Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Strategic Plan - 2017/18 - 2021/22.
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Abstract
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Strategic Plan is a national policy with a sectoral approach. The timeframe of the policy is 5 years between 2017/2018 and 2021/2022. The main goal of this policy is to manage living aquatic resources in a responsible manner in order to continuously ensure a conducive environment for the fishing and aquaculture sector to prosper.
Employment opportunities will be enhanced in the fishing sector by increasing the production volume. Poverty eradication will be facilitated by building a sustainable and economically inclusive fishery sector.
In order to achieve significant sustainable and efficient utilization of natural resources and maximize and share the benefits in an equitable manner, scientific advice will be provided on the sustainable management of the marine ecosystem with an ecosystem approach and the compliance of fisheries legislation will be enforced. A blue economy governance and management system will be implemented to maximize economic benefits from marine resources in a sustainable manner and ensure equitable marine wealth distribution for all Namibians. The contribution of value added exports to national economy will be improved by becoming the leader in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors at the regional level. Institutional capacity will be enhanced for planning and implementation, effective monitoring and evaluation, and informed policy decision processes, especially on setting the Total Allowable Catch. The sustainable financing mechanisms of monitoring, control and surveillance activities will be developed, while ensuring that IUU activities will be maintained at negligible levels.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation will be integrated into fisheries resources management. Disaster risk management will be strengthened to prevent ecosystem degradation, food insecurity and water scarcity, due to flood, drought and desertification.
The Ministry shall be responsible for monitoring the implementation of this Strategic Plan 2017-2022.
Employment opportunities will be enhanced in the fishing sector by increasing the production volume. Poverty eradication will be facilitated by building a sustainable and economically inclusive fishery sector.
In order to achieve significant sustainable and efficient utilization of natural resources and maximize and share the benefits in an equitable manner, scientific advice will be provided on the sustainable management of the marine ecosystem with an ecosystem approach and the compliance of fisheries legislation will be enforced. A blue economy governance and management system will be implemented to maximize economic benefits from marine resources in a sustainable manner and ensure equitable marine wealth distribution for all Namibians. The contribution of value added exports to national economy will be improved by becoming the leader in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors at the regional level. Institutional capacity will be enhanced for planning and implementation, effective monitoring and evaluation, and informed policy decision processes, especially on setting the Total Allowable Catch. The sustainable financing mechanisms of monitoring, control and surveillance activities will be developed, while ensuring that IUU activities will be maintained at negligible levels.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation will be integrated into fisheries resources management. Disaster risk management will be strengthened to prevent ecosystem degradation, food insecurity and water scarcity, due to flood, drought and desertification.
The Ministry shall be responsible for monitoring the implementation of this Strategic Plan 2017-2022.
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No
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Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources.
Source language
English
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No