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International workshop reviews the operational management procedure for hake

Four international scientists worked with their South African counterparts at the University of Cape Town in late November to, among other things, review the operational management procedure (OMP) that has been proposed to recommend a total allowable catch for the hake fishery for the next four years. The scientists are Sean Cox of Canada, Sarah […]

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SADSTIA creates new opportunities for graduates

Newsletters / Pedro

In November, the assessment and selection of applicants for 10 internship positions was well underway following a September announcement that the South African Deep-Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) is to sponsor 10 paid and structured internships in the field of environmental science over the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. The internships form

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Case study documents the successful rebuilding of the South African hake resource

Newsletters / Pedro

The experience of rebuilding the South African hake resource following its depletion by foreign fishing fleets in the 1960s and 1970s, and the management of the deep-sea trawl fishery since the 1980s, is documented in an important scientific Technical Paper published earlier this year. “Rebuilding of Marine Fisheries” was jointly prepared by the Food and

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A fisher’s life

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The global footprint of bottom trawling is smaller than we think

2018, News / Pedro

The global footprint of bottom trawling is not as large as many assume and varies dramatically by region. For example, at the extremes, just 0.4% of the seabed off Southern Chile is trawled, compared to 80% of the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Italy. On South Africa’s west coast, between 12 and 14% of

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Fishing industry announces new opportunities for graduates

2018, News / Pedro

The companies active in South Africa’s deep-sea trawling industry have teamed up with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the conservation organisation WWF-South Africa to provide an opportunity for 11 new graduates to work in the field of fisheries management, aquaculture, environmental science and related fields. The South African Deep-Sea Trawling Industry

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Leaders of tomorrow 4

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International experts lend scholarly weight to the trawl fishery’s management

2018, News / Pedro

The process of reviewing the Operational Management Procedure (OMP) used to manage the South African hake fishery is underway and a panel of international experts has contributed a number of recommendations that will strengthen and improve the review. The experts – Sean Cox of Canada, Malcolm Haddon of Australia, Daniel Howell of Norway and Andre

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Ellen Khuzwayo survey to quantify the impacts of trawling

2018, News / Pedro

The South African research vessel Ellen Khuzwayo departed on Monday 22 January from Cape Town on the fifth and final leg of an innovative five-year experiment that is expected to shed light on the contentious subject of trawling and the impact it has on the seabed. Although bottom trawlers catch at least 20% of global

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