Fisheries & Aquaculture

Mariculture

·         Abalone: A limited number of sites for onshore farming exist. High export potential - Click here for Abalone fact sheet

·         Finfish: Finfish sites are not as limited as abalone sites are. Culture technologies for new species are being developed and the   
  export market has yet to be exploited - Click here for fin-fish fact sheet. 
  ECDC has completed a Strategic Environmental Assessment for offshore mariculture zones in Algoa- and St Francis Bay
   – Click here for SEA documents

·         Oysters: Limited opportunities for oyster farms in estuaries. Some export potential exists and is being explored.

·         Industrial Development Zones: The Coega and East London IDZs have a number of sites available for aquaculture or mariculture. In 
  addition to their situation, other incentives exist to develop in these areas - link to Coega and ELIDZ websites

 
Inland (freshwater) aquaculture

·       Risk assessment for O.niloticus – click here for risk assessment

·       Market study for freshwater fish resources underway

Fisheries

·          Red-eye Herring fishery: An opportunity exists for an experimental fishery for this species - Click here for red eye study

·          By-catch usage: Up to 20% of the catch is discarded at sea. Dory, Gurnard and Monk Fish have potential for the hotel and
   restaurant trade.

·          Canning: Allocation of additional quotas to the Eastern Cape will provide security for canning of tuna, pilchards and anchovy.

·          Experimental fisheries: Development of new commercial fisheries. Chub Mackerel, John Dory, Panga and Yellowfin Tuna have
   potential.

·          Fresh exports: Fresh hake is already being exported on ice. Other species could be investigated for potential.

·          Game fishing: The continental shelf is fairly close to shore along the Eastern Cape. Opportunities to catch marlin and yellowfin tuna
   exist.

Policies & Regulations
        1. Best management practise for aquaculture in the Eastern Cape. Click here...
        2. Guidelines for authorisation for aquaculture projects. Click here...
        3. Marine aquaculture policy. Click here...
        4. DTI sector study – click here for link to DTI study – Vol 1 (Recommendations)  & 2 (State of play)