Fishing

How fishing in a Western Cape town is dying

“Our people have lived off the river for years … but fish don’t come here anymore”

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Feature | 8 December 2017

We don’t have money or staff, says fisheries department

MPs told directorate can’t implement co-operatives policy

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Parliament | 13 November 2017

Diving for abalone among the great white sharks

Impoverished Gansbaai residents risk death to supply illicit trade

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Feature | 11 October 2017

Fishers march into government offices

Call for crayfish quotas to be allocated to nearshore fishers and not large commercial fisheries

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Brief | 22 September 2017

Hout Bay residents call for solidarity with Hangberg

Solemn protest on International Day of Peace demands housing and fishing rights

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Brief | 22 September 2017

Fishing quotas killed Waylon, say Hawston residents

25-year-old drowned trying to learn to dive for abalone

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Feature | 20 September 2017

Chokka fishers struggle to survive in lean times

Separated for long periods from their families, the fishers eke out a meagre living catching squid

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Photo Essay | 19 September 2017

Debate on key fishing bill stalled in Parliament

No responses yet to angry fishing communities

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News | 18 September 2017

In photos: Hangberg erupts over fishing rights

Rubber bullets, petrol bombs, flares and tear gas fill the air as protest escalates

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Photo Essay | 13 September 2017

Police shoot child in mouth

Hout Bay residents protest against shrinking lobster quotas

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News | 12 September 2017

Saldanha fishermen slam new marine bill

“Where are we going to fish?” MPs asked during public hearing

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Parliament | 1 September 2017

Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life

Minister Senzeni Zokwana accused of reneging on recovery plan

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Feature | 14 February 2017

Small-scale fishers demand their rights

Dozens protest at Parliament over fishing permit policy

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News | 26 November 2016

Small scale fishers say they face bleak Christmas

Protesters say government policy designed to empower them is failing

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News | 16 November 2016

Way of life restored for Langebaan fishers

Fishers win the right to use Zone B on Langebaan lagoon

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News | 15 November 2016

Kalk Bay’s fishers battle for permits

Fishers risk “limb and neck to get that fish and to put something on the table”

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Photo Essay | 15 August 2016