Tag: South Africa
South Africa aims to stop marine litter at its source
September 9, 2020
The coast of South Africa’s Kwazulu-Natal province looks like it was pulled from a postcard, with wide, sandy beaches...
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Chinese fishing trawlers fined for being in South African...
April 29, 2020
Inspection by South African authorities found no fish on board and the storage of all fishing gear on board was…
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South Africa’s cabinet delays fishing rights allocation t...
September 27, 2019
South Africa has delayed the renewal and issuance of new commercial fishing permits – which were initially set to exp...
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South Africa: Great white sharks have suddenly disappeare...
August 31, 2019
Town, South Africa—one of the best-known hot spots of the predators in the world—and scientists aren’t sure why. Orca...
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South Africa: Octopus fishing lines to be removed by the ...
July 13, 2019
All the octopus lines and traps in False Bay, in the Western Cape, will be removed by the weekend, weather…
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South Africa: Save our whales – Stop octopus trap f...
June 28, 2019
We request an immediate moratorium on all octopus trapping in the False Bay area until such time as stakeholders and&...
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Namibia, South Africa sign fisheries MoU
February 1, 2019
Namibia and South Africa have signed a fisheries Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), outlining how they will work toge...
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South Africa: Cuts on rock lobster fishing in line with c...
November 23, 2018
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Minister Senzeni Zokwana says he is aware of the challenges that the curre...
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South Africa: Corruption is destroying the Fisheries depa...
November 16, 2018
South Africa’s fisheries authority is in a state of crisis, caused by two of its most senior officials who have…
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South Africa: Cabinet approves marine protected areas
October 27, 2018
Acting Environmental Affairs Minister Derek Hanekom says a network of 20 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) will considera...
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