Marine Farmers Organisation of South Africa

Organisation Overview

Many of South Africa’s fishery resources are at an all-time low while our human population grows. Improved conservation measures and better resource management have the potential to improve the situation. However, an increasing market demand for marine finfish in South Africa is making marine finfish farming an investment opportunity for well resourced investors with an appetite for risk.

The local mariculture industry will need to make informed decisions about where it is going and how it is going to get there. How farmers, regulators, researchers and environmentalists work together will determine its fate – both economically and environmentally.

MFOSA’s objective is to promote the interests and image of the Marine Finfish aquaculture industry in South Africa as follows:

• To provide unified representation when dealing with regulatory bodies or the public at large.
• To serve as a forum for debate.
• To commission research, collect and disseminate information relevant to Marine Fish Farming.
• To support or organize seminars, workshops and symposia relevant to Marine Fish Farming.
• To facilitate transformation in the sector through the implementation of development programmes for previously disadvantaged fish farmers.
• To promote sound and fair labour practices on fish farms and promote socio-economic well being of farm workers and related communities.
• To assist with the identification and mitigation of operational risks to Marine Finfish Farming.
• The terms of the Association are such that it is not for gain.