Court Says No to Interdict Application to Restrict Horse Mackerel Fishing

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Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus capensis) also known as Maasbanker (Afr.). Photo: Stock

The Western Cape High Court has delivered the judgement for the court case brought by 17 companies over the allocation of commercial fishing rights in the 2015/2016 fishing rights allocation process (FRAP 2015/2016) in the horse mackerel fishery. The Minister wanted all existing Category B right holders to stop fishing until litigation has been finalised, but one of the right holders refused to accept this. The court agreed this would do more harm than good.

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