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Fisheries Squeezed Again as Budget Demands More for Less
The 2026 Budget Vote 32 presentation by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to Parliament of the Republic of South Africa...
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Stunning Display of Marine and Bird Life Immortalised
The most stunning mosaic works of art you will have ever seen were spotted on display at the George Farmers Market recently.
The mosaic...
Fisheries Squeezed Again as Budget Demands More for Less
The 2026 Budget Vote 32 presentation by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to Parliament of the Republic of South Africa...
Legislative Reform Needed to Stop Anti-Competitive ‘Exclusivity Agreements’
Recent supply disputes, one of which involves a well-established Cape Town-based fish supplier, have highlighted the need for legislative reform to protect small businesses....
Namibia Steps Up Enforcement as Vessel Nabbed for IUU Fishing
The Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs, and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Safety...
Inclusive Conservation is Key to Bolder SA Environmental Targets
The South African government’s proposed conservation targets for the protection of land, water and sea has been criticised as lacking the required ambition to...
Namibian Isobath Controversy Rages Over Horse Mackerel Rule
The Namibian isobath controversy continues to rage following the country’s Cabinet decision to relax the fishing restrictions for the horse mackerel sector.
Widely considered amongst...
New Addition to the Hake Trawling Fleet
The freezer vessel MFV Santa Princesa has joined the Hake deep-sea trawling fleet. It replaces the Umzabalazo and catch allocations of Mayibuye Fishing, Ntshonalanga...
Diversification Delivers for Oceana
Diversification, investment and debt reduction have positioned the Oceana Group for growth.
The Oceana Group has released its interim results for six months ended 31...
Namibia Businesses Attached Over Unpaid Fish Debt
Business and politics seldom mix well and a classic example of this is Namibia’s Gendev Fishing Group (Pty) Ltd, 97% controlled by Swapo through...
Mark the Dates. Oceans Economy Conference Soon
Cape Town will be hosting a strategic Oceans Economy Conference next week as global maritime tensions recast the importance of sea power and trade...
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Crisis of Confidence as Industry Frustration with the TETA Grows
South Africa’s skills development landscape is increasingly under pressure, and growing frustration is now being directed at the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) over...
Marion Island Team to be Evacuated
The overwintering team at Marion Island are being evacuated and will return to South Africa.
This news follows a notification that the departure of the...
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: How they Stack Up on Reusing Waste
The global economy still largely follows a simple pattern: extract natural resources, manufacture products, use them and then throw them away. This “take, make,...
Fishing Vessel Runs Aground
The MFV Seaflower, owned by National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor), has run aground near Penguin Island, Luderitz.
Severe weather conditions had apparently been the...
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