Illegal Fishing
latest news & developments
South Africa intercepts four Chinese fishing vessels violating EEZ rules
Four Chinese-flagged fishing vessels were fined R400 000 and released after a coordinated operation by officials and the police
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
Fishing for a solution to catch marine life smugglers
Syndicates operating across international boundaries are depleting South Africa’s ocean resources
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.