Category THE OCEAN

19 Feb

COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE ENTRY OF FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS INTO SOUTH AFRICAN WATERS

COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE ENTRY OF FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS INTO SOUTH AFRICAN WATERS The EMS Foundation submitted comments on the proposed regulations relating to the entry of foreign fishing vessels into South African waters on the 18th February 2024. Download and read the full commentary on the proposals: It is indeed […]

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2 Jul

COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SHARK BIODIVERSITY PLAN

The EMS Foundation continues to encourage the South African government that a shift is required to restore living interconnected systems that create a stable climate, a shift that is of the utmost importance for the well-being of humans and all life on the planet. Forced habit change, over harvesting, species introductions and cascading effects are the current trends that fail to prevent extensive anthropogenic biodiversity loss. Sharks, rays and chimeras are part of an estimated one million species that currently face extinction.

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