The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has described as regrettable the protest action over fishing rights allocations in the Western Cape.
On Monday, a group of small-scale and near-shore fishers blocked the entrance to the DAFF offices at Foreshore Street in Cape Town. According to reports, the fishers were protesting over the long-awaited outcome of the suspension of the West Coast Rock Lobster fishing rights allocation process.
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