TANZANIA – The government has been asked to establish special projects to make wananchi, particularly young people in Tanga Region, engage in modern fishing. This would help in reducing unemployment among the youth, Ms Amina Mohamed Mwidau (CUF Special Seats), said yesterday in asking a question.

She noted that Tanga, like other regions located along the Indian Ocean, was endowed with fisheries resources which create major activities for most people but there were no special plans to improve fishermen’s standard of living, reports AllAfrica.

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EXCHANGE of fishing gears and provision of alternative economic activities to illegal fishermen has worked wonders in the coast of Southern Tanzania.

Under exchange of fishing gears Mnazi Bay Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park (MBREMP) offered a programme through which villagers could trade-in their illegal fine mesh nets in exchange for legal, large mesh nets. According to a study released through policy brief by the University of Dar es Salaam in conjunction with Environment for Development (EFD) the fishing nets exchange programme has largely helped to discourage illegal fishing.

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NAMBIA – A total of 59 new fishing rights will be granted for various fish species with a total of 156 companies set to benefit from these rights. The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernard Esau, announced the new fishing rights to harvest marine resources last week in Windhoek.

According to the New Era, no single company or applicant will be granted an individual right mostly in the main commercial species like hake, horse-mackerel, large pelagic and monk.

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The government has intensified operations to end illegal fishing on major fresh water lakes in western region where thousands of tonnes of immature fish and illegal fishing gear have been destroyed.

The number of people arrested and prosecuted on suspicion of taking part in the illegal activity has eclipsed 100 since the beginning of the year, the police said yesterday.

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Rome — Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing source of animal protein and currently provides nearly half of all fish consumed globally, according to a report published here by FAO. The report World Aquaculture 2010 found that global production of fish from aquaculture grew more than 60 percent between 2000 and 2008, from 32.4 million tonnes to 52.5 million tonnes.

It also forecasts that by 2012 more than 50 percent of the world’s food fish consumption will come from aquaculture.

“With stagnating global capture fishery production and an increasing population, aquaculture is perceived as having the greatest potential to produce more fish in the future to meet the growing demand for safe and quality aquatic food,” the report said.

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