{"id":7891,"date":"2016-07-12T09:58:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T08:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/?p=7891"},"modified":"2016-07-12T18:51:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T17:51:08","slug":"melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A melting pot of cultures &#8211; Quifuki Island life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s 5 in the morning, a tiny ray of sunlight on the horizon is heralding the day that is just starting. However,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juma, a local fisherman, hasn\u2019t slept for the last few hours. He has been fishing in the moonlight, using a torch to attract fish. When he heads back towards Quifuki Island in the break of dawn, the small town, his temporary home, is bustling with life already. The mosque is calling for prayer, women are lighting charcoal fires and bathing their children. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day starts early here as everybody is eager to savour the refreshingly cool morning air.\u00a0Mozambique uses the same time-zone as its main economic partner, South Africa, but in terms of longitude East Africa Time would make more sense, especially here up north, and as a result it can start getting unbearably hot in the sun as early as 6am.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 592px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 596px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/quifuki-fishermen\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7893\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-fishermen.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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=\"Quifuki fishermen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-fishermen-538x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-fishermen-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-fishermen-891x592.jpg\" width=\"891\" height=\"592\" align=\"left\" title=\"Quifuki fishermen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 891px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 891\/592;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">The day starts early for Quifuki fishermen. It is much cooler when the sun is down.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As it gets brighter Quifuki\u2019s partly rocky, partly sandy coast presents a beautifully stark contrast to the brilliantly turquoise surrounding waters of the Western Indian Ocean. This island is built on coral rock and located about 10 km off the east coast of the Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. I am here to meet the local fishermen community in my capacity as BV\u2019s Mobile Fisheries Monitoring Coordinator in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zsl.org\/conservation\/regions\/africa\/our-sea-our-life\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Sea Our Life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project. As such, my first month in Mozambique was very much about understanding local needs and interest in monitoring their marine resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the rocky shore I watch Asani and his colleagues as they eagerly wait for the night fishermen&#8217;s arrival. Asani is a fish trader who came all the way from Mtwara, Tanzania \u2013 a one day trip sailing in a Dhow, the traditional means of transport in East Africa&#8217;s swahili coast. He spends a month at a time on Quifuki, before returning home to sell the high quality dried fish he has accumulated here. Suddenly, as the fishermen arrive the air is filled with agitated haggling, offers are made, weighing scales are used to agree the value of the catch, and once the deal is concluded money changes hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 295px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 448px; height: 299px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/quifuki-traders\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7897\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-traders.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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=\"Quifuki traders\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-traders-538x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-traders-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-traders-444x295.jpg\" width=\"444\" height=\"295\" align=\"left\" title=\"Quifuki traders\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/295;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Traders sailing their Dhow to Quifuki<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 447px; height: 299px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/quifuki-traders-again\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7896\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-traders-again.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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=\"Quifuki traders again\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-traders-again-538x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-traders-again-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-traders-again-443x295.jpg\" width=\"443\" height=\"295\" align=\"left\" title=\"Quifuki traders again\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 443px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 443\/295;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Many come from far afield to buy fish here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Juma has a big smile on his face despite his tiredness. He was lucky today, he caught some big parrotfish and groupers with his speargun and got a good price for them. He hasn&#8217;t seen fish this size for a while back home in the heavily exploited waters of Nampula, the more densely populated province south of Cabo Delgado. While the traders are preparing the fish to dry in the sun he enjoys some deliciously crispy chapati, dipping it into sweet bean stew and sipping steaming chai whilst chatting away with other fishermen, sharing their experiences and stories from last night. Most of them are, just like himself and Asani, not natives of the Cabo Delgado province but regularly come here from Tanzania or from more southern areas of Mozambique.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 295px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 448px; height: 299px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/happy-fishermen\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7899\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/happy-fishermen.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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=\"happy fishermen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/happy-fishermen-538x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/happy-fishermen-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/happy-fishermen-444x295.jpg\" width=\"444\" height=\"295\" align=\"left\" title=\"happy fishermen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/295;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">The catch was good and the fishermen are happy<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 447px; height: 299px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/dried-fish-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7898\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/dried-fish.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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=\"dried fish\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/dried-fish-538x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/dried-fish-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/dried-fish-443x295.jpg\" width=\"443\" height=\"295\" align=\"left\" title=\"dried fish\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 443px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 443\/295;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">The night&#8217;s catch drying in the sun<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many of the islands in this area, Quifuki is dominated by migrant fishermen and traders, who make up over 90% of the population. This turns the maze of little pathways between the makeshift huts into centres of cultural exchange: people haggle in Makua, one of the many local dialects, there are discussions over a game of bao, a traditional Swahili board game, in Kiswahili, chatting in Kimwani, praying in Arabic, and school lessons taught in Portuguese. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7901\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7901\" class=\"wp-image-7901 size-paperback-full-width lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players-1200x797.jpg\" alt=\"Bao players in Stone Town, Zanzibar, where Bao societies like the Chama cha Bao even hold official tournaments!\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players-98x65.jpg 98w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players-538x357.jpg 538w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players-727x483.jpg 727w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Bao-players.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/598;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bao players in Stone Town, Zanzibar, where Bao societies like the Chama cha Bao even hold official tournaments!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of the inhabitants of this island stay for a few months before returning home, but many come back for another fishing season or have moved their whole family over and made a permanent home on the island. One of these long-term inhabitants is Lider Momade Baidade, who arrived in Quifuki as a cowrie trader about 10 years ago from Memba. Now he is not only the community\u2019s chief, but also a member of the local Conselho Comunit\u00e1rio de Pesca (CCP, Community Fishing Council), that is currently setting up a Locally Managed Marine Reserve with the support of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ama-amigosdaterra.org\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a local environmental organisation, in the framework of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zsl.org\/conservation\/regions\/africa\/our-sea-our-life\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Sea Our Life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project. As he is fluent in Portuguese, Makua and Kiswahili, it is impressive to watch him as he translates for CCP members of different backgrounds during their regular meetings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, in the tranquillity of the midday heat, Juma<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has a snooze in the shade, getting a well-deserved rest to recharge his batteries before going out fishing again in the afternoon. The only things working happily at this time of day are the numerous solar panels sizzling in the blazing sun; some diligent fishermen who found a breezy spot in the shade of a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casuarina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tree are mending nets or fixing boats, and the women are always busy preparing food, baking bread or selling water. This island does not have a source of freshwater, so trading gallons of water brought over from the mainland is a lucrative business. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 394px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 597px; height: 398px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/mending-boats\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7903\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/mending-boats.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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=\"mending boats\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/mending-boats-538x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/mending-boats-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/mending-boats-593x394.jpg\" width=\"593\" height=\"394\" align=\"left\" title=\"mending boats\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 593px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 593\/394;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Taking the time whilst the sun is hottest to mend their boats in the shade<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 298px; height: 398px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/fixing-nets\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7902\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/fixing-nets.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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=\"fixing nets\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/fixing-nets-538x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/fixing-nets-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/fixing-nets-294x195.jpg\" width=\"294\" height=\"195\" align=\"left\" title=\"fixing nets\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 294\/195;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Fixing their nets for the next fishing trip<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/water\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7904\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/water.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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=\"water\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/water-538x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/water-727x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/water-294x195.jpg\" width=\"294\" height=\"195\" align=\"left\" title=\"water\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 294\/195;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Gallons of water from the mainland<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am humbled by the commitment of the people of Quifuki: they are giving up the comfort of home, family support and being around loved ones \u2013 even the comfort of freshwater \u2013 to make the most of a fishing season in the rich waters around this island. This demonstrates how great the appeal of fishing here is: the catch benefit and the profit they bring home to their family outweighing the temporary sacrifice of comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zsl.org\/conservation\/regions\/africa\/our-sea-our-life\" target=\"_blank\">Our Sea Our Life<\/a> project is funded by the European Union, Darwin Initiative and Fondation Ensemble.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Find out more about our work <a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/supporting-partners\/\">supporting partners<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite its isolation off the north coast of Mozambique, Quifuki Island continues to attract migrant fishermen and traders from far afield, creating a unique and bustling atmosphere.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":7912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[614,468,475],"tags":[615,594,510],"class_list":["post-7891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mozambique","category-fisheries","category-supporting-partners","tag-mobile-monitoring","tag-mozambique","tag-small-scale-fisheries"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Quifuki Island Life - A melting pot of cultures | Blue Ventures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lying off the north coast of Mozambique, Quifuki Island attracts migrant fishermen and traders from far afield, creating a unique and bustling atmosphere.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Quifuki Island Life - A melting pot of cultures | Blue Ventures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lying off the north coast of Mozambique, Quifuki Island attracts migrant fishermen and traders from far afield, creating a unique and bustling atmosphere.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-07-12T08:58:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-07-12T17:51:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2016\/07\/Quifuki-Blog-23-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"827\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anouk Neuhaus\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@blueventures\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@blueventures\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anouk Neuhaus\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/melting-pot-cultures-quifuki-island-life\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Anouk Neuhaus\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bd30bab297d1b52bacf6301cdd76f2f1\"},\"headline\":\"A melting pot of cultures &#8211; 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