by Masifundise | Jul 6, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The implementation of the Small Scale Fisheries Policy (SSFP) is still in Phase One, dealing with the registration and verification of small scale fishers, according to Craig Smith, director for small scale fisheries at the Department of Agriculture Forestry and...
by Masifundise | Jul 6, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process
In this edition we place an appeal from 350.org, (a global movement that campaigns against climate change), for people all over the world to sign the petition to save the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans that runs through India and Bangladesh, and the Unesco World...
by Masifundise | Jun 29, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing
Petronella ‘Mara’ Bezuidenhout from Petrusville says that she has been catching fish at the Van der Kloof Dam, since she was a small girl in Standard 2 (Grade 4). Her greatest influence in fishing has been her mother, who was a keen fisher and taught her all the...
by Masifundise | Jun 29, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) is planning two exchange trips later this year during which members will help develop policy on Ocean Grabbing and AgroEcology. The programmes will take place in Sri Lanka and Kenya and each will involve five or six people from...
by Masifundise | Jun 22, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
In May 2015, Masifundise Development Trust entered into a partnership with the European Union. The partnership will set out to create 2000 jobs within 20 small-scale fisher communities in South Africa and this was linked to the implementation of the Small-Scale...
by Masifundise | Jun 22, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The World Wide Fund for Nature Conservation (WWF) intends to place West Coast Rock Lobster (WCRL) on their Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) Red List. We spoke to Jessica Greenstone from WWF to tell us what the listing means. According to...
