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Government addresses misinformation on abalone fishing

Fishing

Government addresses misinformation on abalone fishing

21 Feb 2025

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photo: Dan Callister / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins

John Yeld 21 Aug 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister

Environment & Natural Resources

Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

FMCG

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

6 Mar 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Fishing

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Liezl Human 5 Mar 2024

At least 12 fishing companies are taking the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) minister to court over the commercial fishing rights allocation process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Liezl Human 6 Feb 2024

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Fishing

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Liezl Human 16 Nov 2023

Image source: Magda Ehlers from

Environment & Natural Resources

Work underway to fight wildlife crime

19 May 2023

Western Cape fishers want rights allocation process to be started all over again

Fishing

Western Cape fishers want rights allocation process to be started all over again

Liezl Human 1 Aug 2022

Image source: © Pedro Antonio Salaverría Calahorra –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Appeals process for fishing rights allocation opens

29 Mar 2022

Image source: © Pedro Antonio Salaverría Calahorra –

Fishing

Government reopens applications for fishing rights allocation

29 Dec 2021

Source: Peter Southwood via

Fishing

Government accepts recommendations for West Coast Rock Lobster fishery

14 Dec 2021

Deadline in fishing rights allocation process successfully reached

Agriculture

Deadline in fishing rights allocation process successfully reached

17 Dec 2021

Image source: Süleyman Sahan from

Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA ruling allows for trade of water use entitlements

Garyn Rapson, Tendai Bonga and Daniella Ghillino 12 Nov 2021

SMMEs call for viability as FRAP 2021 looms

SMEs

SMMEs call for viability as FRAP 2021 looms

6 May 2021

Minister approaches court on small-scale fishing rights

Fishing

Minister approaches court on small-scale fishing rights

22 Feb 2021

FMCG

African Pioneer Marine acquires canned pilchards brand Glenryck

18 Sep 2020

Communities protest drilling

Coal, Oil & Gas

Organisations object to offshore oil and gas drilling

24 Aug 2020

Fishing

Government hopeful to issue 15-year rights to small-scale fishers

27 Jul 2020

Business called to lead transformation in fishing industry

Fishing

Business called to lead transformation in fishing industry

25 Apr 2019

Fishing

Zokwana to launch small-scale fisheries sector in KZN

18 Mar 2019

Abalone. Image by Toby Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0,

Environment & Natural Resources

First steps to tackling South Africa's abalone poaching

Marieke Norton 23 Nov 2018

Cuts on rock lobster fishing in line with court judgment

Environmental Law

Cuts on rock lobster fishing in line with court judgment

20 Nov 2018

Fisheries department rots from the top

Fishing

Fisheries department rots from the top

Kimon de Greef 13 Nov 2018

SA fishing industry broadens on BBEEE transformation

Agriculture

SA fishing industry broadens on BBEEE transformation

20 Jun 2018

Sea Harvest BEE consortium confirms terms for Viking Group acquisition

Agriculture

Sea Harvest BEE consortium confirms terms for Viking Group acquisition

13 Jun 2018

Court gives community right to fish without permit

Environmental Law

Court gives community right to fish without permit

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 7 Jun 2018

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

Fishing

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

20 Mar 2018

The fish to land may be I&J

FMCG

The fish to land may be I&J

Marc Hasenfuss 30 Oct 2017

Premfish gets stake in squid operation

Fishing

Premfish gets stake in squid operation

Marc Hasenfuss 20 Oct 2017

Environment & Natural Resources

Drive for giant new marine sanctuary in Antarctica

17 Oct 2017

Fishing

Minister meets with Western Cape fishing communities

18 Sep 2017

AVI weighs up I&J's future

FMCG

AVI weighs up I&J's future

Marc Hasenfuss 12 Sep 2017

Are we being tough enough on illegal fishing?

Environmental Law

Are we being tough enough on illegal fishing?

Berning Robertson 7 Mar 2017

Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life

Environment & Natural Resources

Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life

Craig Dodds 14 Feb 2017

Minister disturbed by fishing interdict

Environmental Law

Minister disturbed by fishing interdict

9 Jan 2017

A NOAA vessel explores the the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the first in the Atlantic Ocean.

Environment & Natural Resources

Momentum grows for ocean preserves. How well do they work?

Kirsten Grorud-Colvert and Jane Lubchenco 4 Jan 2017

By Andrew Mandemaker – Wikimedia Commons

Environment & Natural Resources

Deal struck for world's biggest marine reserve in Antarctica

31 Oct 2016

Octagon via - Fishermen selling their catch of the day at the beach of Paternoster, Western Cape

Fishing

App lifeline for small-scale fishers

Sarah Wild 28 Sep 2016

Fishing

Sea Harvest takes control with bigger Mareterram slice

Marc Hasenfuss 11 Aug 2016

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Fishing

Small-scale fishers called to register ahead of deadline

29 Mar 2016

Fishing

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Abalobi Initiative

15 Mar 2016

Trevor Rickard via

Fishing

Fishing quota slammed as 'mackerel for mates'

Bobby Jordan 1 Feb 2016

Public domain via

Fishing

Fishing rights allocation process extended

23 Dec 2015

Fishing

All 2013 fishing rights appeals processed

15 Dec 2015

A not-so-fishy story

Fishing

A not-so-fishy story

5 Aug 2015

Wisdom needed in fishing rights allocation

Fishing

Wisdom needed in fishing rights allocation

Jenna Etheridge 9 Jul 2015

Sea Harvest launches employees share scheme

Fishing

Sea Harvest launches employees share scheme

17 Jun 2015

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries gives update on fishing rights allocation process 2015/16

Fishing

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries gives update on fishing rights allocation process 2015/16

12 Jun 2015

[Food for Thought] There are plenty of fish in the sea. Or are there?

Fishing

[Food for Thought] There are plenty of fish in the sea. Or are there?

Nicci Botha 22 May 2015