Fisheries in South Africa

Sea Harvest Group Ltd

Sea Harvest is a South African deep sea trawling company established in 1964 on the Atlantic West Coast of South Africa. As a vertically integrated company, Sea Harvest owns all its fishing vessels and processing facilities. From its head office in Cape Town, the company markets and distributes its wide range of products to diverse markets around the world.

1001 to 5000 staff

Abalobi

Earthshot Prize Finalist 2023 | Zayed Sustainability Prize Finalist 2025 | WEF-UpLink Top Innovator ABALOBI – meaning fisher in the isiXhosa language – is a South African-based organisation with global reach. Through our world-first fisheries improvement technologies and programmes, we strive to poise small-scale fisheries for ecological, economic and social sustainability. Our intent is to develop thriving, equitable, resilient and sustainable small-scale fishing communities through the application of data and Technology For Good within fisheries rebuilding and social entrepreneurship frameworks. We are a fisher-led enabler, development intermediary and accelerator.

51 to 200 staff

Premier Fishing Sa

Premier is a vertically integrated food and fishing group specialising in harvesting, processing, sales and distribution of the various seafood products and species (lobster, abalone, squid, hake, calamari, mussels, and more).

501 to 1000 staff

Viking Aquaculture

A diverse group of skilled aquaculture companies, farming a range of species from Abalone, Oysters, Mussels, Trout and Salmon. It operates 5 trout farms within the agricultural environment, together with a range marine species which are done either at sea or on the shoreline

51 to 200 staff

Acms

ACMS is a specialist aquaculture management consulting company with a focus on Sub Saharan Africa. It draws from the experience of its directors and has sustainable development of the sector-at-large as its core focal point. Aquaculture is an emerging industry in Africa and we view it as a vital component of the continent’s forward development in terms of Food Security, Exports, Foreign Direct Investment and Job Creation. In order to add real value to the sector, we feel a direct hands-on approach is required in order to leverage our track record and expertise. Our point of difference is in our preference to engage in long term ventures in which we can participate directly in driving the outcomes. Given the inherent complexities of operating projects on the continent we feel it is essential to ‘walk the talk’ rather than to leave a trail of thick reports and failed promise. ACMS was established in 2014 when the directors noted the need for honest project management and advisory services in the industry from people with direct experience in farming and developing large projects. Furthermore, we identified a requirement to bridge the expectations of entrepreneurial drive with the realities of the corporate financing.

1 to 10 staff

West Point Processors

WEST POINT PROCESSORS is a fishery company based out of South Africa.

501 to 1000 staff

Oceana Group Limited

The Oceana Group is Africa’s largest fishing company and one of the most empowered food companies on the JSE. We operate in South Africa, Namibia and the United States of America and market fish-based products in 46 countries, while managing a fleet of 54 vessels and eight cold storage facilities. We are the home of Lucky Star, Oceana’s iconic canned fish product. Our group is a purpose-led business contributing positively to addressing societies imbalances while continuing to harvest responsibly and delivering sustained economic value to all our stakeholders.

1001 to 5000 staff

Olsps Marine

OLSPS Marine (OLSPS), founded in 1989 by Drs Amos Barkai and Mike Bergh, specialises in fisheries resource analysis, data collection, and management solutions. The company focuses on implementing advanced quantitative and predictive tools for fisheries management and other sectors. OLSPS has developed innovative software solutions and complex stock assessment models, providing consultation and reviews internationally. OLSPS operates two divisions: Electronic Logbook and Fisheries Management. The Electronic Logbook division offers an affordable, customisable software tool for recording and reporting all marine and vessel-based data. Key solutions include the OLCatch (Previously OlracDDL) and the OLFleet (Previously DDM), with additional services provided through partnerships with third-party providers. The Fisheries Management division consists of experts in mathematics, data analysis, and fisheries science, dedicated to developing quantitative tools for fishery management. They have consulted globally on various fisheries projects, including stock assessments and socio-economic studies.

11 to 50 staff

Deep Blue Aquatic Systems

Deep Blue Aqua is a water orientated company covering a range of water-related industries. The common thread being the cleaning of water to sustain life within that water. We cover it whether its live lobster caught at sea, abalone in an aquaculture facility, trout eggs in a fish hatchery, penguins in rehab, sharks in a public aquarium or just kids in a school swimming pool or natural swimming pool. We supply a range of services and equipment into the aquaculture industry in Southern Africa and beyond. Design and building of customised live holding facilities for the purging of a variety of marine shellfish species such as rock lobster, oysters and abalone. Our systems built-in on-land facilities or sea-going fishing vessels are ideal for preparing stock for live shipping or processing. Supply and installation of filtration equipment for large scale home or commercial aquariums. Swimming pools need to be crystal clear whether it’s a school pool, rim flow pool with a view or an eco-pool with a beautiful natural brown tint to the water. Designing and building the filtration that keeps them that way is our forte. We supply a range of water quality monitoring equipment for use in aquaculture, live-holding systems, aquariums, water treatment works and the mining industry.

11 to 50 staff

Dunkeld Trout Hatchery

Situated in the “trout capital of Africa”, the picturesque Dullstroom Highlands of the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, we’re the Southern Hemisphere's leading supplier of certified disease-free trout eggs. Sourced from selectively bred and naturally spawning stock during the Northern Hemisphere's spring and summer months. Dunkeld Trout Hatcheries is a privately owned aquaculture company backed by the Touch Down Corporation. We are registered as an approved export facility with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Our focused team of experts, with over 75 years combined experience, are driven to provide our clientele with not only the highest quality eggs but also fish that perform in a variety of conditions. The aquaculture sector is experiencing tremendous growth worldwide. Through the supply of naturally spawning and selectively bred disease free eggs, Dunkeld Trout Hatcheries ensures that trout farmers around the world can maximise their aquaculture potential and together, we are making a sustainable contribution to food production for a rapidly growing global population.

11 to 50 staff

Lunsklip Fisheries Group

Lunsklip Fisheries Group was founded in 1972, producing live and processed trout for the South African markets and disease-free certified trout ova for the international market. Our trout farms specialise in live sales, trout production and processing, and ova exports from Trova Trout. Also known as The Trout People, service delivery is our motto. We offer the full range and value chain of trout products, we deliver an extensive range of processed trout products to restaurants and the hospitality industry throughout South Africa Lunsklip Fisheries is a national live fish supplier to approximately 70% of South Africa’s trout dams, streams and aquaculture farms. Trova Trout suppliers export quality genetics of disease-free certified trout ova to the international market Our farms include Lunsklip Fisheries located in the Kwena Basin (near Dullstroom and Lydenburg), Trova Trout located in Sabie, and Bushman's River Trout located in the Drakensberg. All our sites are known for our pristine water quality and environmentally friendly and sustainable farming practices. The Lunsklip Fisheries team are actively involved in the structuring and governance of aquaculture locally and abroad.

51 to 200 staff

Nalitha Foods

Nalitha Foods is a proudly South African Food company with interests in Fishing and Food manufacturing. Incorporated in 2017, Nalitha acquired assets from the Viking Group through a Black consortium led by Sea Harvest Corporation with the sole purpose of growing a diversified food business of scale. We are a 100% Black-owned and managed level 1 B-BBEE contributor. Based in Hout Bay and operating a fleet of vessels as well as a HACCP accredited fish processing facility, Nalitha is led by a highly experienced and dynamic team who are passionate about the food business and people. Due to its proximity to the Cape Town International Airport and Cape Town harbour, our land-based processing facility (Sentinel Seafood) is perfectly positioned to offload, harvest and deliver fresh and frozen products to the international market. Our key export markets are predominantly Europe, China, America and Japan. Our main fish species include Cape Hake, West Coast Rock Lobster, Snoek, Yellowtail and Tuna.

51 to 200 staff

Trova Trout

Trova Trout - Part of Lunsklip Fisheries Group - a third-generation family-owned business who have pioneered the South African Aquaculture Industry since 1972. The farm has been producing the highest possible quality of disease-free trout ova for the international market without interruption since 1998. Our Rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Brown (Salmo trutta) Trout are certified disease-free. Trova Trout is situated in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa; our natural spawning regime enables the supply of premium quality late maturing all female and sterile trout eggs from May through to September. Our highly skilled staff, with decades of on-the-farm experience, are a testament to the high-quality ova that we produce. Known in South Africa as “The Trout People” our owners, staff and management continuously strive to improve each aspect of production. Professional customer service, on-time and hassle-free ova supply are what Trova Trout represents.

11 to 50 staff

Oceana Brands Ltd

11 to 50 staff

Afriponics Sa

Afriponics SA was founded near Cape Town, South Africa with the goal of making aquaponics sustainable and accessible. We have developed and built a system which delivers a low-cost, high-output fish and vegetable farming system. Our own in-house tech development allows us to monitor environmental variables to ensure optimum conditions for both fish and vegetables, as well as control all machinery on the farm. Our aquaponics system doesn't use pesticides or fertiliser, is self-cleaning, and low-maintenance. Afriponics SA is company of forward looking farmers and IOT developers. We are breaking new ground in agriculture and IOT, and changing the way the world farms.

1 to 10 staff

Everflo Pty Ltd

EVERFLO (Pty) Ltd. is situated in Cape Town South Africa."We create the future of marine and industrial refrigeration" We manufacture environmentally friendly packaged units, with best efficiency, robust construction for the most demanding environment, with the main focus on Simplicity. We believe that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". We are highly skilled in the production of Flow-Ice (liquid pumpable ice), RSW (refrigerated sea water systems) and our Superpack (Compact freezing and chilling units). Origins: Our organization was founded in 2002 and operated under the Pam Refrigeration flag until August 2017. In September 2017 the company changed its name to EVERFLO. The name is a combination of the name of our managing director and founder Mr Evert Frederik Potgieter and the word Flow. The name also represent a company that continue to re-invent itself, and forever improve systems, hence the name EVERFLO. The company has its origins in the marine refrigeration segment of the industry and has provided systems to most of the largest operators in the food and fishing industry. We are well known internationally for our products and continue to grow our international footprint. Our innovative and often unique solutions differentiate us from our competitors and has allowed us to expand into other segments of the refrigeration industry. People: The company is led by the Managing Director, Evert Potgieter. Evert has spent his entire career in the refrigeration industry and leads a small focused team of professionals. We currently have a total staff compliment of 42 individuals consisting of operational, admin and factory employees. Scope of Operation: Everflo serves an international customer base and are represented in a number of countries, either directly or indirectly with business interests in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Australasia. Facilities: Everflo operates from a brand new, state of the art, square meter factory in Killarney Gardens, Cape Town. Purpose built for our manufacturing operation, the company is capable of producing world class products.

51 to 200 staff

Sadstia

SADSTIA is an association of South African trawler owners and operators that catch, process and market Cape hake. SADSTIA’s members participate in a sustainable and well-managed MSC-certified fishery, produce food, sustain 12 400 jobs and contribute an estimated R8.5 billion to the South African economy each year. The South African trawl fishery for hake is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, the world’s leading certification and ecolabelling programme for sustainable, wild-caught seafood.

1 to 10 staff

Three Streams Smokehouse

Three Streams is owned by the Stubbs Family with a long history in the Fishing Industry, dating back to the early 1900’s. Gregory Stubbs,recognised the need to remove pressure from the ocean’s dwindling resources and believed that Aquaculture would be the only solution to meet the future Seafood demand. He began Trout farming in 1986 on the family farm as an undergraduate student, then went on to complete an MSc in Aquaculture at Sterling University, Scotland in 1989. Gregory then took the company on a vertical integration strategy, with brothers David and Andrew part of the company management team. Today the Three Streams Group is involved in the entire value chain, including Research & Development. Our aquaculture farming practices are based on our deep caring for the planet and the absolute need for sustainable fish farming. Our founder was trained in the Scottish Highlands last century and these skills and techniques are used today to produce fish of both uncompromising quality and sustainability. Modern facilities are used to produce over 1 million juveniles which are then placed on selected on-growing sites throughout South Africa. These fish are raised on a unique feed recipe which ensures the fish are lean and of the highest quality. One year later they return to our famous Three Streams Smokehouse for value-adding and distribution to the finest dining tables world wide. When the Salmon and Trout arrive at the Smokehouse in Franschhoek we hand select the best fish for curing using traditional methods and our secret recipe of 25 years. We then rest the cured sides to allow the secret blend to gently mature. We use time honored techniques with modern standards to produce a truly luxury product of exceptional taste. During the smoking process the fillets develop a deep, rich colour, the texture changes and the full smokey flavours ensue. Traditionally cured, naturally smoked with modern standards.

201 to 500 staff

Carney Farming

CARNEY FARMING is a Fish farm based in Midrand South Africa producing sustainably farmed Clarias and various value added products from the fish

1 to 10 staff

Southern African Fisheries Ecology Research Lab

11 to 50 staff

African Maritime Services

Design, manufacture and repair of trawl gear. Exclusive distributors of Baekart Bridon trawl warp and Crosby Trawlex range of chain and chain fittings. Stockists of Castro floats & nbuoys, Markussens (BMM) trawl hardware and blocks, Rockhopper discs and fibre ropes.

11 to 50 staff

West Coast Aquaculture

1 to 10 staff

Swio Regional Fisheries Program

SWIO has had a number of iterations - originally known as : Coast East Africa Initiative and then Smart Fishing Initiative. In 2015 they celebrated their 10th anniversary

International Seafoods

International Seafoods is a wholesale supplier offering a wide range of seafood along with frozen vegetables, dairy, poultry, and dry goods. It has been operating for over 55 years, building a reputation for reliability and service within South Africa’s foodservice sector

11 to 50 staff