Fishing Industry News and Aquaculture SA

Gqeberha- based Eyethu Fishing has announced that it will commence a formal consultation process to restructure its operations following the expiry of the lease...

Another State of the Nation Parliamentary address looms under the South African Government of National Unity (GNU), but what is the state of the...

The Sea Harvest Group has been riding the wave of prosperity in the past year and has published a trading statement today advising shareholders...

The bureaucracy that strangles small-scale fisheries has once again surfaced in the Traditional Linefish industry with the recent cut in total allowable effort.  The Traditional...

The squid fishing vessel FV Western Star, a 40-foot vessel owned by Knysna Fishing Company, sank this morning after a fire broke out onboard...

Following last month’s announcement, of the appointment of a Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), environmental justice group, The Green Connection, has flagged the need for...

Fish is still not a core food on South Africa’s household affordability index. The only protein that does appear is frozen chicken portions. The...

St Helena Bay harbour on the Cape West Coast will be busy this week as three vessels are due to be launched into the...

The threat of spreading Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Eastern Cape Highlands has had a knock-on effect on recreational trout fishing. All...

South Africa’s influence in shaping global fisheries policy is significant but this is at odds with its own domestic policy which is viewed by...