Download Briefing to the Portfolio Committee of Agriculture, Forestry and

Briefing to the Portfolio Committee on
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
Acting Deputy Director-General: Fisheries
Branch: Fisheries
Outline of the Presentation
 Introduction
 Background
 Mandate
 Functional analysis
 Current functional arrangements
 Management of Transition
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Introduction
 Since announcement of new Departments, processes were put in place to
reorganize government Department through National Macro Organization of
the State (NMOS)
 Discussions between former DAFF & DEA continued since May 2009
 First agreement was on transfer of Marine Aquaculture functions, which led to
1st Proclamation (1st July 2009)
 This was deemed not adequate of fisheries function by majority of stakeholders
& DAFF staff
 This was also informed by concerns raised by fishing communities during
several Presidential visits to those communities (Overberg, Western Cape)
 Further deliberations between DAFF & DEA continued but deadlocked
regarding which functions mandated by all pieces of legislation managed by
Marine & Coastal Management branch of DEAT should be transferred
 This led to Presidency intervening & 2nd Proclamation (10 February 2010)
developed
 Two Proclamations implemented on 1st April 2010
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Background
 Proclamations of 1 July 2009 & 10 February 2010 by President
 Fisheries functions as determined by respective schedules of two
proclamations transferred administration & powers & functions entrusted by
Sea Fisheries Act, 1988 (Act No. 12 of 1988) & Marine Living Resources Act,
1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)
 Other work of former Marine & Coastal Management (MCM)
Branch
 Sea-Shore Act, 1935 (Act No. 21 of 1935)
 Dumping at Sea Control Act, 1980 (Act No. 73 of 1980)
 Prince Edward Islands Act, 1948 (Act No. 43 of 1948); Sea Birds and Seals
Protection Act, 1973 (Act No. 46 of 1973)
 Antarctic Treaties Act, 1996 (Act No. 60 of 1996)
 Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)
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Mandate
Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998) as
amended (MLRA)
 Aim: To provide for the conservation of the marine ecosystem, the long-term
sustainable utilisation of marine living resources & the orderly access to
exploitation, utilisation & protection of certain marine living resources; & for
these purposes to provide for the exercise of control over marine living
resources in a fair & equitable manner to the benefit of all the citizens of
South Africa; & to provide for matters connected therewith
 Section of Act not with DAFF: section 43 (Marine Protected Areas)
 Relevance in new dispensation: Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF),
provide tools for addressing government priorities
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Mandate (cont’d)
Sea Fisheries Act, 1988 (Act No. 12 of 1988)
 Aim: To provide for the conservation of the marine ecosystem and the orderly
exploitation, utilization and protection of certain marine resources; for that
purpose to provide for the exercise of control over sea fishery; and to provide
for matters connected therewith
 Status: Repealed by section 84 (1) of MLRA), except certain sections (1, 29,
38, 47 & 50)
 Section of Act not with DAFF: section 38 (control over collection of sea
shells)
 Relevance in new dispensation: Revue collection and management
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Transfer and Integration into DAFF
Total MCM Establishment = 890
737 Posts transferred to DAFF and 152 Posts transferred to DEA
Of the 737 Posts Transferred to DAFF:
 620 filled
 117 vacant
To ensure functionality, Fisheries using HR, financial and
legislative delegations that applied in DEA pending longer-term
review & alignment of legislation.
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Functional analysis
 Previously: Marine & Coastal Management (MCM) Branch of DEAT
 Institutional arrangements (decentralized):
 Strategic Support Management (SSM)- Human Resources Management, Legal
Services, Communication, Administration & Support, Facilities Management,
Stakeholder Engagement & Outreach
 Chief Financial Office (Marine Living Resources Fund)- Supply Chain
Management, Financial Management, Revenue Management
 Integrated Coastal Management (ICM)- Coastal Management, Marine Aquaculture,
Socio-economic Development
 Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS)- Special Investigations
Unit/Monitoring & Surveillance, Environmental Protection Vessels, Compliance
 Marine Resources Management (MRM)- Inshore Fisheries Management, Offshore
& High Seas Fisheries Management
 Research, Antarctica and Islands (RAI)- Research Support, Resources Research,
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Research, Antarctica & Islands
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Fisheries Strategy Action Plan 1: 2010/11-2014/15
GOAL 1: Governance and institutional development.
STRATEGY:
Development of policies for fisheries development and management
 National Fisheries Policy, Small-scale Fisheries Policy, Aquaculture Policy and Inland
Fisheries Policy.
Organizational review and development of the Fisheries Management Branch.
Development and implementation of the Service Delivery Improvement Plan.
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
 Finalization of the Performance Review process of long-term rights allocation.
Develop of a Comprehensive Stakeholder Engagement Strategy which includes the
establishment of structures at national (Consultative Advisory Forum), provincial and
local (community) levels.
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GOAL 2: Provision of technical and support services to the
sector.
STRATEGY:
- Establishment of a Comprehensive Development Finance Scheme for fisheries.
- Development of a Comprehensive Fishery Processing/Beneficiation Strategy to ensure
maximum benefit for new market entrants along the full value chain in each fishery.
- Establishment of a domestic and international trade promotion strategy, with a specific
focus on Africa and the global South.
- Establishment of a world-class, African Fisheries Research and Development Institute in
conjunction with the rest of Africa.
- Establishment of a Technical Support and Advisory Services Programme.
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GOAL 3: Aquaculture development.
STRATEGY:
- Finalization of the integration of aquaculture policies (Marine and Freshwater).
- Investment in the development of hatcheries, research and demonstration centres.
- Promotion of aquaculture development in aquaculture development zones.
- Capacity and skills development programmes for aqua-culturists and fish farmers.
- Providing support for inputs and infrastructure development.
- Promoting and support research on the development of affordable fish feed.
- Conducting research into the introduction of new species for consumption, processing
and manufacturing.
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GOAL 4: Value-chain development and support.
STRATEGY:
- Investment in infrastructure in processing, marketing in productive areas.
- Development of relevant marketing strategies for fisheries zones.
- Provision of information and capacity development programmes.
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GOAL 5: Improve capacity for enforcement and the level of
compliance in the sector.
STRATEGY:
- Establish an inter-governmental and inter-agency Enforcement and Compliance Strategy
in conjunction with the Security Cluster, international partners and Regional Fisheries
Management Organisations (RFMOs)
- Improving visible policing initiatives by expanding the military veterans project
- Developing an effective and reliable whistle-blowing and information incentivising
strategy
- Listing illegal fishing, processing and marketing as a priority crime to ensure that
minimum punishments are implemented
- Re-introducing specialised courts for the sector to improve the capacity of the State to
deal effectively, efficiently and speedily with perpetrators
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GOAL 6: Food safety and quality assurance
STRATEGY:
- Increase capacity for inspection and quarantine services.
- Increase capacity for aquatic animal health.
- Development of national standards for product quality.
- Capacity development programmes for inspection and disease management.
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GOAL 7: Sustainable resource management and economic
recovery of the key fisheries in the sector.
STRATEGY:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated recovery plan for abalone
fishery
- Develop the capability to do fishery-specific annual scientific stock surveys in conjunction
with international scientific bodies.
- Develop Comprehensive, Integrated Fisheries Development Management Frameworks
within which the economic potential of it will be fully explored and a proper balance
maintained between the economic and environmental imperatives
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GOAL 8: Socio-economic development and alternative
livelihoods for coastal communities.
STRATEGY:
- Development of area and fishery specific economic development zones with purposespecific development programmes for each zone.
- Development of existing proclaimed fishing harbours to ensure equitable access to
marine resources and to promote local economic development.
- Proclamation of additional fishing harbours.
- Job creation opportunities in the fisheries sector through implementation of the Working
for Fisheries Programme (WFP).
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GOAL 9: Transformation and promotion of women and youth
involvement in the fisheries sector.
STRATEGY:
- Establishment of Fisheries Transformation Council.
- Development and Implementation of the Fisheries Black Economic Empowerment
Programme and Codes.
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Current functional arrangements
Post 01 April 2010: Fisheries Management (FM) Branch of DAFF
Institutional arrangements (decentralized?):
 Strategic Support Management (SSM)- Human Resources Management,
Legal Services, Communication, Stakeholder Engagement & Outreach,
International Cooperation
 Chief Financial Office (Marine Living Resources Fund)- Supply Chain
Management (Facilities Management), Financial Management, Revenue
Management
 Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS)- Special Investigations
Unit/Monitoring & Surveillance, Environmental Protection Vessels,
Compliance
 Marine Resources Management (MRM)- Inshore Fisheries Management,
Offshore & High Seas Fisheries Management, Socio-economic Development
 Fisheries Research (FR)- Research Support, Resources Research, Marine
Aquaculture.
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Management of Transition
 Outcomes of Workstreams
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Financial management
Human resources management
Information & communication technology
Communication
Security
 Re-organization of Branch
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Resignations of key SMS members
Acting appointments of SMS
Align with Departmental restructuring (inputs provided)
Strategic deployment
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Transfer and Integration into DAFF
DPSA comments on Fisheries structure under consideration
Waiting for confirmation from Presidency on 3rd & final
Proclamation (transfer of MPAs and Shell Grit and Aquatic plants
from DEA to DAFF?)
Appointment of DDG
Filling of critical vacancies
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Re a leboha
Thank You
Dankie