General status of fishery products and processing methods in the Republic of Mozambique

The Republic of Mozambique has a good aquaculture potential with approximately 2700 kilometers of coastline (Indian Ocean) and fresh water resources. In this study, in order to reveal the general situation of the fisheries sector throughout The Republic of Mozambique, the processing and marketing procedures of the fishery products made by the processing facility and the fishery products made by the public in ten provinces (Nampula, Cabo Delgado, Niassa, Zambézia, Tete, Sofala, Manica, Gaza, Inhambane and Maputo) were examined. For the study, a questionnaire form with predetermined questions was used. In the survey, establishment dates, year and capacities, personnel status, hygiene educational status, age ranges, gender distribution, occupational safety, frequency of personnel health checks, raw material source, international quality certificates, processing methods, production and export status and processing Information about the problems faced by the facilities is given. According to the survey results, HACCP is applied in some of the processing facilities in general, and there are personnel who have received hygiene training and have undergone occupational safety training. Occupational safety specialists, who are contracted with occupational safety companies, are usually available at the facilities. It has been determined that raw materials are supplied from both domestic and foreign producers in seafood processing facilities. Generally, all facilities have done exporting.