BCLME COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RIGHTS HOLDER AND VESSEL ANALYSIS BCLME Project LMR/SE/03/03 PRESENTED TO: BCLME Activity Centre for Living Marine Resources PRESENTED BY: ON BEHALF OF: 1 May 2006 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There are a number of commercial, industrial-scale fisheries in the BCLME region. Some of the fish stocks being exploited are shared, not only across fisheries but across countries as well. This report examines the following fisheries: • South Africa Hake offshore demersal trawl Hake inshore demersal trawl Hake long-line Small pelagic purse seine Horse mackerel mid-water trawl West coast rock lobster offshore traps Large pelagic longline Tuna pole & line • Namibia Hake demersal trawl & Long-line Monk & sole demersal trawl Deep-sea trawl Small pelagic purse seine Horse mackerel mid-water trawl West coast rock lobster traps & hoop nets Large pelagic longline and pole & line Deep-sea red crab traps • Angola Hake demersal trawl Small pelagic purse seine Small pelagic mid-water trawl Offshore prawn trawl Inshore prawn trawl Deep-sea red crab traps Large pelagic longline, tunny boat and pole & line At least 1057 rights holders were granted access to these fisheries by the three countries, which in turn required the services of some 1351 vessels, to catch in excess of 1.305 million tons of fish and crustaceans during the 2003 – 2004 season. The report contains a brief history and explanation of each fishery in each country, which is followed by a description of all of the rights holders and vessels partaking in the fishery during the 2003 – 2004 fishing season. Although some analysis is presented in the report, it is primarily descriptive in nature, as a companion document to the report BCLME/SE/03/03: A Micro-economic Systems Analysis of the BCLME Commercial Fisheries. Nevertheless, all data collected on the rights holders and vessels during the 2003 – 2004 season has been collated into a MS Access database, for further analysis by interested parties. The database is available from the BCLME Projects Office in Swakopmund. The report concludes with an observation on the need for a regional fisheries socio-economic database, and the potential role of the Interim Benguela Current Commission in developing one. BCLME/LMR/SE/03/03: RIGHTS HOLDER AND VESSEL ANALYSIS i TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................I 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................1 2. SOUTH AFRICA....................................................................................................................3 2.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................3 2.2 The Hake fisheries........................................................................................................3 2.2.1 Offshore demersal trawl ......................................................................................3 2.2.1.1 Rights holders .........................................................................................4 2.2.1.2 Vessels....................................................................................................5 2.2.2 Inshore demersal trawl ........................................................................................9 2.2.2.1 Rights holders .......................................................................................10 2.2.2.2 Vessels..................................................................................................11 2.2.3 Hake longline .....................................................................................................13 2.2.3.1 Rights holders .......................................................................................14 2.2.3.2 Vessels..................................................................................................17 2.3 Small pelagic purse seine fishery ............................................................................20 2.3.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................21 2.3.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................25 2.4 Mid-water trawl............................................................................................................29 2.4.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................30 2.4.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................31 2.5 West coast rock lobster.............................................................................................32 2.5.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................33 2.5.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................37 2.6 Tuna pole & line ..........................................................................................................45 2.6.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................46 2.6.2 Vessels………………………………………………………………………………..49 2.7 Large pelagic longline................................................................................................55 2.7.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................56 2.7.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................57 3. NAMIBIA..............................................................................................................................61 3.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................61 3.2 Small pelagics.............................................................................................................62 3.2.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................63 3.2.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................64 3.3 Mid-water Trawl (Horse Mackerel)............................................................................66 3.3.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................66 3.3.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................67 3.4 Hake demersal trawl and longline ............................................................................69 3.4.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................70 3.4.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................74 3.5 Monk and sole demersal trawl ..................................................................................81 3.5.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................82 3.5.2. Vessels ..............................................................................................................83 3.6 Cape (West Coast) rock lobster................................................................................85 3.6.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................85 3.6.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................87 3.7 Deep-sea red crab.......................................................................................................89 3.7.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................90 3.7.2. Vessels ..............................................................................................................90 3.8 Large pelagics.............................................................................................................91 3.8.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................92 3.8.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................93 3.9 Deep-sea trawl ............................................................................................................96 3.9.1 Rights holders....................................................................................................98 3.9.2 Vessels ..............................................................................................................98 4. ANGOLA............................................................................................................................100 4.1 Introduction...............................................................................................................100 4.2 Crustacean Fisheries ...............................................................................................103 4.2.1 Deep-sea red crab...........................................................................................103 4.2.1.1