Draft Regulations for Entry of Foreign Fishing Vessels in SA Waters

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In May 2016, the South African authorities had to ask the military to intervene when several Chinese fishing vessels were found to be in South Africa’s waters without permits. The vessels had been instructed to head to different ports for inspection, but most ignored the order. The Chinese embassy in South Africa referred to the incident as a “misunderstanding”.

Draft regulations have been published relating to the entry of foreign fishing vessels into South African waters. This is in terms of sections 77(1), 77(2)(g), (j), (k), (o) and 42(4) of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998).

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