A Socio-Economic Profile of the Rufiji Floodplain and Delta.
A Socio-Economic Profile of the Rufiji Floodplain and Delta.
A Socio-Economic Profile of the Rufiji Floodplain and Delta.
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<strong>Socio</strong>-economic pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rufiji</strong> flood plain <strong>and</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> - Vol. 1<br />
Fishing<br />
Type <strong>of</strong><br />
fish<br />
Finfish<br />
Prawns<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
(crab,<br />
lobster,<br />
squid,<br />
octopus)<br />
Averag<br />
e daily<br />
catch<br />
(Tenga<br />
/ kg.)<br />
No <strong>of</strong><br />
fishing<br />
days per<br />
month<br />
No <strong>of</strong><br />
fishing<br />
days<br />
per<br />
year<br />
Total<br />
catch per<br />
year<br />
Amount<br />
consume<br />
d per<br />
year.<br />
Kgs.<br />
Price<br />
per<br />
tenga/kg/unit<br />
(fresh or processed)<br />
Costs per year.<br />
(labour, gear,)<br />
How much <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fish harvested is lost per year?<br />
Tick one box only<br />
Less than a quarter A quarter to a half More than a half<br />
What are <strong>the</strong> reasons for fish losses?<br />
What do you think will increase pr<strong>of</strong>its from fishing?<br />
Employed fisherman<br />
Average number <strong>of</strong><br />
fishing trips per week<br />
Payment per fishing trip Tsh<br />
value<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> fishing weeks per year.<br />
What do you think can increase pr<strong>of</strong>its for an employed fisherman?<br />
Fish trading<br />
Type <strong>of</strong> Average<br />
fish daily<br />
purchase<br />
(Tenga /<br />
kg.)<br />
Finfish<br />
Prawns<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
(crab,<br />
lobster,<br />
squid,<br />
octopus)<br />
No <strong>of</strong><br />
buying<br />
days per<br />
month<br />
No <strong>of</strong><br />
buying<br />
days<br />
per<br />
year<br />
Total amount<br />
<strong>of</strong> fish traded<br />
per year<br />
(kgs)<br />
Average<br />
difference<br />
between buying<br />
Price <strong>and</strong> selling<br />
price per tenga/kg<br />
(fresh . processed<br />
Costs per year.<br />
(labour,<br />
transport,<br />
processing,<br />
packing,)<br />
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