Fishing
Police and soldiers deployed to tiny West Coast fishing village
Controversial boat quotas to be reconsidered after meeting with Hondeklip Bay fishers, says fisheries department
By Liezl Human
News | 3 April 2024
Small-scale fishers threaten to take government to court
Unhappiness over fisheries department’s boat allocations
By Liezl Human
News | 22 March 2024
Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species
Department of Fisheries says it welcomes suggestions
By Liezl Human
Brief | 27 February 2024
Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas
Fishing Rights Allocation Process was “rushed and haphazardly allocated” says lawyer for fishers
By Liezl Human
News | 5 February 2024
Cape fishers worried about declining fish populations
“The South African story has already been written in Namibia” where there was a three-year moratorium on sardine and anchovy catch because stocks were so low
By Liezl Human
News | 24 January 2024
Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January
Environmental report acknowledges that seismic blasts, which are much louder than gunshots, can kill fish particularly those with swim bladders
News | 7 December 2023
Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights
Fisheries department announces long-awaited permits finalised in the Western Cape
By Liezl Human
News | 15 November 2023
Cape Flats fishermen still catching carp despite City health warning
The municipality has suspended fishing at Zeekoevlei due to high heavy metal levels, but people are still fishing in the Lotus River canal
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 17 October 2023
Fresh water fishers demand formal recognition of their livelihoods
Masifundise inland fisheries report says sector needs government help
By Liezl Human
Brief | 29 September 2023