South Africa: Daff Fully Committed to Transformation in Fishing Sector

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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