Fishing Industry News and Aquaculture SA

There is a credible argument that the recent stakeholder engagement around the DFFE Oceans Economy Master Plan has struggled to generate the level of...

Although there have been no new mass mortalities of sardines in the Western Cape since mid-August, over the past few days there have been...

The Marion Island research base has been successfully handed over to the M83 team, following the coordinated efforts of the research team and personnel...

A new application to explore the South East coast of South Africa for gas has been lodged by Main Street 1549 (Pty) Ltd. The...

Parliament has been accepting comments and hosting public hearings about the proposed Gas Bill this month (August 2026). While industry participants support the Bill’s...

There is still no clear explanation for the mass mortality of sardines along the Western Cape coastline but some progress is being made to...

The Namibian fishing industry has demonstrated its disatisfaction of the government’s approval to move forward with mining phosphate offshore. This week hundreds of fishing industry...

South Africa’s hake trawl fishery has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s Standard for environmental sustainability in wild-capture fisheries for a fifth consecutive...

The M83 team on board the S.A. Agulhas II has arrived safely at Marion Island, ready to reactivate the base following an evacuation of the previous...

The Garden Route is facing an environmental crisis of alarming proportions, according to veteran environmental manager, Dr Guy Preston, who recently visited the region...