One of the most significant aspects of the agreement is the formal closure of specific islands to commercial fishing, with ...

Island closures are painted as an economic cost to the fishing industry, but losing African Penguins will cost us dearly.

By agreement between all parties pelagic fishing permits must be amended within 14 days to protect six key penguin breeding ...

Collaborative conservation efforts for the protection of African Penguin breeding colonies have ... was irrational and unlawful. BirdLife SA and Sanccob called for the proper implementation ...

Dr. Dion George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, hailed the agreement as a landmark achievement in ...

The fishing waters around Dassen Island near Yzerfontein ... Alistair McInnes, BirdLife SA's manager for seabird conservation, said: The legal process was firstly to improve the chances of the African ...

The department of forestry, fisheries and environment has confirmed the presence of the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus on South Africa’s sub-Antarctic territory of Marion Island.

The fisheries department has two weeks to ensure the closure of no-fishing zones around six key penguin breeding areas.