Hangana Seafood is the owner of seven trawlers and manages three chartered trawlers, with lengths varying from 45 to 55 m and loading capacities of 60 to 80 t for fresh hake H&G (headed & gutted). The fleet is managed by the Fleet Operations Department, which comprises a Fleet Director, a Fleet Operations Manager, and a Technical Superintendent. The wet-fish trawlers discharge fish onshore with ice, to be processed in the land-based factory. Days at sea vary from seven to ten in total before trawlers dock to discharge their catches. Hangana runs its own Technical Department to maintain vessels and keep abreast of technical developments in the field. The company also has its own net loft, which maintains nets and fishing gear for the vessels. Hake is headed and gutted (H&G) at sea, washed, and packed into ice in plastic bins. Around 25 kg of fish are contained in each bin. The vessels operate throughout Namibian waters, from the border to South Africa in the South and up to the Angolan border in the north. Steaming time to the fishing ground can vary from 6 to 35 hours. Due to the size and power of the vessels, they mainly operate in deep waters from 400 to 1,000 m, targeting deep-water hake. A Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources observer is on board each vessel during fishing trips. The observer oversees that the vessel complies with the Marine Resources Act, 2000 (No. 27 of 2000). Vessels Avro Warrior Built 1999 Lenght 33 m Horsepower 1,900hp Begonia    Built 1981    Length 44 m    Horsepower 1,600 hp Baldur Arna    Built 1978    Length 45 m    Horsepower 1,251 hp Zogi    Built 1975    Length 45 m    Horsepower 1,500 hp Otterbank    Built 1972    Length 55 m    Horsepower 2,200 hp Erica    Built 1981    Length 44 m    Horsepower 1,600 hp Fisherbank    Built 1972    Length 55 m    Horsepower 2,000 hp Resplendent    Built 1999    Length 33 m    Horsepower 2,600 hp Fishing Hangana Seafood is located in the harbour town of Walvis Bay, geographically situated at a central point along the Namibian coastline. Namibia is a major fish exporter. The fleet operates in Namibia’s 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. The EEZ falls within Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) area 47 in the south-eastern Atlantic. The Government of Namibia, in the form of its Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, determines the total allowable catch (TAC) for hake each year, and then allocates quotas to the various rights holders. The quota is allocated in May for a 12-month period to April. Hangana Seafood has been granted a 15-year exploration right on hake and by-catches. The TAC for hake for the 2008/9 period is 130,000 t. A total of 15,087 t were allocated to Hangana – representing 11.6% of the TAC.