It has been a while, but South Africa’s coastal and inland small-scale fishers have finally been able to talk about what is troubling them to somebody who can hopefully make a difference. This remains to be seen given that it is about 15 years since work started on a Small-scale Fisheries Policy. Now it seems a balance also has to be struck between earning a livelihood and conservation.
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