Marine%20Aquaculture

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Marine Aquaculture

• PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND
  FISHERIES
• 01 JULY 2009

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Human Settlement
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Business Process
Universities, Research Councils
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BACKGROUND

• Definition Culture of marine aquatic organisms
  including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and plants
  either in cages within the shallow waters of the
  ocean or structures on land fed by sea-water
• It is the intimate association with the coastal
  region that creates the uniqueness in these
  ventures
• Aquaculture contributes 50 of fish production
  worldwide
• SA production relatively low
• However, the abalone sector-10 growth vs global
  9(10tons-1996, 1000 tons-2008)

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Restructuring of Gov. May 2009

• DEAT functions transferred to 3 new depts
• Tourism
• DWE
• DAFF
• Most function of MCM are controlled by the Marine
  Living Resources Act and the Integrated Coastal
  Management Act
• Marine aquaculture function has been transferred
  to DAFF
• Rest of the functions have been transferred to
  DWE
• President signed proclamation on 26 June 2009

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Proclamations
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Proclamation
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Aquaculture Production data SA (Marine
Freshwater)
Marine Aquaculture Marine Aquaculture Marine Aquaculture Freshwater Aquaculture Freshwater Aquaculture Freshwater Aquaculture
Species Quantity (Tons) Value (Million R) Species Production (Tons) Value (Million R)
Abalone 1000 283 Trout 1,300 33.4
Oysters 225 9.9 Tilapia 160 0.75 - 1.2
Mussels 800 7.2 African Catfish 50 0.99
Prawns 5 0.5 Common carp 30 0.6
Finfish 2.7 0.1 Mullet 15 0.3
Largemouth Bass 9 0.18
Marron crayfish 8 5.5 7.4
Koi carp 77 7.0
Aquarium species 30 19.7
Total 2032.7 300.9 Total 1278 69.3
Africa production 21 lt 0.4

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AQUACULTUE OPERATONS DISTRIBUTION
Alexander Bay
Port Nolloth
Kleinzee
Durban
SOUTH AFRICA
Saldanha Bay
East London
Port Elizabeth
Knysna
Cape Town
Danger Point
Abalone Oyster Mussel Prawn
2008 APPROX 60 AQUACULTURE RIGHT HOLDERS
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Abalone Farms - Hermanus
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Sea-based cage farm in PE
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Oyster Farm - Saldanha
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CONSTRAINTS

• A high energy coastline with limited sheltered
  bays
• Most protected bays are utilised as commercial
  harbours
• No technology to construct cages that can
  withstand the strong currents and high wave
  action
• Costs of farming on land much higher than at sea
  electricity, infrastructure and technology
• High value (non-availability) attached to coastal
  real estate
• Land adjacent to the sea is in demand hence high
  price to acquire it
• Limited access to finance and developmental
  capital
• Banks are reluctant to fund a relatively new
  industry with unknown returns on investment and
  risks
• Lack of infrastructure
• Hatcheries, RD facilities, roads, harbours,
  telecommunication, electricity etc
• Eg Qholora, Sokhulu
• Limited human resource capacity, skills and
  expertise
• Most skilled personnel are employed by the
  private sector particularly the big companies eg
  no qualified vet that specialise in fish
  diseases, 2 take interest

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ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL AQUACULTURE MODELS

• Countries
• Australia
• Chile
• China
• Ireland
• Norway
• Vietnam

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ANALYSIS INTERNATIONAL OF AQUACULTURE MODELS

• Analysis of practice in successful countries
  shows the following ? Policy and legislation
  is in place ? Coordinated government support ?
  Comprehensive research and development
  programmes ? Training and capacity building
  initiatives

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ANALYSIS INTERNATIONAL OF AQUACULTURE MODELS

• Observations ? Emphasis on high value products
  for export Chile Norway ? Emphasis on low
  value products for local consumption Vietnam ?
  Emphasis on diversity of products for local and
  export China ? Job creation high in Chile,
  Vietnam and China ? Highly mechanized and less
  jobs Norway, Ireland Australia ? Attended
  aquaculture committee meeting of COFI 2008 ?
  About 120 practitioners officials ? Requested
  to consider hosting meeting in 2012

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CURRENT INTERVENTIONS IN SA

• Interventions to stimulate growth include?
  Policy approved by MinMec in September 2007?
  Strategy finalised in November 2008? Marine
  Aquaculture Advisory Forum Established - 2008
  DST, DTI, DLA, DOA, DWAF, Provinces, NHTL, NPA
  SALGA.? Implementation plan finalised in
  January 2009

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CURRENT INTERVENTIONS IN SA

• 4 Steering Committees established 2009
• Research and Development DST
• Animal Health and Welfare Agric vet Div
• Business Support and Trade DTI
• Product quality and safety - DoH SABS
• Research institutions and industry represented

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Research and Development

• Focus areas
• Reproduction
• Nutrition feeds
• Production systems
• Breeding genetics
• Aquaculture environment
• Marketing
• Quality and safety
• Feasibility studies
• See budget and staffing needs slides 30,31 32

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Animal Health and Welfare

• Focus areas
• Policy, legislation enforcement
• Services facilities
• Human resources capacity development
• Science based tools to support aquatic animal
  health
• See budget and staffing needs slides 30,31 32

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Business Support and Trade

• Priority interventions
• National Industrial Strategy Framework
• Access to development finance eg IDC, Land Bank
• Access to sites sea land based
• Access to incentives
• Extension services
• See budget and staffing needs slides 30,31 32

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Product Quality and Safety

• Focus areas
• Inspection sampling
• Microbiology biotoxin labs (only, vulnerable)
• Toxins lt limit human safety therefore trade
• Monitoring biotoxin-producing phytoplankton
• See budget and staffing needs slides 30,31 32

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CURRENT INTERVENTIONS IN SA

• Potential aquaculture development zones
  identified
• These will be for exclusive aquaculture use
• Areas
• KZN 1 site
• EC 2 sites
• WC 2 sites
• NC 1 site

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CURRENT INTERVENTIONS IN SA

• Criteria for zone identification include
• Environmental considerations
• Operational considerations and infrastructure
• Technology considerations
• Socio-economic considerations
• Spatial distribution and public land
• Next steps
• Monitor environmental parameters (physical,
  chemical biological) - 1 to 2 years
• Undertake Strategic Environmental Assessments
• Declare zones NEMA 24c ICM Act
• Lay out of infrastructure

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CURRENT INTERVENTIONS IN SA

• Capacity development
• Students in postgraduate training
• Norway X3 Aquatic medicine Biology
• SA X2 Biology
• Norway SA X4 2009 if accepted
• Strategic partnership projects
• EC East London
• KZN - Umgababa

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CURRENT INTERVENTIONS IN SA

• Staff complement
• Management (21/708)
• Aquaculturists, biologists, legal
  practitioners, environmentalist, economist
  contract managers
• Research (17)
• Researchers and technicians

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CURRENT BUDGET
PERSAL R5,297,708 (Management Staff)
R4,685,702 (Research Staff)
R9,983,410 OPERATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE Resear
ch facility maintenance R
600,000 Research funding (operational costs) R
3,000,000 Management (operational costs) R
6,300,000 R 39,900,000
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• FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS 2010 - 2013

2010 - 2011
Function/Activity Budget
Sector management and development including enforcement R10 000 000
Research operations and projects R20 000 000
CAPEX (labs, equipment, infrastructure R10 000 000
Total R40 000 000
2011 2012
Function/Activity Budget
Sector management and development including enforcement R12 000 000
Research operations and project R22 000 000
CAPEX (labs, equipment, infrastructure R10 000 000
Total R44 000 000
2012 - 2013
Function/Activity Budget
Sector management and development including enforcement R15 000 000
Research operations and projects R25 000 000
CAPEX (labs, equipment, infrastructure R10 000 000
Total R50 000 000
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• FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS 2010 - 2013

Additional budget requested for personnel 1 x
Research Manager (DD) SL 12
R407 745 6 x Aquaculture Control Officers (SL 8)
6 X R 209 150 1 x Laboratory analyst (SL 9)
R 243 515 1 x Marine
Research Technician II (SL 10) R 295 978 2
x Marine Research Technician I (SL 8) R
209 150 Total
R2 620 438
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