Women of the Coast workshop planned

Women of the Coast workshop planned Two fishing communities (Mamre and Buffeljagsbaai) are planning the Women of the Coast Spring Workshop for later this month. Scheduled for 18 October, the workshop will look at skills development and cultural exchange. The workshop...

WFFP 6th General Assembly a huge success

WFFP 6th General Assembly a huge success The 6th General Assembly of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), held in Cape Town, adopted important resolutions related to “Ocean Grabbing” and the International Guidelines on Small-scale fisheries. The Assembly was held...

Gearing up for the WFFP General Assembly

Fishers and fisher representatives from around the world are gearing up for the 6th General Assembly of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples that is taking place in South Africa from 1 to 5 September. In Cape Town, teams of people are hard at work to ensure the success...

Masifundise continues bid to join Line Fish case

Legal Resources Centre attorney Wilmien Wicomb will this week submit papers on behalf of Masifundise in a court case involving the Line Fish Association. Masifundise has sought to join the case as an interested party, an attempt that is being opposed by the Line Fish...

West Coast Women want a stake in fisheries

  Masifundise is working with local government in the Matzikama municipal area to look at ways of strengthening the role of women in fisheries. Last week Hahn Goliath, a Masifundise field worker, met with the Integrated Development Plan Manager of Matzikama...
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