The National Fisheries Indaba at Walvis Bay has ended with key decisions to strengthen science, protect marine resources, support aquaculture and ensure more Namibians benefit from the sector.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has announced that Namibia recorded a bumper harvest this year, with the harvesting of crops still underway.
 

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has noted that digital reform could answer a critical question about who really benefits from the country's fish.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has cautioned that Namibia cannot bargain with nature because the future of the country's fishing industry must be decided by science, not politics.

She sent out the warning amid intensifying concerns over declining fish stocks.

IPC MP Roderick Likando questioned whether the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform had lifted the moratorium which was supported by the founding president to oppose phosphate mining in the country.

Scientists have warned about an unusual outbreak of rabies among seals in the Benguela Current ecosystem, while a virus has also been found in sardines off the South African coast.

The Benguela Current ecosystem is shared by Namibia, Angola, and South Africa.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Inge Zaamwani has motivated the motion on the appointment of five members to the Land Reform Advisory Commission for a period of three years.

Phosphate mining may go ahead following an approved environmental clearance, but a researcher says strong monitoring will be critical to protecting Namibia's marine environment.

Scientists have warned that Namibia's marine ecosystems are changing, and they have gathered in Henties Bay to find out whether these changes are natural fluctuations or signs of a deeper transition.

The ||Kharas Regional leadership has welcomed the anticipated salmon farming development near Luderitz, urging for meaningful community participation and beneficiation.  
Various stakeholders met to deliberate and craft the way forward and gauge project progress.