They say: 'Mgaa gaa na mpwa hali wali mkavu' (One who plays on the shoreline might not eat plain rice). but the coast has more than that. Coast is the source of rains while the amount of rains decreases with increasing distance from the coast. Corals have many uses building materials, rocks for road construction, fish breeding grounds, tourism attractions, .............Sea is also the source of protein: fish, octopus, squid, lobsters.... No wonders that more than half of the world population live with in 500 kilometers from the coast line.
Picture above shows a girl fishing oysters along the coast.Ah .. Did I say fishing? No, it is just collecting the small creatures. If she lives a few meters from the shore why she eats plain 'ubwabwa'.
Hi Idrisa
ReplyDeleteTo me that girl does not look like she is collecting Oysters. Where are the oysters? What I see is a girl holding a pail and looks like she is scared of the water. I would say she wants to throw something into the water, or may be just fetch the water. But collecting oysters? I cant see that.
The geography of evaporation and rain formation is cute, no wonder rains are usually in plenty along the sea. The sea food for inhabitants here is protein rich, but I am not sure of the over 50% of the world population living along the coastlines.
ReplyDeleteDear Rose, People in Dar do not drink sea water.
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