Inconsistencies, omissions, obtuse language and the weakening of existing legislation pepper Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson's proposed amendments to the Marine Living Resources Act and to fisheries rights allocation policies. Thirteen academics, including...
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Marine & inland fisheries management
by The Daily Catch in 2013
Mozambique’s pristine Primeiras and Segundas coastal belt is now formally under conservation, thanks to the recent proclamation of Africa’s biggest marine protected area (MPA). Known as the Primeiras and Segundas archipelagos, the MPA covers almost 10 500 square kilometres – about one and a half...
by Wildlife Extra in 2013
South Africa makes marine conservation history by declaring Prince Edward Islands a marine protected area. South Africa's Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Mrs B. Molewa, has declared the Prince Edward Islands as a Marine Protected Area (MPA). The new Prince Edward Islands MPA, the...
by Too Big To Ignore in 2013
Introduction
The Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research known as Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) is a research network and information mobilization partnership established to:
(a) enhance the...
by Rebecca Pointer in 2012
This report covers a period in which PLAAS sought to clarify and consolidate its vision, and elaborate an agenda for research, policymaking, teaching and training that emphasises the centrality of the dynamics of chronic poverty and structural inequality in South Africa. The particular emphasis...
