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Govt loses N$157.5m from illegal ‘hake’ fishing

May 10, 2026
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The government may have lost N157.5 million from 17 500 tonnes of hake caught as bycatch by 15 horse mackerel freezer trawlers in 2025. These figures are calculated according to the 2026 freezer hake average prices that currently stand at N9 000. This comes after the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform this [] The post Govt loses N157.5m from illegal ‘hake’ fishing appeared first on The Namibian.

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