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Fish catch

Contains the total landings of fish, shellfish, and other biomass harvest from the ocean in Cape Town. These figures include landings at Cape Town's ports, even if the actual catch may have happened out in the open sea.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) collects information on fish catch in South Africa. There is no central database and information is available only through submitting a Public Access To Information Act (PAIA) request. After approval, data on fish landings was provided one by one by relevant scientists.

Upfront it was reported that no information was available on these catches for Cape Town:

  • Small scale fishers
  • Recreational line fishers
  • Hake inshore trawl

Associated space

Cape Town

Data

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Date Quantity Material From To
10.0 t Abalone Cape Town
104862.0 t Hake & horse mackerel deepsea trawl Cape Town
14490.0 t Small pelagics Cape Town
8188.0 t Hake longline Cape Town
120.0 t Patagonian toothfish Cape Town
11.0 t Squid Cape Town
Mussel Cape Town
3.0 t Octopus Cape Town
1205.0 t West Coast Rock Lobster Cape Town
3378.0 t Commercial line fishers Cape Town
374.0 t Kelp Cape Town
24.0 t Sharks Cape Town
Hake inshore trawl Cape Town
3256.0 t Tuna & swordfish longline/pelagic shark Cape Town
4600.0 t Tuna pole Cape Town
212.0 t Beach seine fisheries Cape Town

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