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Creecy suspends octopus exploratory fishing
The Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy says she has no choice but to suspend exploratory fishing for octopus.
In a statement that her...
Save our whales: Stop octopus trap fishing in False Bay, Cape Town
We request an immediate moratorium on all octopus trapping in the False Bay area until such time as stakeholders and concerned citizens are consulted...
Fishing line bin project gets new pipe sponsor
Plastics|SA's hugely successful fishing line bin project has a new sponsor for pipes, in the form of MacNeil Plastics who graciously donated 120 m PVC pipes,...
Cummins eyes fishing sector
Cummins Inc. the largest independent diesel engine manufacturer globally produces both diesel and alternative fuel engines used extensively in transport, mining, construction and as...
SA, Maldives sign fisheries agreement
South Africa and the Maldives will work together to improve the livelihood of their fishing communities and the management of tuna fisheries in the...
Tricky tides for fishing sector
A High Court decision which lifts an interdict that precluded the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) from awarding hake fishing rights for...
What’s the catch?
Stalwart Cape Town fishing companies are still reeling in the big profit catches – but the first attempts to angle for deals ahead of...
Sustainability is the mainstay of the fishing business
Worldwide the fishing industry faces a conundrum: how to satisfy the insatiable demand from a growing population, while protecting the very stock from unbridled...
Octopus fishing to be mapped in Western Indian Ocean
A new project, supported by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Africa Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and Blue Ventures, has been launched...
Agri Processing
As the name suggests, the agri-processing industry transforms and adds value to products that originate from agriculture, forestry and fisheries and its Standard Industrial...
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