According to South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Aquaculture Yearbook the major food fish species cultivated in South Africa in 2023 were marine mussels (1 758 tons), which contributed most to production, followed by rainbow trout (1497 tons), abalone (1479 tons), tilapia (325 tons), oysters (277 tons) and marron crayfish (4 tons).