by Masifundise | Oct 26, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
This week, The Hook takes a look at other marine resources that small-scale fishing communities can utilise to make a living. With the increase of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and other activities that take place in the ocean, sea life is facing danger...
by Masifundise | Oct 20, 2016 | Small-scale Fishing
Coastal Links South Africa has a small presence in the beautiful fishing village of Hamburg in the Eastern Cape. Situated along the coast between East London and Port Alfred, Hamburg has a population of about 100 people. Wikipedia describes Hamburg as...
by Masifundise | Oct 20, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Small-Scale Fishers in the Western Cape who registered to be verified as small-scale fishers by the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) earlier this year, and do not make the provisional list to be published on Friday October 21, must make sure...
by Masifundise | Oct 20, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
To celebrate national Marine Week, the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature launched an Ocean and Marine Report which outlines the state of the oceans economy. The report launched on the 12 of October in Cape Town, collates the findings of relevant research from across...
by Masifundise | Oct 12, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Policy Process
This week in The Hook, we publish views from Coastal Links members regarding the implementation of the policy and rights allocation. These views were first published in the October edition of FishersNet. The quarterly publication was distributed to CLSA members who...