EASTERN CAPE FISHERS WANT ANSWERS! Small-scale fishers in the Eastern Cape voice their concerns about the future of ocean economy in South Africa on World Fisheries Day

by | Dec 8, 2017 | Customary Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods

Coastal Links Eastern Cape small-scale fishers and their community members used World Fishers Day to highlight their plight in the province and voice their concerns over the extractive emphasis in Operation Phakisa, which is squeezing them further and further out of...

A judgement for all fishers! One year after the court ruling, Langebaan fishers demand to be included in the decisions about their livelihoods

by | 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...

SSF communities in KZN live in fear, anger and uncertainty due to ongoing harassment by conservation authorities and delays in the implementation of the SSF policy.

by | Oct 27, 2017 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods

Fear, anger and uncertainty hang over the small-scale fishing communities living along the northern coastline of KwaZulu Natal. From Sokhulu to Mazambane on the Mozambican border, these communities are unsure how they will feed their families and send their children...
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