South Africa and Namibia’s governments have since the beginning of year turned their attention to the development of a hydrogen economy in Africa. This is seen as an opportunity to not only realise domestic energy security needs, but also to position the two countries to export green hydrogen and ammonia to Europe and Asia. How this will accommodate environmental priorities and coastal communities is still to be addressed.
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The Vision Fishing Primary Cooperative and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment have told the Western Cape High Court that the South African Squid Industry Management Association (SASMIA) representing its members is not “entitled” to retain a monopoly on the global chokka squid (Loligo reynaudii) resource allocation. This is an interesting twist that other Commercial fishing sectors might want to pay attention to.
Just In. Search and Rescue for 11 Missing Crew Called Off
The search and rescue operation for the 11 missing crew members of the MFV Lepanto has officially been called off. An investigation of the incident is now underway.
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There is growing concern about the increase in incidents involving fishing vessels and ships. Fact is though that a lot of the fishing vessels, including the latest casualty, MFV Lepanto, are very old. The search for the missing 11 crew members has yielded no results so far other than some debris found.
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