by Masifundise | Aug 11, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
It was envisaged that the implementation of the Small Scale Fisheries policy was likely to raise blood pressure levels in the commercial fisheries sectors. When the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries held a meeting with members of the fishing industry on...
by Masifundise | Jul 27, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Countries providing fishing subsidies to their commercial fishing companies could soon be required to provide information on what subsidies they provide, prohibit subsidies that contribute to overfishing and illegal fishing, introduce new policies to deter the...
by Masifundise | Jul 6, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The implementation of the Small Scale Fisheries Policy (SSFP) is still in Phase One, dealing with the registration and verification of small scale fishers, according to Craig Smith, director for small scale fisheries at the Department of Agriculture Forestry and...
by Masifundise | Mar 16, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Small-scale Fishing
“We’re treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is plastic. Plastic that pollutes our oceans and waterways has severe impacts on our environment and our economy,” writes the Natural Resource...
by Masifundise | Nov 25, 2015 | Discussion Papers, Small-scale Fishing
AT the age of thirty, Pedros Domberg from Doring Bay in the Northern West Coast says that he has now been a fisherman for fifteen to years, but that he has been fishing for more than seventeen years. At the age of fifteen, due to financial constraints within his...