Cape Town’s pioneering net recycling facility
An initiative to transforms discarded fishing nets into usable plastic materials has been opened on Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront. The new facility at Collier Jetty was opened by Minister of…
Preparing for fifth MSC certification
The South African Deep-Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) is working towards a fifth MSC certification, which will make the South African trawl fishery for hake one of the longest continuous…
Twenty years of successful offshore observer programme
Scientific observer programmes are usually funded and coordinated by the government agencies responsible for fisheries management, as was the case in South Africa from 2002 to 2011 – when government…
Pioneering on-site fishing net recycling pod
A pioneering pilot project has launched in Cape Town that could revolutionise the way fishing nets are recycled in South Africa. Spearheaded by non-profit company OCEAN Action Network (OCEAN) and…
AI-driven monitoring to transform fisheries data collection
A pioneering project led by the University of Cape Town’s Department of Biological Sciences is developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve onboard monitoring of fish catches in South Africa’s…
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Cape hake set for a strong year
Against the backdrop of a shifting international market, South African hake is well positioned to meet rising demand, particularly from the European Union and North America. Global groundfish supply is…
Highlighting the importance of data
The importance of accurate reporting by the vessels operating in the South African trawl fishery for hake was the focus of a day-long workshop attended by skippers, fleet managers, vessel…
South African industry welcomes new minister
The chairman of South African fishing industry body SADSTIA, Innocent Dwayi, has extended his congratulations to Dion George, the country’s newly appointed Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and…
Trawl sector working to maintain standards
Academics, conservationists and a number of divisions within the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment all participated in the annual surveillance audit of the South African trawl fishery for…
Research grant funds key hake study
SADSTIA researcher Fisokuhle Mbatha has been awarded a grant from the Marine Stewardship Council’s Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF) to improve knowledge about the hake stocks that support the South African trawl fishery.…
