Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) Fisheries Resource Management Course Country Report: Swaziland Nokuthula Khumalo Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Fisheries Section

Country Profile  Capital city: Mbabane  Area: km 2  Population: 1.1 million  Ethnicity: Swazi  Language: SiSwati and English  Religion: 80% Christianity  Climate: Subtropical  Currency: Emalangeni  Economic activity: Agriculture, industry, services  Fisheries contribution: 1%  Fish consumption < 5kg/person per year

Traditional attire Warriors HMK 111 Maidens Women

Position of the Fisheries Section Minister DA DVS CCD SAO (EXT) SAO (TS) FO FB AFO FAO Fisheries Section PS US

Fisheries Section  Established in 1972  Objectives:  To encourage the rearing of fish in private ponds, rivers, dams and lakes so as to develop an additional source of protein in the population and to increase income.  To promote the rearing of fish by providing services to farmers in the construction of fishponds, the stocking of ponds and extension advice on the rearing of fish

Fisheries goal To increase fish production and consumption at both household and national level so as to address the issues of food and nutritional security and poverty alleviation. To increase fish production and consumption at both household and national level so as to address the issues of food and nutritional security and poverty alleviation.

Fish and fisheries resources  5 major rivers  Has 53 indigenous fish species and 7 exotic  Dams: range in size from a few large ones such as Maguga dam with a capacity of 332 Mm 3 through many medium sized reservoirs of 6 – 70 Mm 3 to a larger number of small reservoirs less than 6Mm 3. Capture Fisheries

Dams Dam Capacity River systemPrimary use (Mm 3 ) (Mm 3 ) Driekoppies LomatiIrrigation Hawane 2.8 Black MbuluziDomestic water supply Hendrick Van Eck 10.4 UsuthuIrrigation Luphohlo 23.6 Lusushwana Hydropower generation Maguga KomatiIrrigation & hydropower generation Magwanyana 6.0 Nyetane Irrigation Mkikomo 2.0 Lusushwana Power generation Mnjoli Black MbuluziIrrigation Sand River Reservoir 50.0 KomatiIrrigation Sivunga 6.9 Usuthu & Nyetane Irrigation Dams

Aquaculture  Major activity  About 1000 fish ponds (200m 2 )  Fish stocked : - Oreochromis mossambicus (Tilapia) - Cyprinus carpio (Carp) - Cyprinus carpio (Carp) - Clarias gariepinus (Catfish) - Clarias gariepinus (Catfish)  Production is 20Mt / year

Management aspects  No capture fisheries is allowed  Stock assessment surveys to be conducted  Formulate management plans for the different dams  Establish co-management

Fisheries Challenges  The Protection of Freshwater Fish Act of 1937  Fisheries policy  Fisheries management plans  Major problem is shortage of fingerlings

What I hope to benefit from MTCP  The Malaysian approach to management of its fisheries resource  More information on fisheries Act and regulations  More information on MCS in inland waters  Information on fisheries policy  Formulation of fisheries management plans

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