along the whole Mozambican sea shore between May, 1979 and November, 1980. The limits of distribution of tropical algae were identified and located close to parallel 21 degree 00'S. Important concentrations of sea-weeds were found in the southern region, but only the Euchema resource in the coast of Cabo Delgado looked promising for commercial exploitation. Biological studies of Euchema were undertaken, the results of which permit the recommendation of a strategy for immediate harvesting which could yield 400-500 tons annually. Further proposals for the culture of sea-weeds are also included.

Avaliaçāo preliminar dos recursos de camarāo de profundidade em Moçambique

Although it is known enough of the biology of shallow+ waters shrimps, knowledge of the deep-waters shrimp is still limited. This is due to the fact that: these resources are relatively new and the study of deep waters species is more difficult and expensive. Some biological informations on the main species of shrimp in depth of Mozambique have been collected during investigation cruises (Sports et al., Pacule, 1987) and through sampling carried out on board commercial vessels (DDR fleet) between 1983 and 1986.