The Value and Sustainability of the Fishing Economy A Cape Hake Industry Perspective

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1 The Value and Sustainability of the Fishing Economy A Cape Hake Industry Perspective

2 Global Context - Fisheries Economy Governments don t fish; Fishermen and Companies fish. Age Old practice Last Wild Caught resource Highly Mobile Capital (trans boundary fleets) Fishery 90% Utilization 60% fully exploited 30 % overfished 10 % Under-fished not exploited

3 Global Context - Fisheries Production 163 Million Tons c.90 Million Tons Capture fisheries (Constant, since 1997) c.70 M Tons aquaculture 16.7% of global population intake of animal protein 19.2 kg per capita fish consumption Protein for 7.1 Billion People

4 Global Context - Wild Caught vs Aquaculture Trends Ground/White Fish Capture is constant Ground/White fish c.7 million Tons Production Growth Attributed to Aquaculture ( Tilapia, Pangasius)

5 Cape Hake within the Global Context c.150k RSA tons, within c.1m Global Hake tons, within c.7m Whitefish tons, within c.90m total Wild Caught global fish production all relatively constant for the last years (per FAO fisheries stats) Growth occurring via Aquaculture- c.30m tons in 1995 to c.70m tons in 2011

6 The South African Cape Hake Resource TAC tons Hake MSC Certified Science has put Hake on road to recovery.

7 South African Deep Sea Trawling Industry Over 100 years old I&J Pioneers 52 Vessels in Fleet 48 Companies Asset Investment c.r6 Billion Continuous Investment Required I&J R0.5 Billion Sea Harvest R124 Million

8 Value of the Cape Hake Market and Employment >50% contribution to value of SA commercial fisheries >R5.4bn annual sales R3.5bn export earnings jobs created overall by vertically integrated model people employed by Cape Hake industry 65 JOBS per 1000 tons 40% previously disadvantaged females >2000 direct employees

9 SA Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association Demersal Sector all members of SADSTIA Hand Line Long Line Trawling Sea Bird Mitigation Tori Lines Certification MSC Fund collaborative Research Instrumental in MSC Bycatch Management Benthic Research CRITICAL - Link between Government, Science and Industry Kingklip Monk Other

10 Ring Fence Initiative 4% of EEZ Voluntary Self Regulation DAFF Permit Condition 2015 Part of MSC condition

11 Responsible Fishing Alliance Unique to South Africa WHO ARE WE : Founded 2009 Info Sharing Market Engagement Training Policy Research Public Identity OBJECTIVES : RFA event, newsletter, Code of Conduct, EAF Workshop Inshore trawl bycatch, seabirds, offshore trawl bycatch, ETP project Training programme, Strika posters MLRA project, OROP, seabirds, inshore trawl Penguins, inshore trawl, seabirds Symposium, newsletter, website, media features, visible branding

12 RFA Strategy and Initiatives RFA Strategy Safeguarding offshore benthic areas critical to biodiversity and ecosystem functionality to enable healthy and viable fisheries Advocating for fisheries management decisions that are based on clear, defensible scientific evidence Ensuring that the over-arching marine policy framework sets the scene for responsible fisheries practice in South Africa Promoting the implementation of an Ecosystems Approach to fisheries management 19 Collaborative Research Projects to date Total Contributions in excess of c.r Bird Mortality Mitigation Measures Observer Program Responsible Fisheries Training programs Fisheries Code of Conduct promotes responsible practice Potential bycatch mitigation measures: inshore trawl fishery Environmental awareness training posters

13 Macro Fishing Industry Challenges Collaborative interaction between Government, Science and Industry Governance, Facts and Certainty Development of Blue Economy Common Property Nature Other Industries entering Blue economy Oil and Gas Mining Phosphate Mining Electricity, Water. Source :

14 Solutions Include Drive Engagement and Collaboration with and between Government, Industry and Science - individually and through SADSTIA and the RFA Engage specifically with Local and International Scientists Drive Education and Awareness about Industry What we do What There Is To Lose.

15 THANK YOU