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Pretoria court bars fishing to protect endangered African Penguins
A South African court's groundbreaking ruling bans commercial fishing for a decade to protect endangered African penguins, marking a significant victory in the fight against extinction.
Thailand nets 1. 3 million kilograms of invasive fish
Thailand has netted more than 1. 3 million kilos of highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said, as it battles to stamp out the invasive species.
Legal battle to save African penguin intensifies with new court filings
BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB intensified legal efforts to protect African Penguins from extinction, challenging the Minister's ineffective fishing closures.
Dr Survé on Sustainability: Securing a Greener Future for Humanity
OPINION: Much is written these days about ‘sustainability’ but what does this mean at a fundamental level, and do we really care about the planet we inhabit and leave behind after we are gone, asks businessman, philanthropist and parent, Dr Iqbal Survé.
The pungent history of Bombay Duck
The peculiar history of Bombay Duck, a fish delicacy with a storied past.
Skipper drowns after boat capsizes off Cape Point
A 39-year-old skipper drowned off Cape Point, while two others survived.
Creecy extends West Coast Rock Lobster fishing season
DFFE Minister Barbara Creecy has requested that Fisheries Management grant a short extension of the Nearshore West Coast Rock Lobster fishing season from April 15 to 19.
DFFE finalises sardine and anchovy fishing rights allocation process
Creecy recently issued her decisions on appeals in relation to the Small Pelagic: Anchovy and Small Pelagic: Sardine sectors.
AEEI revenues boosted by better squid fishing
The fishing and brands division reported a solid performance, with revenue up 19% to R566m, primarily due to an increase in the squid catch rates and volumes sold in the squid sector, compared to prior year.
4 years later, Creecy grants small-scale fishing rights
The minister said she had given instructions for grant of rights letters to be issued to 62 small-scale fishing co-operatives, with a total membership of 3 850 declared fishers.
Conserving our ocean through collaboration and innovation
The ocean is essential to our existence and life on Earth. By developing, supporting and sharing capabilities and innovations, we have the potential to prevent biodiversity loss, enhance sustainable practices and contribute to global positive outcomes for our planet.
Slashed rock lobster catch blow for small-scale fishers
‘It’s very difficult to make a living out of the little the department gives’.
WATCH: Climate change-driven marine heatwave blamed for 10 billion snow crabs vanishing
Ten billion snow crabs vanish in the Bering Sea. ScienceNews links the mass die-off to a climate-driven marine heatwave. What does this mean for Alaskan fisheries and the future of our oceans?
Japan criticised over plan to release treated water from Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean
Japan will start releasing into the sea more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on August 24.
Dams overflow, but fishers unable to make a living
Local fishers in the Northern Cape are facing challenges exacerbated by climate change as they try to provide for their families.
European eel traffickers busted
According to Europol, it established that the criminal network is responsible for the trafficking of more than 25 tonnes of live glass eels worth €13 million (R265 million),
Use of drones for recreational fishing still illegal - Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
According to the Department, in February last 2022, it was alerted to devices, including bait-carrying drones, bait carrying remote-controlled boats and other remotely-operated vehicles that were being used by recreational anglers to illegally catch fish and sharks.
Disaster as up-welling wipes out Lake Victoria fish stocks
Kenya News Agency reported that local scientists investigating the massive deaths of caged fish on Lake Victoria have identified the up-welling of water as the cause.
World Fisheries Day: Responsible Fisheries Alliance renews its commitment for five year
The Responsible Fisheries Alliance is a group of like-minded organisations working together to underpin healthy marine ecosystems in southern Africa.
Small-scale fishers verification submission deadline looms
Fishing communities have until the end of November 2022 to complete their verification forms for the small-scale fisheries’ rights allocation process in the Western Cape.
WATCH: Conservation suffering as government delays put African penguins at risk
The penguins have sounded the alarm and the depleted status of their shared sardine resource should be of major concern also to the small pelagic industry.
WATCH: Africa’s coastline needs more protection from international trawlers stealing its fish reserves
Billion dollar multi-national companies are stealing billions worth of fish stocks out of Africa’s vast coastline at a rapid pace.
Sardines are headed to KZN’s shores from the Eastern Cape
The Sharks Board said it conducted an observation flight into the Eastern Cape waters to assess the movement of the sardine shoals thus far. They concluded that the sardines are on the way.
Madagascar is 10th member state to join SADC Monitoring Control and Surveillance Coordination Centre, to watch fishing crimes
This paves way for Madagascar to join in the regional co-operation for combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related fish crimes
Activists fire back at Gwede Mantashe’s claim that lawsuits against oil exploration are driving away investments
Civil society groups and activists have fired back at Minister of Minerals and Energy Gwede Mantashe’s claim that taking oil exploration companies to court is “killing” investment opportunities in the country.