10 Year Review: The Future Of The Fisheries In An Ideal World

From the beginning of the 1990’s, with the anticipation of the coming changes to our overall society, a considerable degree of uncertainty as to future developments led to confusion in so many government departments. The department of Marine and Coastal Management, was no exception, particularly as the rights distribution was far too narrow, let alone the fact that the holders were 95% white. The industry participants and the then present governing party were very conscious of these facts and agreed to form a forum consisting of representatives from all facets of industry, unions, scientists, conservationists, recreationals, and even illegal fishers, chaired by an ANC representative.