Support for aquaculture information campaign

THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources will step up its information campaign about aquaculture or fish farming in Namibia in order to increase food security and employment creation.

Offshore mining company De Beers Marine Namibia is rendering support by sponsoring the printing of an information brochure on aquaculture and several posters with N$80 000. Handing over the materials to Fisheries Minister, Dr Abraham Iyambo, last Friday, Jan Nel, acting MD at De Beers said the funding came from the company’s social responsibility fund.The design of the materials was done by 24-year old Gabriel Naftal of a local agency that handles all marketing campaigns of De Beers Marine.Minister Iyambo said aquaculture had big potential in Namibia both for inland species like tilapia and marine species like abalone and oysters.”When I started as Deputy Minister in 1995 I already hedged the dream to have an aquaculture industry in Namibia.Although still small, the results are there, like several fish farms in the North, one near Hardap Dam and marine aquaculture companies at Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Luederitz.”The brochure and posters describe the achievements of aquaculture in Namibia, investment opportunities and which freshwater and marine species are suitable for this sector.Handing over the materials to Fisheries Minister, Dr Abraham Iyambo, last Friday, Jan Nel, acting MD at De Beers said the funding came from the company’s social responsibility fund.The design of the materials was done by 24-year old Gabriel Naftal of a local agency that handles all marketing campaigns of De Beers Marine.Minister Iyambo said aquaculture had big potential in Namibia both for inland species like tilapia and marine species like abalone and oysters.”When I started as Deputy Minister in 1995 I already hedged the dream to have an aquaculture industry in Namibia.Although still small, the results are there, like several fish farms in the North, one near Hardap Dam and marine aquaculture companies at Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Luederitz.”The brochure and posters describe the achievements of aquaculture in Namibia, investment opportunities and which freshwater and marine species are suitable for this sector.