Presented by

LAWRENCE OELLERMANN MSc (Ichthyology) PhD (Aquaculture)

COMMONWEALTH MARICULTURE ADVISOR

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA SAM NUJOMA MARINE & COASTAL RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTRE

AN INTERNATIONAL VIEW ON AQUACULTURE

31ST OCTOBER, 2007

THEN…

NOW

2500

BC

< 5

00 B

C

300

AD

1500

AD

19

00 A

D

EGYPT

CHINA

JAPAN & KOREA

EUROPE

REST OF AFRICA & WORLD

1000

AD

INDIA

1200

AD

SE ASIA

ROME & GREECEPOLYNESIA

300

BC

1700

AD

S AMERICA

AQUACULTURE TIME CHART

EARLIEST RECORD: EGYPT, 2500 BC

Frieze from the tomb of Thebaine clearly shows tilapia in ponds

CHINA: 2500 YEARS OF CARP FARMINGThe earliest known written record of fish culture techniques is attributed to Fan Li, of China, who in 475 BC described propagation methods, pond construction, and growth characteristics of common carp in a book entitled “FISH BREEDING”

TOP TEN SPECIES GROUPS

AQUACULTURE SPECIES

TYPES OF FISH FARMING (TILAPIA)

TYPES OF FISH FARMING (OYSTERS)

WORLD AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION ACCORDING TO AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT IN 2004 (EX. PLANTS)

WORLD AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION: MAJOR SPECIES GROUPS IN 2004

TRENDS IN WORLD AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION:MAJOR SPECIES GROUPS

WORLD AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION

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25.0

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Asia

South East Asia

Europe

FISH CONSUMPTION TRENDS

WORLD CAPTURE FISHERIES PRODUCTION

COMPARISON OF WORLD FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION

30.3%

WORLD FISHERMEN & FISH FARMERS

AQUACULTURE AROUND THE WORLD

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION BY REGION

VALUE OF GLOBAL FISH TRADE

CONCLUSION

• Aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector in the world, with a sustained growth of 9% over the last 30 years

• Aquaculture services a growing global market

• Aquaculture is far from being a mature sector, with a diverse range of farmed species, and a large number of potential new species in the pipeline

• There is a diverse range of farming approaches available, ranging from Capital intensive, high value, high volume income earners to extensive, low value, low volume small scale / subsistence endeavors, targeting food security

• Aquaculture is providing a growing source of employment worldwide

• Regionally, there is little aquaculture development and competition

• There has been very little market exploration and development in the region

WHY AQUACULTURE IN NAMIBIA?

FURTHER READING

Available on the FAO website: WWW.FAO.ORG