In separate charges to the central allegations from the Wikileaks files, former Fishcor chairman James Hatuikulipi and two associates are charged with attempted bribery of an official

The Fishcor duo resigned from the Seaflower board due to the obvious conflict of interest as Seaflower takes its state-owned parent to court over quota agreements

The pelagic processor has taken the government to court for including 24,333t of mackerel quota that it believes is owed to it within the new state quota auctions

By Dan Gibson

The ripple effects of COVID-19 have had significant negative results for Austevoll's salmon and trout business, although it noticed improvements in recent months

At least NAD 51m of quota funds were found to have been diverted to a pair of legal firms, allegedly as kickbacks for gov't ministers

The decision to sell the country's fishing quotas on an open auction has raised the ire of the industry, which feels local land-based factories should have been prioritized

Namibian companies affiliated with Samherji paid an equivalent of $47m into the country's treasury while they were in operation

Anna Erastus, the director of policy, planning and economics in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, is appealing the decision

The company claims the findings, which show that 55% of operating expenses were paid to Namibian parties, prove it did not exploit the country's fisheries for profit

The judge said it was highly unlikely Esau was unaware of the direct benefit his son-in-law received from the allocation of quotas to firms now embroiled in the Fishrot scandal