The most abundant seafood resources belong to the category of shrimps, small pelagic fish and tuna. In the large inland waters there still exists an unexplored potential of small pelagics. The shrimp are harvested mainly by industrial companies and by a large number of joint ventures between the State and Japanese, Spanish and South African companies. Aquaculture Aquaculture in Mozambique is in its infancy and its future development is a top priority for the Government, especially within shrimp aquaculture. The first major foreign investment in industrial scale shrimp has been approved and is being implemented in Quelimane.
Opportunities also exist for the culture of oysters, mussels, algae and pearls.
Mozambique currently exports raw material. The Government strategy is to promote the value added in this sector and it thus welcomes foreign investors who can provide semi-industrial shrimp vessels as well as processing plants. Furthermore, Mozambique needs to improve its services to the fishing industry. Opportunities exist for the manufacture of rope and steel cable, marine engineering consultancy and marine electronics.