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Seals wait for fishers to catch then take their cut…

by Masifundise | Mar 15, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing

Fishers in Langebaan are starting to feel like they are employed by the seals for free, with no salary and on top of it, they have to pay their own costs to get to work, according to Norton Dowries, vice chairperson of Coastal Links SA Langebaan Branch. Dowries said...

Human Rights Day, let the children know Dwesa Cwebe…

by Masifundise | Mar 15, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Events, Small-scale Fishing

“Let the children learn”, is what Christina Kopano, a CLSA leader from Mendwane will be embracing on Human Rights Day, March 21, 2017 when she takes children from Mendwane into the Dwesa Cwebe Marine Protected Area (MPA), in the Eastern Cape. Kopano has dedicated...

World Women’s Day, we await Chandrika Sharma.

by Masifundise | Mar 8, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing

Today, the world celebrates International Women’s Day to honour women and the numerous roles they play in our daily lives. As small-scale fishers we also take a special moment to remember  Chandrika Sharma, an international Small-Scale Fishers (SSF) rights’...

Fishers exchange visit focuses on cooperatives…

by Masifundise | Mar 8, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing

The positive impact of fishing co-operatives to the livelihoods of fishers in Doring Bay and Lamberts Bay were shared between fishers from the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, who met in Lamberts Bay in an Exchange Programme this week. The exchange visit saw 14 Coastal...

Small-Scale Fisheries sector neglected…

by Masifundise | Mar 1, 2017 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing

Masifundise is seriously concerned about the state of the Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) sector and the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). Masifundise is saying that when the policy is eventually implemented, the resources to stock the baskets for...
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