The EU reported importing three tons of swordfish from Ghana in 1995. Namibian fishermen reported a harvest of nearly 330,000 tons in 1993, but no landings of swordfish. However, Nigeria reported harvesting three tons of swordfish in 1992. The FAO reports that Nigerian fishermen caught 857 tons of swordfish in 1994, but no swordfish in 1995. The EU reports no imports of swordfish from Nigeria.
Fishing is an important part of the local economy.
Saint Helenians do not report landing swordfish, but the EU reported that Saint Helena shipped one ton of frozen swordfish fillets to the EU in 1993. The FAO reports that South African fishermen harvested 2 tons of swordfish in 1995. South Africa does permit a fleet of 90 Japanese longliners to take swordfish in its waters as incidental catch and this fleet reported a catch of 680 tons in 1994. The EU reported importing 1,101 tons of swordfish from South Africa in 1994 and 682 tons of frozen swordfish in 1995, making it one of the largest exporters of swordfish on the African Continent. The United States imported 22 tons of swordfish from South Africa in 1994 and 159 tons in 1995.