In Cameroon, foreigners and mainly Nigerians, Ghanaians, Togolese and Beninese are engaged in fishing. However, whether in Kribi or in Limbe, women play a leading role in the processing and marketing of fishery products, as smokers or as fishmongers. Women's activities in the fishing communities of Limbe and Kribi. Although fishing is dominated by foreigners, fresh fish marketing however, is controlled by native women. Smoking is the most common processing method in both communities.
Smokehouses are traditional ovens of different types built with salvage material.
The smoking process consists of two phases. Second, the smoking itself which lasts 2 to 3 days. During these days the fish is constantly turned in order to avoid burning. The fish thus smoked is stocked on trays arranged in the smokehouse or in raphia baskets for sale. Fresh fish marketing requires much more care.