Biology, stock size and catch of small pelagic fish along the coast of Mozambique
Journal: AquaDocs  (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Year: 2021

A compilation of all the available information on the main small pelagic fish resources of Mozambican waters is presented. Resource data on distribution areas, reproduction, age, growth and stock size are described. Actual catch and catch per unit of effort of the commercially exploited stocks are also given. Results of the preliminary assessment of the stocks of scad and mackerel and the problems involving the assessment of Kelee shad stock at Maputo Bay are discussed.