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African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister
ESG & Sustainability
Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment
Retail
Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

6 Mar 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species
Agriculture
Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Liezl Human 5 Mar 2024

At least 12 fishing companies are taking the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) minister to court over the commercial fishing rights allocation process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp
Legal
Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Liezl Human 6 Feb 2024

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights
Agriculture
Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Liezl Human 16 Nov 2023

Image source: Magda Ehlers from
ESG & Sustainability
Work underway to fight wildlife crime

19 May 2023

Western Cape fishers want rights allocation process to be started all over again
Agriculture
Western Cape fishers want rights allocation process to be started all over again

Liezl Human 1 Aug 2022

Image source: © Pedro Antonio Salaverría Calahorra –
Legal
Appeals process for fishing rights allocation opens

29 Mar 2022

Image source: © Pedro Antonio Salaverría Calahorra –
Agriculture
Government reopens applications for fishing rights allocation

29 Dec 2021

Source: Peter Southwood via
Agriculture
Government accepts recommendations for West Coast Rock Lobster fishery

14 Dec 2021

Deadline in fishing rights allocation process successfully reached
Agriculture
Deadline in fishing rights allocation process successfully reached

17 Dec 2021

Image source: Süleyman Sahan from
Legal
SCA ruling allows for trade of water use entitlements

Garyn Rapson, Tendai Bonga and Daniella Ghillino 12 Nov 2021

SMMEs call for viability as FRAP 2021 looms
Entrepreneurship
SMMEs call for viability as FRAP 2021 looms

6 May 2021

Minister approaches court on small-scale fishing rights
Agriculture
Minister approaches court on small-scale fishing rights

22 Feb 2021

African Pioneer Marine acquires canned pilchards brand Glenryck
Retail
African Pioneer Marine acquires canned pilchards brand Glenryck

18 Sep 2020

Communities protest drilling
Energy & Mining
Organisations object to offshore oil and gas drilling

24 Aug 2020

Octagon via
Agriculture
Government hopeful to issue 15-year rights to small-scale fishers

27 Jul 2020

Business called to lead transformation in fishing industry
Agriculture
Business called to lead transformation in fishing industry

25 Apr 2019

Unsplash via
Agriculture
Zokwana to launch small-scale fisheries sector in KZN

18 Mar 2019

Abalone. Image by Toby Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0,
ESG & Sustainability
First steps to tackling South Africa's abalone poaching

Marieke Norton 23 Nov 2018

Cuts on rock lobster fishing in line with court judgment
Legal
Cuts on rock lobster fishing in line with court judgment

20 Nov 2018

Fisheries department rots from the top
Agriculture
Fisheries department rots from the top

Kimon de Greef 13 Nov 2018

SA fishing industry broadens on BBEEE transformation
Agriculture
SA fishing industry broadens on BBEEE transformation

20 Jun 2018

Sea Harvest BEE consortium confirms terms for Viking Group acquisition
Agriculture
Sea Harvest BEE consortium confirms terms for Viking Group acquisition

13 Jun 2018

Court gives community right to fish without permit
Legal
Court gives community right to fish without permit

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 7 Jun 2018

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery
Agriculture
From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

20 Mar 2018

The fish to land may be I&J
Retail
The fish to land may be I&J

Marc Hasenfuss 30 Oct 2017

Premfish gets stake in squid operation
Agriculture
Premfish gets stake in squid operation

Marc Hasenfuss 20 Oct 2017

Image source:
ESG & Sustainability
Drive for giant new marine sanctuary in Antarctica

17 Oct 2017

Octagon via
Agriculture
Minister meets with Western Cape fishing communities

18 Sep 2017

AVI weighs up I&J's future
Retail
AVI weighs up I&J's future

Marc Hasenfuss 12 Sep 2017

Are we being tough enough on illegal fishing?
Legal
Are we being tough enough on illegal fishing?

Berning Robertson 7 Mar 2017

Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life
ESG & Sustainability
Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life

Craig Dodds 14 Feb 2017

Minister disturbed by fishing interdict
Legal
Minister disturbed by fishing interdict

9 Jan 2017

A NOAA vessel explores the the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the first in the Atlantic Ocean.
ESG & Sustainability
Momentum grows for ocean preserves. How well do they work?

Kirsten Grorud-Colvert and Jane Lubchenco 4 Jan 2017

By Andrew Mandemaker – Wikimedia Commons
ESG & Sustainability
Deal struck for world's biggest marine reserve in Antarctica

31 Oct 2016

Octagon via - Fishermen selling their catch of the day at the beach of Paternoster, Western Cape
Agriculture
App lifeline for small-scale fishers

Sarah Wild 28 Sep 2016

skeeze via
Agriculture
Sea Harvest takes control with bigger Mareterram slice

Marc Hasenfuss 11 Aug 2016

ValeriaRodrigues via
Agriculture
Small-scale fishers called to register ahead of deadline

29 Mar 2016

kpgolfpro via
Agriculture
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Abalobi Initiative

15 Mar 2016

Trevor Rickard via
Agriculture
Fishing quota slammed as 'mackerel for mates'

Bobby Jordan 1 Feb 2016

Public domain via
Agriculture
Fishing rights allocation process extended

23 Dec 2015

pcdazero via
Agriculture
All 2013 fishing rights appeals processed

15 Dec 2015

A not-so-fishy story
Agriculture
A not-so-fishy story

5 Aug 2015

Wisdom needed in fishing rights allocation
Agriculture
Wisdom needed in fishing rights allocation

Jenna Etheridge 9 Jul 2015

Sea Harvest launches employees share scheme
Agriculture
Sea Harvest launches employees share scheme

17 Jun 2015

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries gives update on fishing rights allocation process 2015/16
Agriculture
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries gives update on fishing rights allocation process 2015/16

12 Jun 2015

[Food for Thought] There are plenty of fish in the sea. Or are there?
Agriculture
[Food for Thought] There are plenty of fish in the sea. Or are there?

Nicci Botha 22 May 2015

Sea Harvest launches new R125m trawler
Agriculture
Sea Harvest launches new R125m trawler

13 Oct 2014

Dr Andrew Golding
Property
Über wealthy on the increase ... and on the move

Andrew Golding 29 Jul 2014

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