0 Marine Law & Insurance MRA Online Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Draft regulations released for comment SOUTH AFRICA: The Department of Transport released four separate pieces of draft regulations during the last week of December focusing on fishing vessel construction, fisher welfare and radio installations.
0 Safety & Incident Response MRA Online Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Fire causes crew to abandon vessel SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is investigating an incident that resulted in the successful evacuation of 21 crewmembers from a fishing vessel that caught fire and grounded near Cape Recife Lighthouse off Port...
0 Green Marine MRA Online Saturday, January 10, 2026 Investing in coral reef preservation KENYA: The United Nations Development Capital Fund (UNCDF), through the Global Coral Reef Fund (Gfcr), have signed two new financing agreements to expand coral reef-friendly businesses in Kenya helping to reduce the load of nutrients and...
0 Tourism MRA Online Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Restricting access for recreational WCRL fishers SOUTH AFRICA: Recreational fishers need to plan smartly this summer if they want to stay on the right side of the law as the announced dates for catching West Coast Rock Lobster restrict opportunities to only 12 days.