Could Do Better. Ocean Economy Scorecard 2018 Updated

Despite the number of sustainably fished species (optimally exploited) remaining the same, the state of South Africa’s marine resources is still concerning. This is according to the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) which has released an updated ocean economy scorecard.

WWF first published an Oceans Facts and Future report on the South African ocean economy in 2016. Its objective was to provide a snapshot of the state of our oceans and to catalyse collaboration. Within the report, an ocean economy scorecard was developed to act as a marker against which progress could be measured and tracked. Two years later, this scorecard has been updated to see if there have been any significant changes.