SOUTH AFRICA: Calling for a cross-sector approach to address incidental seabird mortality across the country’s fisheries, a new action plan proposes the development of joint funding mechanisms and common platforms to share monitoring data...

For the second year running and just one day after World Krill Day, the Antarctic krill fishery has been shut down early, a stark warning sign that the management of one of the world's largest and fastest-growing fisheries urgently needs to...

South Africa has co-sponsored a proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) calling for closer coordination between the world's oldest global ocean dumping rules and the newly enforced international treaty protecting marine life...

SOUTH AFRICA: A virtual meeting convened last week to position the long-awaited Oceans Economy Master Plan (OEMP) for acceptance by the maritime industry was disrupted when representatives of the small-scale fishing sector and coastal communities...