The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has questioned the industry's N$300 million contribution to government coffers, while the sector's revenue in 2024 amounted to N$14 billion.

This week, Minister Inge Zaamwani is consulting various subsectors of the fishing industry at Walvis Bay.

"If you look at the total turnover of the industry in 2024 of N$14 billion, and the owner of the resource is getting less than N$300 million, this is a point of reflection for us. We must reflect on it, and we must see how we can increase the value that is added to the resource and the value paid over to the owner of the resource, which is, of course, the government of Namibia on behalf of the people."