FISH4ACP Unlocking the potential of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific

United Republic of Tanzania

FISH4ACP aims to strengthen and safeguard the sardine, sprat and perch value chains in by investing in inclusive growth WHAT WE focus to bolster food security for future generations, reduce poverty and on contribute to the conservation of natural resources. → Comprehensive value chain analysis to make Lake VALUE CHAIN AT A GLANCE Tanganyika sardine, sprat and perch sector more Lake Tanganyika sardine (Limnothrissa miodon), sustainable. sprat (Stolothrissa tanganicae) and perch (Lates stappersii) → Enhancement of handling and processing methods to limit post-harvest losses and boost fish product quality.

→ Reduce harmful health impacts of fish smoking and accelerate energy use efficiency by expanding best practice fish-smoking techniques and using kilns.

PRODUCTION METHOD VOLUMES * VALUE * → Capacity building on sustainable fishing practices Night fishing Artisanal. Sprat: 30 995 and use of gear. with lights, lamps and USD 117 lift-nets (sprat and sardine). Sardine: 6 315 Vertical handlines, Perch: 22 264 million → Strengthen value chain jigged lines, gill-nets and tonnes governance and empower lift-nets (perch) institutions for sustainable Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, fisheries management. Original Scientific Illustrations Archive. Reproduced with permission Facts figures

The& United Republic of Tanzania is Lake Tanganyika’s principal producer of sardine, sprat and perch, accounting for up to 40% of the annual catch.

Exports of Lake Tanganyika sprat, sardine and perch from the United Republic of Tanzania were

©FAO Hashim Muumin ©FAO worth USD 1.1 million in 2018. Lake Tanganyika is the world’s second largest lake by volume with borders in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Most of the catch around Lake . Millions of people rely on the rich aquatic biodiversity reserves for food Tanganyika in the United Republic of and income. Today, most of the catch is either sold fresh on local markets, smoked Tanzania derives from artisanal or dried for domestic sale and consumption. Products also dominates markets methods, industrial fishing is across East Africa. non-existent.

Yet, post-harvest losses caused by poor handling and processing techniques, as Post-harvest losses can reach well as the impacts of climate change and poor fishing methods are threatening 70% the future of fishing on the lake. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing during the rainy season, due to the is a further cause of declining yields. poor fishing, processing and handling methods. FISH4ACP aims to safeguard Lake Tanganyika’s sardine, sprat and perch value chain in the United Republic of Tanzania by implementing an integrated The sector provides incomes for intervention package to tackle various constraints and help fishery-dependent 27 000 fishers and11 000 populations to reduce waste and manage fish stock in a sustainable manner. processors.

FISH4ACP will work to enhance the incomes of small-scale value chain stakeholders – spanning fishers, processors and traders – by investing in fishing and processing methods and cash-generating activities, while contributing to FISH4ACP is an initiative of the poverty reduction, food security and the conservation of natural resources. Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) aimed at making fisheries and aquaculture value chains in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific more sustainable. FISH4ACP is implemented by FAO and partners with funding from the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

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