about us

Namibia's first land-based fishing and processing enterprise.

Gendev Fishing Group (Pty) Ltd was founded in the 1950s and, is a full service, land-based fishing and processing enterprise which operates an EU and HACCP certified processing factory situated on the seafront in Walvis Bay, Namibia.

The facility is dedicated to the land processing of horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) and hake, with a fish outlet that provides a stop shop offering a wide range of products to the community. As part of the company’s commitment to supply quality products, all our fish processing procedures are subjected to quality assurance checks to ensure compliance with the requirements of local and international standards.

Shore processing allows the company to innovate with new products and continually increase the value of the resources, as adding value is key to the production.

Gendev Fishing Group remains the market leader in IQF horse mackerel 1kg packs and currently has two brands, namely the Gendev brand (exclusively for Shoprite and Metro) and the Namibia Fish brand which is supplied to various other retailers.A Namibian- owned company with 94.6% shareholding, Gendev Fishing Group is fully committed to broaden the participation of Namibian fishing industry, and an experienced and dynamic team employs 616 people in its operations at sea and on shore.