Mozambique: Sharp Increase in Export of Farmed Prawns Forecast

Maputo — Mozambique expects to export about 17,900 tonnes of farmed prawns this year, an increase of almost 80 per cent on the 10,000 tonnes exported in 2011.

According to a report in the Maputo daily "Noticias", the deep water wild prawn fishery should produce 5,650 tonnes - a figure regarded as sustainable and based on the catches of 2010.

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