by Masifundise | Aug 11, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Net-fish permit holders in Langebaan have said that they are unsure if they will be allocated net-fish permits when the new Small Scale Fisheries (SSF) Policy is going to be implemented, because of the uncertainty created by the Department of Agriculture,...
by Masifundise | Aug 4, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The allocation of recent fishing rights are against the letter and spirit of the amended Marine Living Resources Act and the Small-scale Fisheries Policy. In the 2015/16 Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP), the small-scale sector only received 28 of the...
by Masifundise | Aug 4, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Florina Albertyn, Coastal Links South Africa (CLSA) NEC member from Hawston has said that she cannot see anything positive that came out of the meeting that Senzeni Zokwana, the minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries conduct with the community of Hawston at...
by Masifundise | Aug 4, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Assistance programme adopted to implement global small-scale fishery guidelines A Global Assistance Programme to help with the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (VGSSF), which...
by Masifundise | Aug 4, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Small-scale fishing communities feel that they are not being kept informed by the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), when it come to the implementation of the small scale fisheries (SSF) policy, and that fishing communities are uncertain of...
by Masifundise | Jul 27, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Countries providing fishing subsidies to their commercial fishing companies could soon be required to provide information on what subsidies they provide, prohibit subsidies that contribute to overfishing and illegal fishing, introduce new policies to deter the...
