sentences:  For example, in 1965 about 193,000 tonnes of hake were caught mainly off Namibia and by 1972, a peak of 820,000 tonnes was recorded, followed by a declining trend to about 338,000 tonnes landed by 1988.At Independence in 1990, the new government of Namibia proclaimed through the Act of Parliament a EEZ and the jurisdiction over the fisheries within the zone.The organisation became inoperative following Namibia's refusal to join it.