2016

Fishing industry associations and companies active in South Africa’s deep-sea and midwater trawl fisheries were successful in their challenge of an experimental fishing permit for horse mackerel granted by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) under controversial circumstances. The permit was allocated to Global Pact Trading Online 3 (Pty) Ltd on 15 December …

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Companies with interests in fishing were at the top of the Most Empowered Companies list, announced in Johannesburg on Thursday October 6 and published in Business Report last Friday. African Equity Empowerment Investments, which topped the list of Most Empowered Companies, is parent company to Premier Fishing, which holds rights in the rock lobster fishery, …

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Henk de Beer, Secretary of the South African Fishing Industry Employers Organisation (SAFIEO) and a long-standing advocate for the rights of sea-going workers in the deep sea trawling industry, has passed away in Cape Town aged 68. A marine engineer by training, Henk’s career in fishing spanned several decades. He joined I&J in 1982 as …

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Internationally renowned fisheries scientist, Professor Ray Hilborn, visited South Africa in August at the invitation of the South African Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association. Prof. Hilborn participated in two public events, a seminar entitled “Fisheries Myths” at the University of Cape Town, and a debate with local fisheries experts at the Two Oceans Aquarium. Resources …

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A new collaboration between the South African Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) and WWF South Africa (WWF-SA), which was announced in Cape Town today, will dramatically improve the management of 12 fish species that are caught alongside hake in the deep-sea trawl fishery. SADSTIA and WWF-SA are to work together to implement the three …

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Andrew Steenkamp, Skipper of the I&J fresh fish trawler, Freesia, is the latest SADSTIA skipper to be nominated as Skipper of the Month. Andrew, who has worked for I&J for 40 years, was nominated by Johann Botha, Head of Trawling at I&J who says: “As a skipper Andrew is very professional, disciplined and environmentally conscious. …

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Leon Henry, Skipper of the Viking Fishing trawler, Svein Jonsson, has appeared in Fishing Industry News as Skipper of the Month. Leon was nominated by Tim Reddell, a director of Viking Fishing who says: “Leon has been with us since we acquired Hangberg Fishing in 2004. At that time already Leon displayed wonderful leadership qualities. …

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[av_image src=’https://www.sadstia.co.za/assets/uploads/EK-2016-1-300×200.jpg’ attachment=’691′ attachment_size=’medium’ align=’left’ styling=’no-styling’ hover=” link=” target=” caption=” font_size=” appearance=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ custom_class=” av_uid=’av-efv1h’][/av_image] For the third year in a row, a team of scientists on board the South African research ship, Ellen Khuzwayo, is surveying an experimental area on the west coast fishing grounds of “Karbonkel”. The team is using …

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