{"id":24906,"date":"2021-05-19T15:30:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/?p=24906"},"modified":"2021-05-20T08:44:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T07:44:52","slug":"activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Activistas: the voice of fishing communities in Nampula Province"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I noticed that in my community, many people were using a lot of harmful fishing gear, cutting mangroves and the fish caught were too small\u2026 but then Oikos gave me the opportunity to be an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activista<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Orlando Ahate<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orlando is from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/owubVetazcqRW92r5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a small fishing village in Nampula Province\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Fi7mUUj3M5G2r3j9A\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mossuril district<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Mozambique. In his community, livelihoods are dependent on the ocean, but local fish stocks are under threat due to overfishing, illegal and unsustainable fishing, and climate breakdown. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activistas,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or community outreach workers,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like Orlando are working to improve community-led fisheries management efforts, with support from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oikos.pt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oikos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oikos.pt\/\"> \u2013 Coopera\u00e7\u00e3o e Desenvolvimento <\/a>and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Ventures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintain an important connection with the community and provide a voice to convey the needs of fishers. \u201cTo be an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activista<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is to be a community messenger; a volunteer with credibility and acceptance in the community\u201d says Orlando, \u201cWe are there to help the community solve problems and connect with the government, NGOs and other stakeholders\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 333px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 448px; height: 337px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/activistas-and-fishermen-drawing-fishing-ground-participatory-mapping-photo-by-ernesto-paulo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24907\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Activistas-and-Fishermen-drawing-fishing-ground-participatory-mapping.-Photo-by-Ernesto-Paulo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1621240360&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Activistas-and-Fishermen-drawing-fishing-ground-participatory-mapping.-Photo-by-Ernesto-Paulo-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Activistas-and-Fishermen-drawing-fishing-ground-participatory-mapping.-Photo-by-Ernesto-Paulo-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Activistas-and-Fishermen-drawing-fishing-ground-participatory-mapping.-Photo-by-Ernesto-Paulo-444x333.jpg\" width=\"444\" height=\"333\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/333;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Activistas and fishers drawing fishing ground participatory mapping | Photo: Ernesto Paulo | Oikos<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 447px; height: 337px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/img_20200922_092526\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24912\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20200922_092526-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ELE-L09&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1600766729&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20200922_092526-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20200922_092526-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20200922_092526-scaled-443x333.jpg\" width=\"443\" height=\"333\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 443px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 443\/333;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">In Nampula Province, many communities rely on fishing for their food security and livelihoods | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this month, I spoke with a group of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from four villages across Mossuril and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/z1pSo4pGbmFHR4Ya8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As Blue Ventures\u2019 fisheries officer in Mozambique, it\u2019s my responsibility to support our partners in the country, including Oikos. I regularly work with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whether collecting and analysing fisheries data or attending community meetings, so it was great to hear more of their stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was a fish trader and also a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conselho Comunit\u00e1rio de Pescas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> [community fishers council or CCP] member but recently it has been very difficult to buy fish. We spend a lot of time waiting for the fisherman but when they come, they bring low quality fish and in small quantities\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Muchamo Amisse, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/kuNKquxwuxEAJcPv9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lumbo village<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dwindling fish stocks is a prevalent problem in small-scale fisheries across the Western Indian Ocean region and this area of Mozambique is no exception. Afonso, an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activista <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/iHqAS9M4HCWwR1zM6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chocas Mar<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">told me about his father, a fisher who has been forced to venture further offshore for longer periods with no guarantee of returning with adequate catch. This situation has been compounded by COVID-19 which has reduced tourist visits to restaurants in Chocas Mar, which are the main fish buyers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My father is a fisherman. In the past, he managed to catch big fish near the shore. But now he has to travel long distances over long periods only to return with low catch\u2026 Without fishing, there is no life in our communities&#8221; \u2013 Afonso Canrithia, Chocas Mar<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 611px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 433px; height: 615px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/boat-racing-on-the-world-fisherman-day-photo-by-jamen-mussa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24918\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Boat-racing-on-the-world-fisherman-day-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.--scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ELE-L09&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1605945418&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Boat-racing-on-the-world-fisherman-day-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.--476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Boat-racing-on-the-world-fisherman-day-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.--644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Boat-racing-on-the-world-fisherman-day-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.--scaled-429x322.jpg\" width=\"429\" height=\"322\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 429px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 429\/322;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">A group of fishers from Nampula Province prepare to race on World Fisheries Day 2020 | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/dsc_0250_maxwidth_1920_maxheight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24933\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/DSC_0250_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1626,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/DSC_0250_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-537x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/DSC_0250_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/DSC_0250_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-429x285.jpg\" width=\"429\" height=\"285\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 429px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 429\/285;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Women&#8217;s livelihoods also rely on the ocean here | Photo: Anouk Neuhaus<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 462px; height: 615px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/img_20201121_075551\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24938\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20201121_075551-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ELE-L09&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1605945352&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20201121_075551-268x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20201121_075551-362x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20201121_075551-scaled-458x611.jpg\" width=\"458\" height=\"611\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 458px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 458\/611;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">A fisher looks out to sea | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 668px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 672px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/img_20201121_070117-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24943\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20201121_070117-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ELE-L09&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1605942080&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20201121_070117-1-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20201121_070117-1-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/IMG_20201121_070117-1-scaled-891x668.jpg\" width=\"891\" height=\"668\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 891px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 891\/668;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Over recent decades, fishing communities here have noticed a decline in fish stocks | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activistas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also include women like Sofia Abuderemane from Lumbo village. The women have developed their communication skills, enabling them to speak with fishers and raise awareness on fisheries management issues such as a lack of sustainable and adequate fishing gears.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are well respected in the community for our work. Directly or indirectly, my community have noticed positive changes since I became an <i>activista&#8221;<\/i> \u2013 Sofia Abuderemane, Lumbo village<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2020, Oikos trained the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in data collection using mobile phones, reading electronic scales, collecting fish length data and simple data analysis. In Mossuril district, recent data have revealed a change in the size and reappearance of species like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sala <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Gerres)<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chamuanquela <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Blackspotted emperor)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mampura <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Common slipmouth) which had been missing from catches for a long time. Data analysis by the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attributed this to the community-managed fishery closures which have led to a spillover of fish stocks into open fishing areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 426px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 572px; height: 430px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/jamen-mussa-explaining-saquina-atumane-to-measure-fish-length-photo-by-dane-de-almeida\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24948\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Jamen-Mussa-explaining-Saquina-Atumane-to-measure-fish-length.-.-Photo-by-Dane-de-Almeida-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ELE-L09&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1600855469&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00833333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Jamen-Mussa-explaining-Saquina-Atumane-to-measure-fish-length.-.-Photo-by-Dane-de-Almeida-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Jamen-Mussa-explaining-Saquina-Atumane-to-measure-fish-length.-.-Photo-by-Dane-de-Almeida-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Jamen-Mussa-explaining-Saquina-Atumane-to-measure-fish-length.-.-Photo-by-Dane-de-Almeida-scaled-568x426.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"426\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 568px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 568\/426;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Jamen Mussa training Saquina Atumane to measure fish length | Photo: Dane de Almeida<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 323px; height: 430px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/mobile-catch-monitoring-muchamo-and-sofia-photo-by-jamen-mussa-jpg\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24958\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mobile-catch-monitoring-Muchamo-and-Sofia.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-jpg-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ELE-L09&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1600949857&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mobile-catch-monitoring-Muchamo-and-Sofia.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-jpg-268x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mobile-catch-monitoring-Muchamo-and-Sofia.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-jpg-362x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mobile-catch-monitoring-Muchamo-and-Sofia.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-jpg-scaled-319x426.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"426\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 319px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 319\/426;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Muchamo and Sofia measuring a catch | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 1188px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 1192px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/mobile-catch-monitoring-assumane-and-saquina-photo-by-jamen-mussa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24953\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mobile-catch-monitoring-Assumane-and-Saquina.-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ELE-L09&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1600946983&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mobile-catch-monitoring-Assumane-and-Saquina.-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-268x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mobile-catch-monitoring-Assumane-and-Saquina.-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-362x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mobile-catch-monitoring-Assumane-and-Saquina.-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-scaled-891x1188.jpg\" width=\"891\" height=\"1188\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 891px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 891\/1188;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Assumane and Saquina carrying out mobile catch monitoring | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These sets of skills have enabled the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to understand their fisheries better and assist communities in important decision making around marine management. For example, in Cabaceira Pequena, Chocas Mar and S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, the communities were able to make comparisons of fish catch from different periods, allowing them to successfully plan when to open and close their fish reserves. This led to the establishment of a temporary fish and octopus closure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the closure, mackerel didn\u2019t appear so much and the numbers of octopus had reduced but after establishing the closure, data collected shows some improvements; mackerel and octopus have increased while <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sala, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were small, are now big\u201d \u2013 Afonso Canrithia, Chocas Mar<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consequently, the developments in these three villages have inspired other <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to work on establishing temporary closures in their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are envious of our colleagues whose communities have established temporary closures as we are yet to establish ours since we are struggling to have it in our community\u201d \u2013 Sofia Abuderemane, Lumbo village<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As well as being a vital connection to engaging communities in fisheries management, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have supported Oikos to build a CCP headquarters for the Mossuril district \u2013 they had previously been meeting under trees or at their president\u2019s house. In S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, the community needed to patrol their huge closure area, but didn\u2019t have a boat. In March 2021, Oikos facilitated the purchase of a boat, which is now being used by the local <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to carry out closure patrols more efficiently across S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, Cabaceira Pequena and Chocas Mar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week we managed to patrol our closure and we caught some fishermen who were using mosquito nets and others who were using light attraction at night\u201d \u2013 Assumane Abudo and Saquina Atumane, Cabaceira Pequena<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 425px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 570px; height: 429px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/mossuril-ccp-headquarter-photo-by-jamen-mussa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24963\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mossuril-CCP-Headquarter-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1255,941\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1621240198&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mossuril CCP Headquarter . Photo by Jamen Mussa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mossuril-CCP-Headquarter-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mossuril-CCP-Headquarter-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/Mossuril-CCP-Headquarter-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa-566x425.jpg\" width=\"566\" height=\"425\" align=\"left\" title=\"Mossuril CCP Headquarter . Photo by Jamen Mussa\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 566px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 566\/425;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">The newly built Mossuril CCP headquarters | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 325px; height: 429px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/ccp-and-activista-planting-mangroves-on-the-world-fisherman-day-photo-by-jamen-mussa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24968\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/CCP-and-Activista-planting-mangroves-on-the-World-fisherman-day-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.--scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ELE-L09&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1605959636&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/CCP-and-Activista-planting-mangroves-on-the-World-fisherman-day-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.--476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/CCP-and-Activista-planting-mangroves-on-the-World-fisherman-day-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.--644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/CCP-and-Activista-planting-mangroves-on-the-World-fisherman-day-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.--scaled-321x241.jpg\" width=\"321\" height=\"241\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 321px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 321\/241;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">CCP members and activistas also take part in mangrove replanting activities in the region | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/activistas-the-voice-of-fishing-communities-in-nampula-province\/ccp-boat-used-for-patrols-the-closures-photo-by-jamen-mussa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24973\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/CCP-boat-used-for-patrols-the-closures.-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa..jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1133,637\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1621240276&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/CCP-boat-used-for-patrols-the-closures.-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-635x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/CCP-boat-used-for-patrols-the-closures.-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-745x419.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/05\/CCP-boat-used-for-patrols-the-closures.-.-Photo-by-Jamen-Mussa.-321x180.jpg\" width=\"321\" height=\"180\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 321px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 321\/180;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">The new CCP boat used for patrolling the closures | Photo: Jamen Mussa<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the pandemic, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have also been busy raising awareness of COVID-19 within their communities and providing soap and water at fishing centres.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Some people were refusing to wear masks, but we continued to speak to them and now they are using them&#8221; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span> Palmira Aderito, Chocas Mar.<\/p>\n<p>I put a bucket with water and soap at Mahiye yangelezi fishing centre for the fishers and traders to wash their hands&#8221; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span>Muchamo\u00a0Amisse, Lumbo village.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">showed me just how important they are in helping communities to take the lead in fisheries co-management. The collaboration between them and the communities they represent is key to ensuring sustainability, good governance and effective monitoring and evaluation. In the end, their hope is that their communities will have the skills and resources to manage their fisheries independently.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like to continue with the good collaboration between activistas and communities, to help the fishers to stop using <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quinia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (mosquito nets) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpapara <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(drag nets) \u2013 Muchamo Amisse, Lumbo village<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you to the activistas who shared their stories with me: Orlando Ahate and Atia Florindo from S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o; Assumane Abudo and Saquina Atumane from Cabaceira Pequena; Afonso Canrithia and Palmira Aderito from Chocas Mar, and Muchamo Amisse and Sofia Abuderemane from Lumbo.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Learn about how Jamen supported Oikos to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/meeting-new-partners-and-inspiring-good-governance-in-ilha-de-mocambique\/\">facilitate training on governance and conflict management within CCPs<\/a> back in September 2020<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/locations\/mozambique\/\">Read more blogs<\/a>\u00a0about our partnerships in Mozambique<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With support from Oikos and Blue Ventures, &#8216;activistas&#8217;, or community outreach workers, are working to improve community-led fisheries management efforts across Mozambique&#8217;s Nampula Province<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":24978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[463,614,468],"tags":[874,1026,1029,1027,1028,631,932,855,1024,615,594,1025,651],"class_list":["post-24906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-mozambique","category-fisheries","tag-874","tag-activistas","tag-ccp","tag-community-outeach","tag-community-led-data-collection","tag-data-collection","tag-east-africa","tag-governance","tag-jamen-mussa","tag-mobile-monitoring","tag-mozambique","tag-oikos","tag-outreach"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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