LIFE ON LIKOMA
Despite the heavy Christian influence on Likoma islanders from the cathedral, a lot of older tribal traditions still take place. The main income on Likoma is from fishing, with the men catching the fish while the ladies dry and sell the small fish that make up 90% of the fish that are caught.
Fishing continues all year round and a variety of small wooden vessels are used, from the traditional dugout canoe to well crafted boats with outboard motors.
Despite being a remote island Likoma has ships and boats arriving from mainland Malawi 4 - 6 times a week. There are many small boats that come from Mozambique, which is only 4kms from Likoma, on a daily basis.
