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 Assessmentfor 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 eyestudy
• 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.