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South Africa’s fishing laws should be more clear about the use of drones

The solution is simple, amend the Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998 and associated regulations to expressly prohibit ...
The Conversation

Drone fishing in South Africa is a danger to sharks and may be unfair to other fishers – study

Alexander Claus Winkler does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
The South African on MSN

Fly-fishing in South Africa: 7 funny steps to look like a pro

Ready to try fly-fishing South Africa? Learn how to cast, dress, and laugh your way through it, even if you don’t catch a ...
Bizcommunity on MSN

South Africa’s ‘blue gold’: Ocean economy set to fuel jobs and growth

South Africa’s ocean economy aims to add R166bn to GDP and 600,000 jobs by 2035 through aquaculture, fisheries, and marine ...
Mongabay

Fishing rights, and wrongs, cast small-scale South African fishers adrift

A community of mixed-race families has lived and fished in South Africa’s Langebaan Lagoon since the 1800s. Starting with the former apartheid government in the 1970s, a series of ...
Mongabay

South Africa’s penguins heading toward extinction; will no-fishing zones help?

With just 10,000 breeding pairs left, the endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) could be extinct in the wild by 2035 if the current rate of population decline continues. To protect the bird ...
ZAWYA

South Africa’s Shark Crisis: Decisive enforcement action under way

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has taken firm action against a shark longline vessel found ...
Forbes

Could African Penguins Disappear From South Africa By 2035?

Researchers in South Africa are looking for a way to save the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) from extinction while balancing the needs of the fishing industry. At the turn of the 20th century, ...