Nungwe, Zanzibar, Tanzania; A fish trader checks his phone as he waits for fishermen to bring in their catch.

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Zanzibar off the East African mainland is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania. Small-scale artisanal fishery accounts for the majority of fish catch produced by more than 30,000 fishermen in the country, mainly operating in shallow waters within the continental shelf, using traditional fishing vessels including small boats, dhows, canoes, outrigger canoes and dinghys. using basket traps, fence traps, nets as well as different hook and line techniques. More than 500 species of fish are utilized for food with reef fishes being the most important category including emperors, snappers, sweetlips, parrotfish, surgeonfish, rabbitfish, groupers and goatfish.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Nungwe, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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