by Masifundise | Aug 24, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Clarence Oliphant, one of the Vanderkloof Dam fishers from Keurtjieskloof, delivered a powerful speech to the Advisory Group meeting on Thursday, August 18, 2016. In it he pleads for those sitting in the meeting, and especially the representatives from the South...
by Masifundise | Aug 24, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The implementation of the Managed Access Programme in the Caribbean country of Belize is said to bring about positive change for Small-Scale Fishers in the most poorest and marginalised fishing communities. But the programme is based on the Rights Based Approach, an...
by Masifundise | Aug 17, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Kosi Bay is a series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was Proclaimed as a nature reserve in 1950 and extended in 1984. The four lakes Makhawulani, Mpungwini, KuNhlange and Amanzamnyama consist of inter-connecting...
by Masifundise | Aug 17, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Fisher leaders have accused the government of flouting the law with its recent fisheries allocation. Members of Coastal Links South Africa have increasingly expressed frustration at the allocation process and the slow pace of implementation of the small-scale...
by Masifundise | Aug 11, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Small-scale fishers have been applying for commercial fishing rights during the current FRAP (Fishing Rights Allocation Process), mainly due to the uncertainty about the implementation of the small-scale fishing policy, and some fishers think it might not be a good...
by Masifundise | Aug 11, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
It was envisaged that the implementation of the Small Scale Fisheries policy was likely to raise blood pressure levels in the commercial fisheries sectors. When the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries held a meeting with members of the fishing industry on...
