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OUTLINE
1. Economic contribution
2. Policy and Legal
Framework
3. Aquaculture and Inland
Fisheries
4. Fish and fishery products
5. Conclusion
Physical Features
of the
Namibian Coast
-Cool Benguela
Current
-Warm Aghulas
Current
-Location – SW Africa
-Land area - 825,000
km2
-Population - 2.3
million-Harbours – Walvis Bay and Luderitz-Exclusive Economic Zone - 200 nm
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PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INLAND NAMIBIA
The Ministry of Fisheries and
Marine Resources has the Mandate
to sustainably manage the living
aquatic resources and promote
the aquaculture sector
to prosper
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND
MARINE RESOURCES
Fisheries economic contribution
Fisheries is the third largest contributor to GDP in the Namibian economy
behind agriculture and mining (it accounted for 3.7% in 2011 and 3.9%
in 2012) and the second largest foreign currency earner after mining.
Good catches, favourable exchange rate, demand & prices.
Contraction in the on-board processing, Value Addition
The fisheries industry plays a vital role in job creation in the Namibian
economy by directly employing 13254. Spillover effects, downstream
and or upstream industries.
The per capita consumption of fish in Namibia is around 14kg per
annum (FAO). This is an improvement since independence and is done
through the Namibian Fish Consumption Promotion Trust, which is a
government incentive. Such an initiative should be encouraged.
Fisheries also plays a role in tourism through eco-tourism (esp seals).
POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Various national policies & legal instruments are in place,
-marine capture,
-inland capture and
-aquaculture
Available on the Ministry website.
They are formulated in accordance with the FAO code of
conduct for responsible fisheries. Taking into
consideration as well all other conventions that Namibia is
party to.
Fisheries Management
The Government of Namibian, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
sustainably manages the living aquatic resources and promotes the aquaculture sector.
The Namibian Fisheries management tools are rights based fisheries
management system:
Determining Total Allowable Catch (TAC)
Granting quota allocations
Effort control/ limitation
The fees payable to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources for the exploitation of
the marine resources in Namibia are as follow;
Quota fees
Fund levy
License fees
By-catch fees
Monitoring, Control & Surveillance (MCS)
Namibia’s approach to the protection of its EEZ is undertaken by means of;
Sea and Air Surveillance (aircrafts and patrol vessels)
Fisheries Observer Program
Inland and Coastal Patrol
Vessel Monitoring System
Very instrumental in the
curbing of IUU
The number of right holders within the Namibian fishing industry are as follow:
Fishery/Sector No. of rights holders
Hake 100
Horse Mackerel 67
Large Pelagic 43
Monkfish 27
Rock Lobster 25
Pilchard 22
Linefish 19
Mullets 13
Crab 7
Seals 7
Seaweed 2
Orange Roughy 3
Guano 3
TOTAL 338
Fishing Rights Holders
NAMIBIA CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
National Marine and
Information Research (NATMIRC) - stock assessment, any other
scientific research
Namibian Maritime Fisheries Institute (NAMFI)- train engineers,
seafarers etc
Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA) – provide observers onboard
vessels
Walvis Bay Inspectorate - MCS
NFCPT- subsidized fish distribution
FISHCOR – empower new
entrants through skills transfer
Marine Capture Fisheries (MCF)There are 9 commercial marine capture fisheries in Namibia
they are as follow:
Deepsea:
Orange Roughy and Alfonsino (deep sea fisheries)
Deep Sea Red Crab (Chaceon maritae)
Demersal;
Hake (paradox and capensis) …..
Monkfish and sole
Midpelargic:
Horse Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus capensis)
Large Pelagic
Pelagic (swordfish, tunas and sharks)
Line fish
Snoek, Silver Kob, Galjoen,
Small Pelagic
Pilchard/Sardine)
Inshore Fisheries
Rock Lobster (Jasus Lalandi)
All marine capture fisheries are TAC regulated, except for line fish which is
effort regulated.
The Namibian Government has identified Aquaculture as a priority area for
development to achieve food security, improved rural livelihoods, poverty
alleviation, income generation for
rural households, employment creation and inward investment.
The aquaculture sector has great potential for growth and is made up of two
subsectors;
Mariculture - commercial and export oriented
Freshwater - local consumption and it is still in its infant stage
Aquaculture & Inland Fisheries (AIF)
AQUACULTURE IN THE NAMIBIAN CONTEXT
Marine aquaculture:(shellfish/fin fish)
Intensive systems, requiring significant capital and technical
expertise;
Production of high value species primarily for export markets,
leading to income generation and improved livelihoods.
Mariculture sector a major role for foreign (joint ventures) and
local investors
To ensure that mariculture development becomes not only a
reality but will contribute greatly to the economic growth of all
five major coastal towns
Walvis Bay/Luderitz/Oranjemund can become the Mariculture
hub of Namibia
INLAND AQUACULTURE
Inland aquaculture:
The government is putting substantial investments
into the development of inland aquaculture and it is
encouraging public private partnership.
Primarily community-based, co-operative activity; pro-
poor focus;
Extensive, labour intensive methods;
Production destined primarily for local and regional
markets;
Aquaculture & Inland Fisheries (AIF) cntd
The mariculture and inland species with
potential to culture are:
Mariculture
Oyster
Abalone
Seaweed
Rock lobster
Mussels
Turbot
Scallops
Prawn
Dusky Kob
Freshwater
Tilapia
Red Breast Bream
Catfish
Carp
Tiger fish
There is a policy in place that encourages local
processing with respect to value-addition.
Currently there are about 20 processing plants in
the three coastal towns (Henties Bay, Luderitz &
Walvis Bay) product ref to previous slides.
There are investment opportunities in product
development.
FISH & FISHERIES PRODUCTS
Markets
About 90% of Namibia’s fish and fish products are exported in various forms to
international markets in the European Union (EU), United States of America (USA), the
Far East as well as African markets.
Hake is the most valuable commercial specie in Namibia, and largely dependent on
the EU market (Spain). Spain and Italy are the main markets for Namibian monkfish.
SA market is expanding.
Rock lobster and Crab dominate the Asian markets, more specifically, Japan. About
95% of Namibian crustaceans is exported to Japan.
Horse mackerel is mainly exported to the African region, namely the Democratic
Republic of Congo, Angola, Congo Brazzaville, Cameroon, Mozambique and South
Africa.
Large Pelagic species are exported to USA, Japan and Spain. The sector mainly
catches and process sharks, tuna and swordfish.
Opportunities
The Namibian government continues to encourage foreign
participation through Joint Ventures (to exploit, process,
market and investment),
aquaculture with respect to mariculture initiative
chartering of vessels,
management contracts,
research collaboration and training
Sharing economical and statistical information
The Namibian fishing industry provides a conducive
environment for investment opportunities and operations
due to:
Infrastructure in place (harbor, cold storage, transportation,
processing facilities)
Peace and good political will
Fisheries Management system
opportunities continued…
Conclusion
Namibia is committed to observing the principle
of optimum sustainable yield in the exploitation
of marine resources, in accordance with the
Namibian Constitution.