SURVEYS OF THE FISH RESOURCES OF Mozambique
Preliminary Report Cruise No 1
21 April - 14 May 1990












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CRUISE REPORTS “DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN”

IIP MAPUTO

- IMR, Bergen

The "DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN" RESEARCH PROGRAMME is sponsored by The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NORAD, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO, and the United Nations Development Programme UNDP. The programme in Namibia is being conducted and planned under agreements between UNDP, Mozambique authorities, IIP Maputo and the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway .

This preliminary cruise report describes the work and some of the results of the first survey.

© FAO 1990

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SURVEYS OF THE FISH RESOURCES OF Mozambique. Preliminary Report Cruise No 1. 21 April - 14 May 1990

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Objectives
1.2 Participation
1.3 Narrative

2. HYDROGRAPHY

3. DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF PELAGIC FISH FROM THE ACOUSTIC OBSERVATION SYSTEM

4. RESULTS OF FISHING EXPERIMENTS, CATCH COMPOSITIONS

4.1 Angoche to the Zambezi River
4.2 Zambezi to Bazaruto
4.3 Bazaruto to Inhaca

5. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND GENERAL COMMENTS

ANNEXES

ANNEX I Instruments and fishing gear used
ANNEX II Length distribution of common species
ANNEX III Records of fishing stations
ANNEX IV List of species with catches