by Masifundise | May 25, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The small-scale fisheries policy (SSFP) implementation process kicked off in April this year, with the verification of small scale fishers having started in April. Below are some facts about the verification process so far: Three is the amount of provinces that has...
by Masifundise | May 18, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Coastal Links SA (CLSA), Masifundise Development Trust (MDT) and Legal Resources Centre (LRC) met with the Acting Deputy Director General (DDG) for Fisheries, Siphokazi Ndudane on Monday May 16 to discuss our concerns on the implementation of the small scale fisheries...
by Masifundise | May 18, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Coastal Links South Africa has submitted comments rejecting the proposed draft regulations of MPA’s. The regulations were published for public comment on the 3rd of February the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). Only a few fishing communities were...
by Masifundise | May 18, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The Australian Mining company, Mineral Commodities LTD (MRC), that has proposed to mine on the ancestral land of Amadiba community in the Eastern, will on the 25 of May hold its Annual General meeting in Perth, Australia. With the on-going crisis and the recent...
by Masifundise | May 18, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Small-scale Fishing
The responsible governance of Land, Forestry and Fisheries Tenure is the current topic for about 30 fishers in Kwazulu Natal (KZN) this week. The second provincial workshop on the Voluntary Guidelines on Governance of Tenure (VGGT) kicked off on Tuesday, 17 May, in...
by Masifundise | May 11, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Update on FRAP 2015/16 by DAFF The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries has given an update on the Fishing Rights Allocation Process. The update, in the form of a media release states that the Department distributed 16 744 application forms for 10 fishing...
