Derek Klazen – Windhoek Observer

25 Oct

Pilchards will remain off-limits for commercial fishing

ObserverNational Newsdeclared during a recent Cabinet briefing that the moratorium on commercial fishing of pilchards will be extended for another year., Derek Klazen, The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources

Niël Terblanché The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Derek Klazen, declared during a recent Cabinet briefing that the moratorium on commercial fishing of pilchards will be extended for another year. This decision comes in light of the ongoing concerns regarding the health of the pilchard resource, which has not yet returned to a biologically sustainable state. The minister said that even if pilchards are incidentally caught as by-catch, it does not signify a full recovery of the species. Instead, he stressed the importance of relying on scientific research to determine the sustainable yield and biomass of the pilchard population.…

14 Apr

Fishing could be allowed in restricted zone

ObserverNational NewsDerek Klazen, Fishing could be allowed in restricted zone

Niël Terblanché A process to allow fishing vessels to catch horse mackerel within the 200-metre isobar restricted zone as an experiment has commenced, after the Namibian Cabinet issued a directive in this regard. If found to be scientifically viable to harvest horse mackerel within the species’ spawning zone, the experiment will offer a lifeline to fishing companies geared to land wet fish for shore-based processing. The Namibian fishing industry and related industries once employed more than 15 000 people but the moratorium on the harvesting of pilchards along with delays with the implementation of a new system by which quotas…

27 Oct

Khomas fish consumption gala raises N$762 000

ObserverNational NewsDerek Klazen, Khomas fish consumption gala raises N$762 000, National Fish Consumption Day (NFCD) gala dinner

O’Brien Simasiku The Khomas region managed to raise contributions valued at N$762 500 in cash and in kind at the 10th National Fish Consumption Day (NFCD) gala dinner held on the outskirts of the city yesterday. The proceeds will be directed towards addressing educational needs in the region. The Zambezi region was drawn as the next host of the revolving fish promotion day covering all the 14 regions, of which N$5.5 million ha so far been raised since the maiden edition in 2012, excluding last night’s pledges. The National Fish Consumption Day is a day to celebrate Namibian fisheries, through…

01 Jun

Govt raises only N$189 million from hake auction

ObserverObserver MoneyDerek Klazen, Ministry of Finance

Andrew Kathindi Government has only raised N$189 million from a hake auction in which a potential N$462 million was targeted, the Ministry of Finance has revealed. The wet and frozen hake was auctioned off for Government’s quotas for its governmental objectives on 16 April. “Of these funds N$183.9 million have already been deposited into the State Revenue Fund at the Bank of Namibia, and the balance of N$6 million will be settled next week,” a joint statement by Finance Minister, Iipumbu Shiimi, and newly appointed Fisheries Minister, Derek Klazen, reads. This is the Government’s second auction of its fishing quotas…

22 Apr

Geingob appoints new ministers

ObserverObserver MoneyAlbert Kawana, Derek Klazen, Frans Kapofi, president Hage Geingob

Staff Writer President Hage Geingob has moved Home Affairs Minister, Frans Kapofi, to the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs as Minister replacing Peter Vilho who resigned from the position amid allegations of illicit proceeds in an undeclared Hong Kong bank account. Vilho served as minister for a year and a month, after he was appointed by Geingob in March 2020. Kapofi will be replaced by Albert Kawana as the new Home Affairs Minister. Urban and Rural Development Deputy Minister, Derek Klazen, has been promoted to head the Fisheries Ministry. Former Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, bounces back as…