JODARI Third Newsletter
Is Blue Economy Fisheries Development?A sketch diagram showing the pillars of fisheries and the multiplier benefits that can beaccrued from deep sea fisheries (drawn by Emmanuel Sweke)from offshore fields by 2025, 350million jobs worldwide are linkedto fisheries and 50% of fish forhuman consumption comes fromaquaculture, the fastest growingfood sector in the world.Best practices from country thathave benefited from Blue Economyin the West Indian Ocean region, forinstance Seychelles, Madagascarand South Africa, emphasize aholistic approach. Taking deep seafisheries as an example, establishingnational fishing fleet, training ofcrews, processing industries andother key infrastructures such asdesignated fisheries port and coldstorage facilities will be an enginefor accruing the multiplier effectssuch as food and nutritional security,employment, processing and exportof fish products, increased foreigncurrency and trigger development ofother related business.Both the Government of theUnited Republic of Tanzania andthe Revolutionary Government ofZanzibar envisages the conceptof blue economy. The latter, in2020 launched a “Zanzibar BlueEconomy Policy” as a frameworkto guide execution of initiativeson blue economy for the comingdecade with priority areas beingfisheries and aquaculture, maritimetrade and infrastructure, energy,tourism and marine and maritimegovernance. The eighth regimeof the Revolutionary Governmentof Zanzibar under the leadershipof His Excellence Dr. Hussein AliMwinyi established a new fullfledged Ministry of Blue Economyand Fisheries and a Blue EconomyCoordination Department. On theother hand, the United Republicof Tanzania is in a process toprepare a Blue Economy StrategicPlan to spearhead planning andimplementation of projects inthe Blue Economy. Within sixmonths since the installationof the sixth and eighth terms ofthe United Republic of Tanzaniaand Revolutionary Governmentof Zanzibar, respectively, morecompanies are flowing to invest inthe blue economy.Futhermore, the two Governmentsare in process to finalize feasibilitystudies to construct designated fishhabour in Mpigaduri (Zanzibar) andBagamoyo (Pwani) that will stimulatedeep sea fishing.4Blue Economy at the Heart of Tanzania Prosperity
Investment opportunities in Tanzania EEZINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN TANZANIA DEEP SEAFISHERIESThe President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, His ExcellenceDr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi delivering a speech during the signing ceremony of feasibilitystudy for a memorundum of understanding to conduct a fishing port at Mpigaduri,Zanzibar (Photo by the State House - Zanzibar)By Peter Shunula PeterMarine capture fisheriesprovide significantbenefits at a global andlocal level. It contributes morethan USD 270 billion to globalGDP, provides nearly three billionpeople with at least 20 percentof their total animal protein andemploys hundreds of millions ofpeople majority of whom are indeveloping countries, Tanzaniainclusive. Although the UnitedRepublic of Tanzania is endowedwith an Economic ExclusiveZone (EEZ) of about 223, 000square kilometer, which is about24 percent of total area of thecountry with abundantly availablefisheries resources, the deepsea fisheries resources that arehighly migratory and straddlingtuna and tuna like species will bemore substantive if sufficient andappropriate investments occur.Investments will generate incomeand increase in the value of theresources. In other words, deepsea fisheries in the concept of BlueEconomy will only be appreciatedthrough multiplier effects byinvesting in its whole value chainof the business: production(fishing operations), processingand marketing. Currently,investment in the fisheries sectorin the country has not been fullyutilized. Because of that, fishresources harvested in the EEZof Tanzania are transshippedin the neighboring countries,namely Kenya, Seychelles andMauritius depriving the countryof the multiplier benefits.A question remains: whyshould someone invest in deepsea fisheries in Tanzania?Notwithstanding, insufficientfacilities, namely fishing harbor,vessels, gears and storage thatare investment opportunities,here are a few answers to thequestion. First, geographically,the EEZ of Tanzania is apathway of major Indian Oceancurrents, namely the North EastMadagascar current, the EastAfrican Coastal Current and theMozambique Current, whichfavor abundance of fish stocksmaking the area to have manyfishing hotsports. Previous fishtagging programs under theIndian Ocean Tuna Commission(IOTC) indicated that the majorityBlue Economy at the Heart of Tanzania Prosperity5
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Is Blue Economy Fisheries Development?
A sketch diagram showing the pillars of fisheries and the multiplier benefits that can be
accrued from deep sea fisheries (drawn by Emmanuel Sweke)
from offshore fields by 2025, 350
million jobs worldwide are linked
to fisheries and 50% of fish for
human consumption comes from
aquaculture, the fastest growing
food sector in the world.
Best practices from country that
have benefited from Blue Economy
in the West Indian Ocean region, for
instance Seychelles, Madagascar
and South Africa, emphasize a
holistic approach. Taking deep sea
fisheries as an example, establishing
national fishing fleet, training of
crews, processing industries and
other key infrastructures such as
designated fisheries port and cold
storage facilities will be an engine
for accruing the multiplier effects
such as food and nutritional security,
employment, processing and export
of fish products, increased foreign
currency and trigger development of
other related business.
Both the Government of the
United Republic of Tanzania and
the Revolutionary Government of
Zanzibar envisages the concept
of blue economy. The latter, in
2020 launched a “Zanzibar Blue
Economy Policy” as a framework
to guide execution of initiatives
on blue economy for the coming
decade with priority areas being
fisheries and aquaculture, maritime
trade and infrastructure, energy,
tourism and marine and maritime
governance. The eighth regime
of the Revolutionary Government
of Zanzibar under the leadership
of His Excellence Dr. Hussein Ali
Mwinyi established a new full
fledged Ministry of Blue Economy
and Fisheries and a Blue Economy
Coordination Department. On the
other hand, the United Republic
of Tanzania is in a process to
prepare a Blue Economy Strategic
Plan to spearhead planning and
implementation of projects in
the Blue Economy. Within six
months since the installation
of the sixth and eighth terms of
the United Republic of Tanzania
and Revolutionary Government
of Zanzibar, respectively, more
companies are flowing to invest in
the blue economy.
Futhermore, the two Governments
are in process to finalize feasibility
studies to construct designated fish
habour in Mpigaduri (Zanzibar) and
Bagamoyo (Pwani) that will stimulate
deep sea fishing.
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Blue Economy at the Heart of Tanzania Prosperity
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