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Illegal Fishing

Fishing subsidies in the W. Cape: ‘Illegal fishing is our only option’
The Green Guardian
/ 24 October 2021

Fishing subsidies in the W. Cape: ‘Illegal fishing is our only option’

Fishers claim they are forced into illegal trawling because subsidies only benefit big vessels

By Bongani Siziba
Fishing for a solution to catch marine life smugglers
Article
/ 2 October 2019

Fishing for a solution to catch marine life smugglers

Syndicates operating across international boundaries are depleting South Africa’s ocean resources

By Hennie Van As
​There’s a crisis in our oceans, illegal fishing dwarfs ivory and rhino horn poaching
Article
/ 18 July 2016

​There’s a crisis in our oceans, illegal fishing dwarfs ivory and rhino horn poaching

France, SA and Mozambique will give trawlers in the Mozambique Channel a harder time, but can they control the $23bn a year industry?

By Geoff Hill
​Pirate fishing vessels are fined, but SA’s ocean policing is woefully inadequate
Article
/ 11 July 2016

​Pirate fishing vessels are fined, but SA’s ocean policing is woefully inadequate

Fines are a slap on the wrist as trawlers simply return to sea, revealing the difficulty of patrolling SA’s 1.5-million kilometre square waters.

By Sipho Kings
SA at sea over illegal fishing in its waters
Article
/ 19 May 2016

SA at sea over illegal fishing in its waters

Foreign trawlers invading South Africa’s oceans costs the economy R60bn a year because it can’t afford to patrol and control its resources.

By Sipho Kings
No image available
Article
/ 7 January 2011

Lobster thieves feel the pinch after US ruling

A landmark ruling in a New York court sent out a strong message against the plunder of South Africa’s wildlife resources.

By Yolandi Groenewald
No image available
Article
/ 5 July 2008

SADC states get tough on illegal fishing

Eight Southern African coastal states have agreed to set up a regional task force to deal with illegal fishing in their waters and save fish stocks.

By Staff Reporter

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