by Masifundise | Dec 8, 2017 | Coastal Links, Food Sovereignty, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
The 10th Anniversary of the Equality Court Order that forced the then Minister of Fisheries, Marthinus Van Schalkwyk to amend the Marine Living Resources Act (MLRA) so that thousands of Small- Scale Fishers (SSF) along the South African coastline could be recognised,...
by Masifundise | Dec 8, 2017 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing
On the 15th November 2017, ahead of World Fisheries Day on the 21 November, Coastal Links and Masifundise Development Trust hosted a Roundtable at La Mercy Beach Hotel, Durban. Entitled Operation Phakisa, the Ocean Economy, Marine Spatial Planning and coastal...
by Masifundise | Nov 6, 2017 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Food Sovereignty, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
According to Local Government Action’s website the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is a super plan for an area that gives an overall framework for development. It aims to co-ordinate the work of local and other spheres of government in a coherent plan to improve the...
by Masifundise | Nov 3, 2017 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
On the 31st October 2016, the Western Cape High Court ruled that the restrictive permit conditions that stopped the Langebaan traditional net fishers, including both the commercial and interim relief net fishers, from accessing their traditional fishing grounds in...
by Masifundise | Nov 3, 2017 | Coastal Links, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Out of 407 people who applied to be recognised as fishers under the Small-Scale Fisheries Policy (SSFP) in the Northern Cape, only 102 made it onto the final list that was published by DAFF, after almost two years when the registration first started in early 2016....
by Masifundise | Oct 27, 2017 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing
The fishing community of Mazambane wrote this week to the Minister of the Environment, Minister Molewa and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Acting CEO of Isimangaliso to request that their customary fishing rights be recognised. At a...
