Namibia through the MFMR cooperates with following regional and international fisheries organizations:

The SADC Protocol on Fisheries aims to promote responsible and sustainable use of the living aquatic resources and aquatic ecosystems within the SADC region.

In 2001 Namibia signed a cooperation agreement with this International Fisheries Marketing Advisory Body to establish an INFOPECHE. Unit in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek. This Unit provides information and technical assistance in fish trade, marketing, processing and new innovations to INFOPECHE member states.

Establishes a management regime for conservation and sustainable utilization of fish, mollusks, crustaceans and other sedentary species in the high seas portion of FAO Statistical Area 47, but excluding those sedentary species that are subject to the fishery jurisdiction of coastal States and also tuna and tuna-like species because these fall under the jurisdiction of ICCAT. Namibia is host to the SEAFO Secretariat.

The rapid development of a thriving domestic tuna fishery provided the impetus for Namibia to join ICCAT in 1999, becoming the 28th member of the Commission. Namibia welcomes and supports the considerable effort that ICCAT is making in developing comprehensive management tools to deal with, inter alia, IUU fishing in the Atlantic Ocean.

As a member of CCAMLR, Namibia is committed to the management and conservation of the marine resources of the Antarctic. The Namibian fishing industry is interested in fishing in CCAMLR’s waters and is ready to participate responsibly in the harvesting of fishery resources, especially tooth fish.

Namibia became the 129th member of the IOC became on 25 April 2001.