Small-scale fishers in the Western Cape are becoming increasingly impatient that their concerns are not being addressed. With good reason as it is now several weeks since the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, announced that she was approaching the Western Cape High Court to have the entire right allocation process reviewed and re-done. Meanwhile, fishing communities are trying to make the best of a bad situation.
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UPDATE. Trawler sinks, 11 Crew Missing
Apart from debris found floating at sea by a fishing vessel assisting with a search and rescue operation in the Atlantic Ocean early this morning, there is still no sign of the 11 crew members of the sunken FV Lepanto, reports the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). The search has now gone airborne.
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