Fundo Island is located off the northwest coast of
Pemba Island
Pemba Island ( ar, الجزيرة الخضراء ''al-Jazīra al-khadrā'', literally "The Green Island"; sw, Pemba kisiwa) is a Tanzanian island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago, lying within the Swahili Coast in the Indian Ocean.
Geog ...
, one of the two main islands of
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
's
Zanzibar Archipelago
The Zanzibar Archipelago ( ar, أرخبيل زنجبار, sw, Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar) consists of several islands lying off the coast of East Africa south of the Somali sea. The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands. There are four ...
. It is one of the larger minor islands in the archipelago and the largest of those surrounding Pemba. Fundo Island is nine kilometres in length, though barely a kilometre in width, and is surrounded by a reef.
Together with the smaller
Njao Island
Njao Island is located off the northwest coast of Pemba Island, one of the two main islands of Tanzania's Zanzibar Archipelago
The Zanzibar Archipelago ( ar, أرخبيل زنجبار, sw, Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar) consists of several island ...
, which lies immediately to the north, and several smaller islands to the south, Fundo forms a natural barrier and breakwater for the harbour of the town of
Wete, which lies six kilometres to the east.
Fishing on the island
Fundo Island is home to the community of Ndooni village. In 2018, a new management regime was introduced to the fisheries in the area. It was decided for the local octopus fisheries to be closed for three months, in order to allow the stock to recover. This resulted in a huge increase in fisherman's catches after the fishery was re-opened, with the opening day seeing more than a 20-fold jump in daily landings.
References
*Finke, J. (2006) ''The Rough Guide to Zanzibar (2nd edition).'' New York: Rough Guides.
External links
Location of Fundo Island
Islands of Zanzibar
Pemba Island
Zanzibar Archipelago
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