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Law Enforcement and Peace Officer (LEPO) training is now underway at the DAFF Fisheries Management Branch in Cape Town following a cash injection of R50m from the Norwegian embassy to tackle fish crime in South African waters. The funding will be distributed over three years.
A Fisheries Law Enforcement Academy at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa is being established under a partnership between Norway and South Africa. The new FishFORCE is designed to help South Africa combat illegal fisheries and Norway has agreed R50 million over a five-year period.
Siblings Natasha and Kurt Diest of Impala Fisheries in Cape Town won a R150,000 prize with the Fisheries Award and the Overall Inspirational Young Producer Award.
Three foreign fishing vessels arrested yesterday in South African waters have been inspected today at the port of East London amid concern at a sudden influx of foreign fishing vessels in South African waters.
After a bizarre chase, the South African authorities have arrested a Chinese fishing vessel and escorted it to Cape Town, where fines for a range of infringements have been imposed.
Emphasising a passion for sustainability and their drive to help shoppers make more informed seafood choices, Woolworths South Africa has announced a commitment that includes sourcing wild-caught seafood from MSC certified fisheries.
South African commercial fishing industry is unable to create jobs due to overexploit of fish stocks, says WWF.
The government of South Africa has announced the review of fishing quota to allow subsistence catches for every fisherman.
Two TripleNine members, Irving Kristensen and Jens Thorbek, have been in South Africa to prepare the trawler “Paraclete” for fishing and to train the crew.
Trawling is currently being hit with a double whammy – on the one side it is being slapped with trawling bans due to increased pressure to prevent seabed damage and, on the other side it is being engulfed in rapidly rising fuel bills due to it being one of the more fuel-hungry fishing methods. Both of these contribute towards increased consumer concerns and resistance to trawled products.