DR Hashali Hamukuaya the Executive Secretary of the Benguela Current Commission based in Swakopmund bears overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Secretariat of the Benguela Current Commission and provides strategic leadership to ensure it fulfills its mandate. A fisheries biologist by training, Dr Hamukuaya has worked as Executive Secretary of the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) and Director of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Programme. Prior to his taking on these regional management positions, Dr Hamukuaya worked for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources for eleven years. New Era caught up with him to find out more about the Benguela Current Commission.
Dr Hamukuaya, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk to New Era. You are the Executive Secretary of the Benguela Current Commission of which the convention is soon to be signed. How will the signing of the convention benefit the people of Namibia, South Africa and Angola?
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