Fishing Industry News SA
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Fishing Industry News Southern Africa is the only journal in Southern Africa dedicated solely to the commercial fishing and aquaculture industries.
Fishing Industry News SA
2d ago
The Two Oceans Aquarium, in partnership with the V&A Waterfront, has announced it will be opening the doors of its new Turtle Conservation Centre in the summer months of 2026 ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
2d ago
The KZN Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (KZN EDTEA) recently gazetted two draft management plans. They are the Coastal Management Programme (CMP) and the Estuarine Management Plan (EMP). Both are in the public domain for comment and the deadline is looming ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
2d ago
Once again, South Africa’s household affordability index does not list fish as a core food. The only protein that does appear is frozen chicken pieces. Fish is however on the list of foods in the basket which increased by 5% or more in March alone ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
2d ago
A 50-year meeting of minds deserves a celebration and over the past weekend that is exactly what members of the South African Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) and other guests did to commemorate its golden anniversary ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
4d ago
The South African public can be forgiven for thinking that nothing is happening to rectify water supply problems countrywide. We have seen images of the invasive spread of water hyancinth at the Hartebeespoort Dam. But it is a shock to see the very same thing in the Vaal River System which is the source of water for about 20 million people. Although there have been some steady developments since the current Minister took office, there is a lot to fix amidst a so-called ‘water mafia’ operation that threatens infrastructure upgrades. This is a summary of what has been happening in this sector si ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
5d ago
Eastern Cape entrepreneur and former anti-apartheid activist, Khusta Jack, will not give up on his fight with I&J parent company, AVI Limited, over the empowerment shareholding his consortium Main Street 198 held in the fishing company. The story has been gaining traction in the general media in the past few days, and there clearly is something distinctly whiffy about it ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
5d ago
West Coast Rock Lobster fishers have another week in which to catch their quota allocations ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
5d ago
Category A applicants, Puffin Fishing CC and River Queen Trading 499 CC, have been fishing tuna pole commercially since the medium-term rights were first allocated in 2006. The businesses applied for 15-year long term rights under FRAP 2020/2021 but they were refused. Both appealed through internal channels, both lost, and then turned to the Western Cape High Court to resolve their respective matters. This is the outcome ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
5d ago
Dear Readers Thank you for checking out this website today. There certainly is plenty to read and every effort is made to keep you up to date with the latest news about the fishing and aquaculture industries, environmental matters, and many other subjects. I need your support though… Like so many other online publications, it ..read more
Fishing Industry News SA
1w ago
Red flags have been raised over corporate governance issues in the Namibian fishing industry. So much so that this led to a warning from the Minister of Fisheries, Derek Klazen, a few days ago that the government should not be expected to resolve right holding company’s problems. South Africa’s Oceana Fishing Group has been accused ..read more