Fishing
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
Minister promises new lease of life for Hout Bay harbour
Fishers to get their fishing rights and a new production and packaging facility
News | 28 June 2023
South African activists urge French parliament to stop TotalEnergies’ “ocean grab”
Company criticised for huge profits amidst climate crisis
By Liezl Human
News | 23 February 2023
“Total madness”: Fishers protest against ocean drilling
TotalEnergies plans to drill for oil and gas between Mossel Bay and Cape St Francis
Brief | 9 February 2023
Final decisions on fishing rights only in October
Many fishers will be left stranded for months while waiting
By Liezl Human
News | 1 February 2023
Video: This abalone farm is starting to thrive
Inside a partly community-owned perlemoen farm that’s now producing 60 tonnes of the pricey gastropods every year
By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human
Video | 25 January 2023
Perlemoen farm gives hope to West Coast community
Doring Bay Abalone, 37% owned by the community, produces about 60 tonnes of abalone per year, mostly to legally export to China.
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 24 January 2023
“If they are coming to drill oil, who can guarantee there will be fish left in 15 years time?”
West Coast fishers respond to TotalEnergies’ plans to drill for oil and gas
By Liezl Human
News | 20 December 2022