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Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>Fifty-three thousand and 18 tonnes of fish of various species were caught in the first three quarters of 2023, in the province of Benguela, 5,221 tonnes more compared to the same period in 2022.<\/p>\n

Of the total caught, mainly by siege gear, 44,937 tons corresponded to frozen fish processed in companies in the sector, according to statistics – still provisional – from the Benguela Provincial Office of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.<\/p>\n

Among the species caught by the Benguela fishing fleet, with more than 90 industrial and semi-industrial vessels, the highlight is sardines, which reached 27,290 tons (4,344 more) and horse mackerel, with 10,940 tons (3,049 more).<\/p>\n

But, on the other hand, species such as mackerel, with 1,667 tons (2,706 fewer), and cachucho, with 2,314 (399 fewer), recorded a decrease in the total volume of catches, which also include prawns (81 tons), enlisted (468 tons) , crab (29 tons), tilapia (18) and snorter (1,199).<\/p>\n

Fishing statistics also account for 2,318 tonnes of dried fish, compared to the 2,886 tonnes produced between January and September last year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the director of the Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Office, Jose\u0301 Gomes da Silva, reveals that there was an increase of around 12 percent in catches, meaning that the province of Benguela is very close to surpassing the 2022 results.<\/p>\n

Despite this, the official admits that he is not at all excited because the increase in the catch rate is due to the significant number of vessels and, therefore, resulted from fishing effort rather than the availability of fishing resources.<\/p>\n

He recalled that, three years ago, the fishing fleet had 35 to 40 vessels, but today, there are more than 90 vessels fishing in Benguela, which, in his opinion, contrasts with the decrease in the biomass of certain species and the scarcity of fish at the moment.<\/p>\n

For the public manager, there are more vessels at sea than resources to fish, combined with weak inspection capacity, a fact that he considers to be \u201ca major constraint\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had about a 12 percent increase in catches. But that doesn’t make us happy, because this increase resulted from the fishing effort, that is, more vessels entered the seas\u201d, he assumed.<\/p>\n

Because fishing resources decrease year after year, Jose\u0301 Gomes da Silva now hopes that there will be a decision from the Government on the reinforcement of sustainable management measures for fishing resources on the Angolan coast by 2024.<\/p>\n

In his opinion, if the situation continues as it is, fishing resources will not be able to withstand this pressure, which is why it is necessary to reduce the number of vessels.<\/p>\n

Trawling<\/p>\n

In the interview to review the sector, given to Ra\u0301dio Benguela, the director of the Fisheries Office once again expressed enormous concern about trawling fishing, as it was compromising the preservation of the species.<\/p>\n

He made it known that around 50 vessels in the Benguela fleet carry out trawling for demersal species, with another seven trawling for pelagic species, such as sardines, horse mackerel and mackerel, which are unloaded either in the municipality of Bai\u0301a Farta, or in Luanda.<\/p>\n

Hence reinforcing the idea that hope lies with the Council of Ministers, from whom fishing owners in Benguela expect control measures over trawling on the Angolan coast next year.<\/p>\n

For him, it would be satisfactory if trawling for pelagic species was banned from the Angolan coast and demersal fishing was significantly reduced, thus contributing to an increase in biomass and ensuring food security for the population.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven its capture capacity, we are talking about thousands and thousands of tons\u201d, warns Jose\u0301 Gomes da Silva, explaining that one trawler can correspond to 30 or 40 24-meter semi-industrial vessels.<\/p>\n

The Director of Fisheries highlighted, on the other hand, that nationally there are around 350 industrial and semi-industrial vessels, with the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) being 304 thousand tons.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we divide all these vessels, there will be no sustainability, especially for large vessels, because these, to be sustained, really have to fish\u201d, he warns.<\/p>\n

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