Oct 17 2012
Credit: Kajally Sarr (Gambia) The people shown in the photo who are going towards that fishing boats are either fish transporters or fish traders who target for variety of fish species including Bonga, Sardinella eba, Coruma mullet, Sompat, Baracuda, etc. This landing site is in Gambia River which has a direct connection to the Atlantic Ocean. …
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Sep 12 2012
Credit: Gabriel de Labra (Spain) Around 35% of the artisanal fishermen in Sao Tomé fish in bigger wood canoes (as shown in the photos) with crews of 10-20 people and only around 5% uses fibreglass boats. Both of them uses outboard motors and are mostly purse seiners, catching mainly small pelagics. Note: We decided not …
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Sep 12 2012
Credit: Gabriel de Labra (Spain) There are some projects funded by international donors trying to introduce a prototype fishing boats specially designed for Sao Tomé and Prince waters, which are more stable and efficient. It is called “Prao” and is made of laminated wood. The boats are shown in the photos. Note: We decided not …
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Sep 12 2012
Credit: Gabriel de Labra (Spain) More than half of the artisanal fishermen of São Tomé and Prince uses small dugouts without motor and fish using hand line and target mostly demersal fish (groupers) or big pelagics (small tuna, merlin fish, sharks…). Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. …
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Jun 03 2012
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) This photo shows the capture fisheries in the Siiru Dam in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. This is a fisherman displaying his catch using a set net of mesh size 3 inch. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset …
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May 27 2012
Credit: Juma Frezar (South Sudan) The local name of this artisanal fishing boat is “Aliyab” after the name of Aliyab city in the state of Lakes where these boats are built by specialized boat builders. Boats are made of doum palm (gingerbread tree). The length of this type of fishing boat ranges from 3-4 meters. The …
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May 27 2012
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) The two photos show a model of capture fisheries in the Northern part of Ghana, Upper West Region. Fisheries activities are usually done in dams/reservoirs meant for irrigation and water points for livestock. According to the government policy, 5% of all irrigable dams are allocated to fisheries activities. The Fisheries Commission …
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May 19 2012
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) This is also capture fisheries in the Siiru dam in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. This dam has a surface area of 65 ha and it is the largest dam in the whole of the Upper West Region of Ghana. This shows a fisherman harvesting …
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Mar 01 2012
Credit: Edwin Muga (Kenya) This photo shows an artisanal fisherman on his sesse canoe with his catch of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. The water body shown in the photo is Lake Victoria, the source of the White Nile. In addition to Nile tilapia which is the dominant Tilapine species landed from this water body, there …
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Feb 05 2012
Credit: Enima Chris (Uganda) This picture shows abandoned fishing canoes namely dugout canoes. Because of its small size, these canoes can move easy especially in unfavorable fishing zones like the breeding sites where they can have high fish catchability especially of immature fish. The poverty and lack of funds within the fishing community compels fishermen …
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