Determinants of fish catch and post-harvest fish spoilage in small-scale marine fisheries in the Bagamoyo district, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMramba, Rosemary Peter
dc.contributor.authorMkude, Kelvin Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-25T06:15:11Z
dc.date.available2023-05-25T06:15:11Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09574en_US
dc.description.abstractThe fisheries sector of Tanzania is dominated by small-scale fishers who produce up to 95% of the total amount of fish caught in the country. The small-scale fisheries are constrained by inadequate infrastructure, including a lack of capacity for processing and cold storage facilities, poor transportation and fishing tools that increase postharvest losses. Small-scale fishers lack sufficient capital and skills to invest in modern fishing technologies. Additionally, social-demographic aspects of the fishers, such as education level, gender, age, fishing experience and training influence access to fishing resources and capital, leading to variation in fish catch and post-harvest losses. Thus, this study examined factors that influence fish catch and spoilage in small-scale fisheries in the Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. Forty randomly selected fishers from the Mlingotini fishing village were interviewed. The results show that after spending an average of 11 h per fishing session, the fishers catch an average of 18.5 kg of fish. The amount of fish captured differed with fishing experience, age and sex of the fisher, education level of the fisher, and the time spent selling the captured fish. On average, 10% of the weight of the fish captured per fishing session spoils. The level of spoilage varied according to the fisher's age and sex, education level, fishing experience, length of fishing session, and fishing gear used. Provision of training related to fish processing and handling and improvement of cold storage and transport facilities are recommended to reduce spoilage.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMramba, R. P., & Mkude, K. E. (2022). Determinants of fish catch and post-harvest fish spoilage in small-scale marine fisheries in the Bagamoyo district, Tanzania. Heliyon, 8(6).en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09574
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3964
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectFish catchen_US
dc.subjectFishersen_US
dc.subjectMarine fisheriesen_US
dc.subjectSmall-scale fisheriesen_US
dc.subjectSpoilageen_US
dc.subjectFish spoilageen_US
dc.subjectFishing industryen_US
dc.subjectFisheries sectoren_US
dc.subjectFish tradersen_US
dc.subjectFishing technologyen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of fish catch and post-harvest fish spoilage in small-scale marine fisheries in the Bagamoyo district, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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