Members of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have noted that the country's coastal and marine resources are under considerable threat and fishing resources are vulnerable to illegal, unreported and unregulated exploitation.
A departmental delegation led by newly-appointed deputy Director-General for Fisheries Ms Greta Apelgren-Narkadien, who is responsible for fisheries, has admitted that the agreement signed in March 2012 with the South African Navy to patrol the seashore, did not produce the anticipated results.
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