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ANNEX I
The questionnaire

CHAMBO FISHERIES RESEARCH
MLW/86/013
FISH MARKETING SURVEY

Date:                                                   
Name of interviewer:                                                  /        /        /               /
Minor stratum:                                                   
Village:                                                   
Beach:                                                   

A:FISH TRADER INFORMATION:
A1.What is her/his position in the following line:
 fisherman-->fishtrader-->fishtrader-->fishtrader-->…
       1                2               3               4
  /                      /
A2.Where does she/he normally live?                                    /
 District?                                    /
 How far is it from the beach?                                    /
A3.Sex:female:                     /1
  male:                     /2
A4.Marital status:single:                     /1
  married:                     /2
  separated/divorced:                     /3
  widowed:                     /4
A5.Estimated age:                       /
A6.How many persons are sharing the same grain store with him/her? (How many persons does she/he feed regularely?)                       /
A7.Is she/he able to (more than just the name)
 read :                     /1
 write :                     /2
 calculate :                     /3
 none :                     /4
A8.How many years ago did she/he start fish trading?                 /yrs.
A9.What other occupation did she/he have before she/he started fish trading?
 fisherman/woman:                     /1
  farmer:                     /2
 animal producer:                     /3
 hired worker:                     /4
 self-employed:                     /5
 house wife:                     /6
 other (specify):                     /7
  none:                     /8
A10.What kind of additional occupation does she/he have?
  fishermen/women:                     /1
  farmer:                     /2
  animal producer:                     /3
  hired worker:                     /4
  self-employed:                     /5
  house wife:                     /6
  other (specify):                     /7
  none:                     /8
A11.What type of fish trader is she/he?
 processor and retailer:                     /1
 processor and wholesaler:                     /2
  retailer:                     /3
  wholesaler:                     /4
 retailer and wholesaler:                     /5
 processor, retailer and wholesaler:                     /6
B.INFORMATION ABOUT BUYING FISH

B1a.How many different beaches is she/he buying fish from?                     /
B1b.Name of the beaches:                                                                 
                                                                   

B2.What main kinds of fish does she/he normally buy?

 freshdriedsmokedfr/drfr/smdr/smfr/dr/sm
Chambo       
Kambuzi       
Usipa       
Utaka       
Kampang       
        

B3a.How much fish does he/she intend to buy generally per trip?

 cratestinssacksbasketsdozenpieceskg
Chambo       
Kambuzi       
Usipa       
Utaka       
Kampango       
        

B3b.How much money does he intend to spend generally?
 K                                /
B4.What is his/her main relationship to fishermen/persons he/she buys the fish from?
 he/she only buys fish:                      /1
 he/she lends them money:                      /2
 he/she provides fishing equipment:                     /3
 he is temporarely employed:                     /4
 he is employed (permanent crew member):                     /5
 other (specify):                     /6
B5.Doe she/he generally buy from the same fishermen/persons?
 yes:                     /1
 no:                     /2
C.POST HARVEST LOSSES
C1.Which months was she/he involved in fish trading during the last 12 month?
          /         /         /         /         /         /         /         /         /          /         /         /
    N       D        J        F        M       A        M        J         J        A         S        O
 (1990--->) (1991-------------------------------------------------------------------->)
C2.How many fish trading trips per month during
 rainy season:                       /
 dry season:                       /
C3.When was the last time that the fish got spoiled before sale?
 last dry season:                     /1
 last rainy season:                     /2
 none:                     /3
C4.How big was the loss?
 less than half of the amount he/she bought:                     /1
 half of the amount he/she bought:                     /2
 more than half of the amount he/she bought:                     /3
 all:                     /4
D.INFORMATION ABOUT THE FISH TRANSPORT/SALE
D1.Where does he/she sell his/her fish:

 village/towndistrictdistance from the beach
                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                      

D2.What main form of transportation does he/she use from the beach to the main road or village market?
 does he/she walk:                     /1
 does he/she hitchhike (matola):                     /2
 does he/she go by bicycle:                     /3
 does he/she go by his/her own pick up:                     /4
 does he/she go by his/her own lorry:                     /5
D3.What main form of transportation does he/she use from the main road to the inland market?
 does he/she walk:                     /1
 does he/she hitchhike (matola):                     /2
 does he/she go by bicycle:                     /3
 does he/she go by his/her own pick up:                     /4
 does he/she go by his/her own lorry:                     /5
 does he/she use public transport (bus):                     /6
 does he/she use a boat/ferry:                     /7
D4.To whom does he/she sell his/her fish regularely?
 another fish trader:                     /1
 consumers on the beach:                     /2
 consumers on a fish market:                     /3
                                                         :                     /4
                                                         :                     /5
                                                         :                     /6
                                                         :                     /7
                                                         :                     /8
                                                         :                     /9
E:INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAST FISH TRADING TRIP
E1.How many fishermen/persons did he/she buy fish from
                       /
E2a.What species of fish did he/she buy in his/her last trip? 
    b.How much fish did he/she buy in her/his last trip?
    c.At what price?

specie amount of fish boughtamount of money spent
Chambofresh  
dried  
smoked  
Kambuzifresh  
dried  
smoked  
Usipafresh  
dried  
smoked  
Utakafresh  
dried  
smoked  
Kampg.fresh  
dried  
smoked  
 fresh  
   
   

E3.In his/her last trip, how much money did he/she spend on:
 buying fish:                     /K
 processing fish:                     /K
 transport:                     /K
 lodging+food:                     /K
 market fee:                     /K
 wrapping material:                      /K
 helpers:                      /K
                      /K
E4.How many hours/day did he/she spend on the following activities for his/her last trip?
 travel to the buying place:                       /
 collecting sufficient fish for the trip:                       /
 process fish:                       /
 travel from buying place to selling place:                       /
 selling the fish:                       /
E5.For how much did he/she sell the fish in the trip? 
                      /K
F:INFORMATION ABOUT PRESENT INVESTMENT
F1.What kind of fishing equipment does he/she own?

 no.
GN 
KS 
CS 
CH 
NK 
planked boat dug out canoe 

F2.What kind of fish processing equipment does she/he own?

 no.cost of replacementcost of maintenance/yr.
drying rack   
smoking kiln   
plastic sheet   

F3.What kind of equipment for fish transporting does she/he own?

 nocost of replacementcost of maintenance/yr.
wheel barrow   
bicycle   
pick-up   
lorry   
basket   

G.PROBLEMS
G1.What are the main problems in fish trading operations?
 (please rank)
 lack of capital:                     /
 lack of fish supply/seasonally erratic supply:                     /
 lack of transport:                     /
 high transportation costs:                     /
 high buying prices:                     /
 lack of market stalls:                     /
 lack of fresh water supply:                     /
 lack of cold storage:                     /
 lack of price information:                     /
 other (please describe):                     /
 no problems:                     /
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ANNEX II
Price data

Table 1: Chambo beach prices 1990 – 1991, in MK/kg

MonthMS1.1MS1.2MS1.3MS2.1MS2.2MS2.3MS2.4MS2.5
  6/901.421.730.501.781.34*   0.940.83
  7/901.401.250.502.221.931.850.850.76
  8/901.321.771.662.041.69*   1.040.88
  9/901.452.361.162.061.592.290.931.31
10/901.801.850.992.281.771.951.311.06
11/901.461.53*   1.981.501.091.401.21
12/901.151.42*   2.281.471.821.061.11
  1/911.201.42*   1.951.101.390.331.31
  2/911.551.21*   1.991.071.530.801.51
  3/911.211.63*   1.761.341.581.011.46
  4/911.151.551.552.031.421.491.311.40
  5/911.732.311.731.941.671.581.051.20
  6/912.052.291.212.451.884.321.181.66
  7/912.171.842.053.792.24*   1.061.78
  8/912.972.041.644.522.24*   1.361.92
  9/912.703.601.022.652.25*   1.582.32
10/912.222.981.662.171.991.921.421.45
11/913.673.131.692.111.431.001.341.89
12/913.112.701.002.531.771.831.361.74

* Price data not avaiable

Table 2: Kambuzi beach prices 1990 – 1991, in MK/kg

MonthMS1.1MS1.2MS1.3MS2.1MS2.2MS2.3MS2.4MS2.5
  6/900.550.510.370.470.90*   0.83*   
  7/900.460.510.380.400.62*   0.780.68
  8/900.440.470.400.470.55*   0.860.55
  9/900.410.550.380.400.58*   0.740.70
10/900.440.52*   0.500.72*   0.710.60
11/900.440.42*   0.600.73*   0.72*   
12/900.390.39*   0.610.76*   0.720.62
  1/91*   0.30*   0.450.560.600.540.57
  2/91*   0.20*   0.470.45*   0.450.50
  3/91*   0.30*   0.450.37*   0.600.40
  4/910.430.38*   0.410.53*   0.670.57
  5/910.450.520.400.510.92*   0.670.51
  6/910.580.750.440.560.730.940.810.83
  7/910.520.800.570.690.98*   0.860.90
  8/910.530.860.460.690.510.671.020.85
  9/910.490.850.530.680.71*   0.790.89
10/910.470.420.560.730.76*   0.720.75
11/910.440.390.580.680.59*   0.76*   
12/910.370.410.490.680.77*   0.92*   

* Price data not avaiable

Table 3: Usipa beach prices 1990 – 1991, in MK/kg

MonthMS1.1MS1.2MS1.3MS2.1MS2.2MS2.3MS2.4MS2.5
  6/900.801.00*0.800.510.51*  *
  7/900.850.79*0.60*0.54*  *
  8/900.700.44*0.86*0.81*  *
  9/900.610.57*0.80*0.99*  *
10/900.450.48*0.770.741.08*  *
11/900.480.39*1.10*0.78*  *
12/900.530.42*0.41*0.84*  *
  1/91*  *  *0.86*0.66*  *
  2/91*  *  *0.58*0.970.23*
  3/91*  *  *0.98**  0.50*
  4/910.47*  **  *1.05*  *
  5/910.570.55**  *0.840.48*
  6/910.381.10*0.28*0.290.49*
  7/911.001.10**  *1.000.80*
  8/910.691.36**  *0.32*  *
  9/91*  1.46**  *0.61*  *
10/91*  1.01**  *1.11*  *
11/911.001.29*0.38*0.74*  *
12/91*  0.71*0.38*0.61*  *

* Price data not available

Table 4: Utaka beach prices 1990 – 1991, in MK/kg

MonthMS1.1MS1.2MS1.3MS2.1MS2.2MS2.3MS2.4MS2.5
  6/90**  *  *  0.82*  0.8*  
  7/90**  *  *  0.89*  *  0.8
  8/90*0.710.6*  *  *  *  0.81
  9/90**  *  *  *  *  *  0.77
10/90**  *  *  *  1.3*  0.85
11/90**  *  0.75*  0.53*  0.83
12/90**  *  *  *  0.66*  0.89
  1/91**  *  *  *  0.5*  0.69
  2/91**  *  *  *  *  *  0.55
  3/91**  *  *  *  *  *  0.68
  4/91**  *  *  *  *  *  0.77
  5/91*1.3*  *  *  *  0.94*  
  6/91**  *  *  *  1.13*  *  
  7/91**  0.45*  *  *  *  *  
  8/91**  *  *  *  *  *  *  
  9/91**  *  *  *  *  *  *  
10/91**  *  *  *  0.85*  *  
11/91**  *  *  *  *  *  *  
12/91**  *  *  *  *  *  * 

* Price data not available

Table 5: Kampango beach prices 1990 – 1991, in MK/kg

MonthMS1.1MS1.2MS1.3MS2.1MS2.2MS2.3MS2.4MS2.5
  6/900.600.88*  1.350.891.100.600.46
  7/901.000.86*  1.071.121.330.490.83
  8/901.751.27*  3.800.30*  0.731.11
  9/900.801.07*  1.100.500.320.820.87
10/900.721.63*  1.800.861.000.910.83
11/900.550.91*  *  0.50*  1.230.58
12/901.000.76*  0.900.64*  0.720.63
  1/911.030.80*  *  0.650.950.500.64
  2/911.200.83*  *  0.40*  *  0.49
  3/911.250.59*  *  0.89*  0.400.58
  4/911.000.88*  *   1.000.580.55
  5/910.700.77*  0.781.201.68*  0.47
  6/910.621.16*  *  0.73*  0.810.67
  7/910.851.11*  1.890.64*  0.930.88
  8/911.201.37*  1.33*  *  0.821.16
  9/911.941.72*  *  *  *  1.170.80
10/911.001.33*  *  *  2.00*  0.86
11/911.361.36*  *  0.770.69*  1.06
12/910.571.420.961.03*  1.19*  0.78

* Price data not available

LIST OF CHAMBO FISHERIES RESEARCH REPORTS

Field Documents

  1. STATISTICAL AND COMPUTING ASPECTS IN DEVELOPING STATISTICAL SYSTEMS IN MALAWI by C. Stamatopoulos. Field Document 1, July 1989.

  2. PREPARATION OF A BASELINE SURVEY OF THE ARTISANAL FISHERIES ON LAKE MALAWI by B. Horemans. Field Document 2, February 1990.

  3. STATISTICAL AND COMPUTING ASPECTS OF THE CHAMBO FISHERIES by R. Mahon. Field Document 3, June 1990.

  4. A DATABASE FOR THE TRADITIONAL CHAMBO FISHERIES STATISTICAL SURVEY by R. Mahon., S. Alimoso, C. Stamatopoulos, and N.P. van Zalinge. Field Document 4, June 1990.

  5. FRAME SURVEY OF THE SOUTH EAST ARM OF LAKE MALAWI, THE UPPER SHIRE RIVER AND LAKE MALOMBE by S.B. Alimoso, M.B.D. Seisay, N.P. van Zalinge, M. Mdaihli and S. Donda. Field Document 5, July 1990.

  6. AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR CATCH-EFFORT SAMPLING OF THE ARTISANAL CHAMBO FISHERIES OF THE SOUTH EAST ARM OF LAKE MALAWI, THE UPPER SHIRE RIVER AND LAKE MALOMBE by S.B. Alimoso, M.B.D. Seisay and N.P. van Zalinge. Field Document 6, March 1991.

  7. MTF - MALAWI TRADITIONAL FISHERIES, COMPUTER USER MANUAL by C. Stamatopoulos. Field Document 7, March 1991.

  8. ESTIMATION OF CONVERSION FACTORS FOR CONTAINERS USED IN TRADITIONAL FISHERIES FOR CHAMBO by M.B.D. Seisay and J. Phiri. Field Document 8, July 1991.

  9. PRELIMINARY NOTE ON THE DECLINE OF THE CHAMBO CATCHES IN LAKE MALOMBE by N.P. van Zalinge, S.B. Alimoso, S.J. Donda, M. Mdaihli, M.B.D. Seisay and G.F. Turner. Field Document 9, March 1991.

  10. FISH MARKETING IN THE MANGOCHI AREA OF MALAWI by D.S. Liao. Field Document 10 in prep.

  11. FISHERMAN ENTREPRENEURS - A BASELINE SURVEY by M. Mdaihli and S. Donda. Field Document 11, July 1991.

  12. THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF CREW MEMBERS by M. Mdaihli and S. Donda. Field Document 12, June 1991.

  13. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN CHAMBO FISHERIES by M. Mdaihli and S. Donda. Field Document 13, June 1991.

  14. AN EVALUATION OF THE MALAWI TRADITIONAL FISHERIES CATCH ASSESSMENT SURVEY by G.F. Turner, M.B.D. Seisay and N.P. van Zalinge. Field Document 14, March 1992.

  15. VALIDITY CHECK IN CATCH EFFORT SAMPLING IN THE TRADITIONAL CHAMBO FISHERIES IN THE SOUTH-EAST ARM OF LAKE MALAWI, THE UPPER SHIRE RIVER AND LAKE MALOMBE by M.B.D. Seisay, H.J. Phiri and P.K. Mpezeni. Field Document 15, October 1991.

  16. FISH MARKETING IN LAKE MALOMBE, THE UPPER SHIRE RIVER AND THE SOUTH-EAST ARM OF LAKE MALAWI by M. Mdaihli, M.M. Hara and M.C. Banda. Field Document 16, March 1992.

  17. PROFITABILITY OF FISHING IN LAKE MALOMBE, THE UPPER SHIRE RIVER AND THE SOUTH-EAST ARM OF LAKE MALAWI by M. Mdaihli and S.J. Donda. Field Document 17, in prep.

  18. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHAMBO STOCKS OF LAKE MALOMBE, THE UPPER SHIRE RIVER AND LAKE MALAWI by M.B.D. Seisay, G.F. Turner and N.P. van Zalinge. Field Document 18, in prep.

  19. POPULATION DYNAMICS AND STOCK ESTIMATES OF CHAMBO (OREOCHROMIS SPP.) IN THE SOUTH-EAST ARM AND LAKE MALOMBE - LENGTH BASED APPROACH by M.B.D. Seisay, N.P. van Zalinge and G.F. Turner. Field Document 19, in prep.

  20. AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS OF CHAMBO (OREOCHROMIS SPP.) IN THE SOUTH-EAST ARM OF LAKE MALAWI, AS DETERMINED FROM OPERCULAR BONES by M.C. Banda. Field Document 20, in prep.

  21. DISTRIBUTION AND BIOLOGY OF CHAMBO (OREOCHROMIS SPP.) IN LAKES MALAWI AND MALOMBE by G.F. Turner and N.C. Mwanyama. Field Document 21, in prep.

  22. BIOECONOMIC MODELS FOR SOME OF THE FISHERIES OF SOUTHERN LAKE MALAWI by M. Mdaihli and G.F. Turner. Field Document 22, in prep.

  23. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF LAKE MALAWI by G.F. Turner. Field Document 23, in prep.

  24. PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR THE LAKE MALOMBE FISHERIES by N.P. van Zalinge, G.F. Turner, M. Mdaihli and M.B.D. Seisay. Field Document 24, in prep.

Technical Papers

  1. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTH-EAST ARM OF LAKE MALAWI, THE UPPER SHIRE AND LAKE MALOMBE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE FISHERIES ON CHAMBO (OREOCHROMIS SPP.) in prep.

Other Reports

  1. IDENTIFICATION OF OREOCHROMIS SPECIES FROM LAKE MALAWI USING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA by D.M. Reid, R.N. Zaba and T.J. Pitcher, FAO, Rome 1990.

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