18 February 2014

REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES

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;

INLAND AQUACULTURE

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.

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