‘Phosphate can be a valuable revenue stream’ 2021-04-30 The proposed marine phosphate mining off the Namibian coast will have a minute impact on the seafloor bed and there is no reason the fishing sector and the mining sector cannot coexist. In addition, the area where phosphate deposits occur does not coincide with any key commercial fishing in the area and the proposed seabed mining does not pose a threat to endangered or unique biodiversity in the area. These sentiments were recently expressed by Chris Brown, CEO of the Namibian Chamber of Environment. In a recorded interview, posted on the website of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia, Brown explained that the proposed phosphate mining area to be dredged per year is about three square kilometres, which he stated is equivalent to 0.00003% of Namibia’s seabed in the country’s exclusive economic zone.