Government clears air on precautionary pilchard quota

NAMPA

2025-09-03

WALVIS BAY,28 August 2025 - Empolyees in the Etosha Fishing factory canning pilchard fish after the company landed its first consignment of pilchards since 2017, following Cabinet’s approval of a 10 000-tonne quota earlier this month. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 03 SEP (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has justified its decision to award Eco Fish Farms the right to harvest 10 000 metric tonnes of pilchard under a Governmental Objectives Quota.
According to the ministry, the move was aimed at safeguarding national food security and sustaining jobs at the country’s last functional cannery.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ministry explained that all...

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