Open letter to the Minister on Tsitsikamma MPA
After Oxpeckers published articles on the opening of the Tsitsikamma protected area to fishing, a marine scientist sent us a plea explaining why this is a bad idea...
22 January, 2016
Tsitsikamma Tag
Small victory for marine protected area
A settlement prevents fishing in the Tsitsikamma marine protected area for now, but does not affect draft regulations for its re-zoning, writes Louise de Bruin...
12 January, 2016
Marine ‘Kruger park’ opened for fishing
Marine scientists are concerned that opening South Africa's largest marine protected area will rapidly reduce stocks of endangered fish species. They liken the move to opening Kruger park to hunting,...
11 December, 2015