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Fish, the Sea and Man

The Name Mtwara

Tide Table

Fish, the Sea and Man

The Name Mtwara

Tide Table

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BURE

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Dear Readers / Ndugu Msomaji

Welcome to the sixth issue of the “Southern Gateway Magazine”. As we venture towards a better tomorrow, we thank all our counterparts who have supported us during the past issues including this one and look forward to seeing you all again in the coming issues. We would like to invite any business small or big, young or old to advertise with us as we grow together.

development, sustainability and degradation of the oceanic environment, not forgetting a negative impact it brings to the tourism industry in the South. It is our civic duty to enable our fellow humans to show an example and give them good reasons to carry out

History is part and parcel of our every day lives. Not only in schools, but as a means to solving problems and knowing our identity. It is important to know where we came from in order to understand where we are and

the origin of the name of the Regional capital of Mtwara. Mtwara is among many names echoing in our minds

On closing, we hope you enjoy our publication and urge you to look after our environment, not for praise, not

Karibu katika toleo la sita la “Southern Gateway Magazine”tunawashukuru wote ambao wame tuunga mkono katika matoleo yalio pita hadi hili na tunategemea

kujitangaza na tukue kwa pamoja.

Katika toleo hili tunaangalia sekta ya uvuvi ya Kusini, changamoto wanazokabiliana nazo pamoja na madhara ya uvuvi haramu katika kurudisha maendeleo, uvuvi endelevu, uharibifu wa sakafu ya bahari, bila kusahau athari zake katika sekta ya utalii wa Kusini. Ni jukumu letu wote kuwawezesha wenzetu kwa kuonyesha mfano mzuri na kutoa sababu na kutimiza wajibu wetu wakiraia kwa faida yetu na vizazi vijavyo katika utunzaji wa mazingira yetu.

Historia ni sehemu ya maisha ya kila mtu. Sio tu shuleni bali inatuwezesha kutatua matatizo na kutambua utambulisho wetu. Kuna umuhimu wakujua tulipotoka ili kuelewa tulipo na tunapoelekea. Kwa kusema hivi, tunaangalia simulizi mojawapo ya asili ya jina la Mji mkuu wa mkoa wa Mtwara. Mtwara ni miongoni mwa

Kwa kukamilisha, tunatumainia kwamba unafurahia michapisho yetu na kukusihi kutunza mazingira yetu, sio kwaajili ya sifa wala mapato, bali kwa faida yetu wenyewe na vizazi vyetu vijavyo. Pamoja tutakua.

Publisher / Mchapishaji

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Contents / Yaliomo

Dear Readers / Ndugu Msomaji

Fish, the Sea and Man / Samaki, Bahari na Banadamu

The Name Mtwara / Jina la Mwara

Tide Table / Ratiba ya Muda wa Bahari

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Fish, the Sea

and Man

The Name Mtwara

Cover Picture / Picha ya Jarida

Mtwara Peoples’Umbrella OrganisationKIMWAM

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Cover Story

Fish, the Sea and ManShort Line Fishing /Uvuvi wa ndoana fupi

Socialism / Ujamaa

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Local Fish market - Mtwara / Soko la Samaki - Mtwara

around 1992. Some of the elders were

Mpelumbe do not throw bombs, STOP!

a seahorse or a whale that one might not

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illegal method is the use of a poisonous

a bowl and mixed with sand and is poured

Ngane

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Hadithi ya Jarida

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Sekta ya uvuvi wa ndani mkoani Mtwara inakua siku hadi siku. Japo kua ni kazi ya

hiyo sawa kwa sawa. Hii ni kuunga sera ya

wavuvi wanaenda kuvua kwa matumaini

Pia inasemekana kua wavuvi wanakutana

hao. Unaweza kusikia hadithi za samaki mtu

“Mpelumbe!!! Mzee

Samaki, Bahari na Binadamu

Fishing Dhows / Mitumbwi ya Uvuvi

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baada ya muda mfupi.

Manitki ya hadithi hizi za ajabu ni rahisi,

mzimu, lakini huwezekana ikawa pweza au nyangumi. Kupata kuelewa hii nikujaribu

ya kwanza.

zinajulikana zaidi.

zinaletwa na serikali kwakufanyia shughuli

matumizi ya mmea wenye sumu inaitwa ngane au ulumba au utupa. Mmea huu

unaweza kuzuru na kuua binadamu pia au

anadhurika.

zakupata samaki bila kusumbua makazi

uharibifu wa samaki, uharibifu wa mazingira na sakafu ya bahari. Shughuli nyingine

nakutafuta makazi mapya. Bila kuelewa kua matumbawe hutumia zaidi ya miaka

Local Fish market - Mtwara / Soko la Samaki - Mtwara

Kwa taarifa zaidi, msaada, ziara na elimu, wasiliana na:

Wind propelled Dhow / Ngalawa

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Know

The Name Mtwara

Mtwara (Portuguese: Montewara) Region

Kilimanjaro. The regional capital is the Municipality of Mtwara. According to the

rate was the 26th highest in the country. It was also the fourteenth most densely

square kilometer.

and energy infrastructures. The Dar es

electricity for powering industrial and

may come to know that each town/city in

this history as a part of life and culture.

The name Mtwara originated from a small area called Msanga Mkuu. It started when an elder from Msanga Mkuu known as Mzee

the founder of Msanga Mkuu. During this

old man decided to snatch all the women he

Mkuu. The act of snatching anything in

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Fahamu

Jina la MtwaraMtwara (Kireno: Montewara) ni Mkoa

Mtwara ina bandari yenye kina kirefu

kama sehemu yamaisha na utamaduni.

mkazi wa kwanza Msanga Mkuu akijulikana

na hata wajerumani na waingereza pia

Mtwara.

Story imandikwa na Joseph Mayuni 0755 671 568Mkufunzi & Mwanahistoria

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DAY 1st Tide 2nd Tide 3rd Tide 4th Tide1 02:10; 1.2m 08:10; 2.8m 14:10; 1.2m 20:40; 2.9m

2 02:55; 1.4m 08:55; 2.5m 14:55; 1.4m 21:40; 2.7m

3 04:15; 1.4m 10:20; 2.3m 16:20; 1.6m 23:25; 2.6m

4 06:30; 1.6m 12:40; 2.3m 18:35; 1.6m

5 01:15; 2.8m 07:55; 1.3m 14:05; 2.6m 19:55; 1.4m

6 02:20; 3.1m 08:45; 1m 14:55; 2.9m 20:45; 1m

7 03:05; 3.4m 09:20; 0.7m 15:3-; 3.3m 21:30; 0.7m

8 03:45; 3.7m 09:55; 0.4m 16:10; 3.6m 22:10; 0.4m

9 04:25; 3.9m 10:30; 0.2m 16:45; 3.9m 22:45; 0.2m

10 05:00; 4m 11:05; 0.1m 17:20; 4m 23:25; 0.1m

11 05:40; 4m 11:40; 0.1m 18:00; 4.1m

12 00:05; 0.1m 06:15; 3.9m 12:15; 0.2m 18:35; 4m

13 00:45; 0.3m 06:55; 3.6m 12:55; 0.4m 19:15; 4m

14 01:25; 0.5m 07:35; 3.3m 13:35; 0.6m 20:00; 3.5m

15 02:15; 0.9m 08:25; 3m 14:20; 1m 20:55; 3.2m

16 03:15; 1.2m 09:25; 2.6m 15:20; 1.3m 22:10; 2.9m

17 04:45; 1.5m 11:10; 2.4m 17:05; 1.6m

18 00:05; 2.8m 06:55; 1.4m 13:10; 2.5m 19:10; 1.5m

19 01:04; 2.9m 08:10; 1.2m 14:25; 2.8m 20:20; 1.2m

20 02:40; 3.1m 08:55; 1m 15:10; 3m 21:05; 1m

21 03:20; 3.3m 09:30; 0.8m 15:45; 3.3m 21:40; 0.8m

22 03:55; 3.5m 10:00; 0.6m 16:15; 3.5m 22:15; 0.6m

23 04:25; 3.6m 10:25; 0.5m 16:40; 3.6m 22:04; 0.5m

24 04:55; 3.6m 10:55; 0.4m 17:05; 3.7m 23:10; 0.4m

25 05:20; 3.6m 11:20; 0.4m 17:35; 3.7m 23:40; 0.4m

26 05:45; 3.5m 11:45; 0.5m 18:00; 3.7m

27 00:05; 0.5m 06:15; 3.4m 12:10; 0.6m 18:25; 3.6m

28 00:35; 0.6m 06:40; 3.3m 12:35; 0.7m 18:55; 3.5m

29 01:05; 0.8m 07:10; 3.1m 13:05; 0.9m 19:25; 3.3m

30 01:40; 1m 07:40; 2.8m 13:35; 1.1m 20:00; 3m

31 02:20; 1.3m 08:25; 2.6m 14:20; 1.4m 20:55; 2.8m

DAY 1st Tide 2nd Tide 3rd Tide 4th Tide1 03:25; 1.5m 09:40; 2.4m 15:35; 1.6m 22:30; 2.6m

2 05:25; 1.6m 11:50; 2.4m 17:50; 1.6m

3 00:25; 2.7m 07:05; 1.4m 13:25; 2.6m 19:25; 1.4m

4 01:45; 3m 08:05; 1.1m 14:20; 3m 20:25; 1m

5 02:35; 3.3m 08:50; 0.7m 15:05; 3.4m 21:10; 0.6m

6 03:20; 3.5m 09:25; 0.5m 15:40; 3.7m 21:50; 0.3m

7 04:00; 3.8m 10:05; 0.2m 16:20; 4m 22:30; 0.1m

8 04:40; 3.9m 10:23; 0.3m 16:32; 3.3m 23:10; 0m

9 05:20; 3.9m 11:15; 0.1m 17:35; 4.2m 23:45; 0m

10 06:00; 3.8m 11:55; 0.2m 18:15; 4.1m

11 00:25; 0.2m 06:40; 3.6m 12:30; 0.4m 18:55; 3.9m

12 01:10; 0.5m 07:20; 3.3m 13:15; 0.7m 19:40; 3.5m

13 01:55; 0.8m 08:10 3m 14:00; 1m 20:30; 3.2m

14 02:50; 1.1m 09:10; 2.7m 15:01; 1.4m 21:45; 2.8m

15 04:15; 1.4m 10:50; 2.5m 16:45; 1.6m 23:30; 2.7m

16 06:10; 1.4m 12:40; 2.5m 18:45; 1.5m

17 01:10; 2.7m 07:30; 1.3m 13:55; 2.8m 20:00; 1.3m

18 02:10; 2.9m 08:20; 1.1m 14:40; 3m 20:45; 1m

19 02:55; 3.1m 08:55; 0.9m 15:15; 3.3m 21:20; 0.8m

20 03:30; 3.2m 09:30; 0.7m 15:45; 3.5m 21:50; 0.6m

21 04:00; 3.3m 09:55; 0.6m 16:10; 3.6m 22:20; 0.5m

22 04:30; 3.4m 10:25; 0.5m 16:40; 3.7m 22:50; 0.4m

23 04:55; 3.4m 10:50; 0.5m 17:05; 3.7m 23:15; 0.4m

24 05:25; 3.4m 11:15; 0.5m 17:35; 3.7m 23:45; 0.5m

25 05:50; 3.3m 11:45; 0.6m 18:00; 3.6m

26 00:15; 0.6m 06:20; 3.2m 12:15; 0.8m 18:30; 3.5m

27 00:45; 0.7m 06:55; 3m 12:45; 0.9m 19:05; 3.3m

28 01:20; 0.9m 07:30; 2.9m 13:20; 1.1m 19:40; 3.1m

29 02:05; 1.1m 08:15; 2.7m 14:05; 1.3m 20:35; 2.9m

30 03:05; 1.3m 09:30; 2.5m 15:20; 1.5m 21:55; 2.7m

MARCH APRIL

Tide Table / Ratiba ya Mawimbi ya Bahari