Namibia’s total allowable catch (TAC) of hake for 2011-12 has been set at 180,000 tonnes up from 145,000, announced the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. Hake season started on 1 May and runs until 1 April 2012.
TACs for horse mackerel, orange roughy, pilchard and rock lobster have not yet been announced.
Government scientists said conditions have been positive for hake and thus allowed for the increase in TAC, as there were no strong anomalies in the marine environment during the 2010-11 fishing season. The sea surface temperature off Namibia was average to above average for most of 2010 and oxygen levels were normal, according to the ministry.
“No major low oxygen events have been documented since 2000-1, thus the ministry’s scientists are of the o...
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