The MFMR defined its vision as: "The vision of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is for Namibia to be a leading fishing nation with a well-developed aquaculture industry". The manner in which this should be achieved will be through the MFMR's mission: "The Mission of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is to responsibly manage living aquatic resources to continuously ensure a conducive environment for the fishing and aquaculture sector to prosper." Therefore, the MFMR also acknowledges that it would need to achieve its mission by working within an acceptable behavioural framework, which is expressed though the Ministry's six core values of (i) Transparency, (ii) Accountability, (iii) Equity, (iv) Honesty, (v) Loyalty and (vi) Diligence.