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Area 813 220 1 km 2
Shelf area 000 275 km 2

GDP at purchaser’s value (2008) USD 782.7 billion
GDP per head (year) USD 247 4 at market value Country Profile
Agricultural GDP (2008) USD 7.4 billion

Fisheries GDP (2008) USD 322.5 million The Republic of South Africa

Sources: Stats SA, 2009 (Geography Division) http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/SAStatistics/SAStatistics2009.pdf; South African
National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment 2004: Technical Report. Volume 4: Marine Component. South African National Biodiversity
Institute; Council for Geoscience; Mid-year population estimates by Statistics South Africa, 2009 (P03022009) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
PublicationsHTML/P03022009/html/P03022009.html
Note: Indicative exchange rate December 2009 US$=Rand 7.5

Table 3: Key f?sheries statistics
Per caput
2007(6) Production Imports Exports Total Supply
Supply
Tons live weight Kg/per
Fish for direct 396660 121959 144005 374614 7.6
consumption
Fish for animal
feed and other 276700 41800 123400 195100
purposes

Estimated Employment (2008)
Primary sector (including aquaculture) 16 853

Secondary sector: 10 876
Gross value of fisheries output - -

Trade (2008) -
Value of fisheries imports USD 233 842 390
Value of fisheries exports: USD 537 912 911

Source: Fishing Industry handbook, 2007 & 2008(7) http://www.trademap.org

South Africa’s fish and marine industry is categorized into three main sectors: industrial, small
scale, subsistence and recreational. The holding of rights or permits is a mechanism that was
adopted under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act to manage the industry. For example in
the commercial fishing sectors are managed through total allowable catches (TAC), total allowable
efforts (TAE) or a combination of both. Long-term fishing rights are granted for a period of 10 to15
years, which period also puts into perspective of the needs of disadvantaged persons or the minority
groups.

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