Table 4. Summary of costs fishers/processors incur

Item Sekota (zone) Bahir Dar (region) Total
Monofilament gillnets Number 300–500 2021 price
Non-motorised boats Number 300,000 Current price / Bahir Dar
Motorised boats Number 670,000 Current price / Bahir Dar
Transport (boat rent) Trip 2 kg of fillets To Tigray region
Cooperative fee Per harvest 3% of the catch Only for members
Transport to city Kg 0.4–0.5 From landing site to Mesheha sub-district
ETB, Ethiopian Birr, ETB 1 = USD 0.018.