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The controversy surrounding the Namibian midwater fishery, which mainly targets horse mackerel, comes as no surprise.

Rumors have been rife for some time now on illegal fishing activities inside the 200m depth zone - mainly on the northern fishing grounds - as well as on the open-ocean transfer of catches, and the alleged (which is now being investigated) dumping of unwanted catches.

And then, amidst the chaos this important fishery has been drowning in the last two weeks, ...