MEDIA STATEMENT In the wake of the MFV Lincoln tragedy, South Africa’s trawling industry association emphasises that the fishery is safe and closely regulated The South African Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA), which represents the 52 trawler owners and operators active in the deep-sea trawl fishery for hake, expresses its sincere condolences to the …
The executive committee and members of SADSTIA express their sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the men who lost their lives over the weekend as a result of the loss of the fishing trawler, MFV Lincoln. The Lincoln was apparently swamped by very heavy seas 30 miles south of Hermanus at approximately …
Secretary of SADSTIA, Dr Johann Augustyn, has been appointed to the Marine Stewardship Council’s 36-member Stakeholder Council. The Stakeholder Council is an advisory body that provides the MSC with advice, recommendations and informed opinions on the certification body’s fishery and chain of custody standards and their implementation through the MSC programme. Its members reflect a …
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The 51 trawler owners and operators in South Africa’s Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) yesterday received word that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has approved a further five-year certification for the deep-sea trawl fishery. Read the MSC public certification report here This is the third time the fishery has secured certification from the MSC, …
A groundbreaking initiative to better understand the impacts that trawling may have on the seabed entered an important second phase this week when the research vessel, Ellen Khuzwayo, left Cape Town for a week-long survey of the trawl grounds known as Karbonkel. Karbonkel is situated on the continental shelf, offshore of Port Nolloth and three …
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