Jobs in The maldives
Jobs in maldives
- The Maldives is home to some of the planet's most spectacular marine
life that ranges from whales and dolphins to the smallest coral-dwelling
invertebrate and everything in between. This incredible aquatic
diversity makes the Maldives one of the world's premier scuba diving
destinations and now, the Republic of the Maldives is also becoming an
important place on the world fishing map.
Jobs in maldives - Sports Fishing in the Maldives
When sports fishing in the Maldives, you can experience the ways the
locals fish, with a traditional line and weights, or you can use the
modern equipment you are probably already used to. Fishing Tour
Operators are increasing in the Maldives as people begin to consider the
Maldives as a fishing destination. There are even several fishing
liveaboards (like the scuba diving liveaboards) that you can spend a
whole week on, trawling around the archipelago in search of the best
sports fishing.
Maldives Fish Species
If you are lucky enough to go fishing in the Maldives, you will be
fishing for Sailfish, Tuna, Swordfish, Marlin, Wahoo and Barracuda,
among other fish species.
Spear fishing in the Maldives
Spear fishing is banned in the Maldives as the waters here are protected
by the Maldivian Government. Interestingly enough, the first scuba
divers to come to the Maldives were from Italy and their main reason for
coming to the Maldives was to hunt. They flocked to these densely
populated waters with their spear guns and began to hunt the larger
marine animals in the waters, namely the sharks, rays and large pelagic
species. Later on, when the Maldives became popular with German
tourists, they brought it to the Maldivian Government's attention that
this barbaric sport could indeed cause fish populations to dwindle and
also discourage other tourists from visiting the Maldives due to these
barbaric fishing activities. So, 1998 the ban on spear fishing in the
Maldives came into force.
The Maldives Fishing Industry
Fishing is one of the most important industries in the Maldives, along
with tourism. A large percentage of Maldivian people make their living
from fishing in the Maldivian waters. Fish is also the main source of
protein for the islanders, so demand for the Maldives' fish is generated
both locally and abroad. Fish exports from the Maldives are
consistently growing, with the most commonly exported fish species being
several varieties of Tuna, Snapper, Mahi Mahi and Sailfish. There is
even a tuna cannery on the island of Felivaru, which provides a lot of
jobs to the locals.
The Maldivians who fish independently bring their catch in every day to
the fish market at Male where they sell it to all the hotels and resorts
from around the archipelago. A typical day's catch can be from about
300 - 100 pounds of fish, although as time goes by, the catches are
getting smaller. All fish in the Maldives must be caught by line and
pole; net fishing is prohibited as a way of protecting these amazing
waters. All species counts are greatly decreased from what they were
years ago, particularly sharks and lobsters - despite being protected by
law. Female lobsters are not to be fished, but it still happens.
With a rapidly-growing population in the Maldives and a booming tourism
industry, the demand for fish in the Maldives is increasing rapidly, as
the supply is decreasing - even more rapidly.