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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Fisheries

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Inland fisheries

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. National Freshwater (Inland) Wild Fisheries Capture Policy for South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, February 2022. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 45954 (25 February 2022), Govt. notice no. 1790.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. National Freshwater (Inland) Wild Fisheries Capture Fisheries Policy for South Africa. 2nd draft.  Pretoria: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2019.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. National Inland Fisheries Policy Framework for South Africa. 1st draft. Pretoria: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2018.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Chief Directorate: Aquaculture and Economic Development. .Draft Comments and Responses Report for the First Draft National Freshwater (Inland) Wild Capture Fisheries Policy (previously titled National Inland Fisheries Policy). Pretoria: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2018?

Commercial fishing rights

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. General policy on the allocation and management of fishing rights, 2013. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 36675 (17 July 2013), General notice 750 of 2013. 

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs.    Policy for the transfer of commercial fishing rights :      Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2009.   In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 32449 (31 July 2009), Government notice 789. G 68 E.ENVI.09.POLI   

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management.    Policy for the allocation and management of medium-term small-scale commercial fishing rights ;   Policy for the allocation and management of medium-term subsistence fishing rights.    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2006. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 29391 (17 November 2006), General notice 1679 of 2006.   G 68 E.ENVI.06.POLI

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch Marine and Coastal Management    Policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the inshore trawl fishery, 2005.    [Pretoria? :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism?,   2005].   G 68 E.ENVI.05.POLI
 
South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.    General policy on the allocation and management of long term commercial fishing rights, 2005 /    [Pretoria? :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism?],   2005.   G 68 E.ENVI.05.GENE
 
South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management. Draft general policy on the allocation and management of long term commercial fishing rights, 2004  In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 27357 (4 March 2005), General notice 396 of 2005. 
 
South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management. Draft policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the inshore trawl fishery, 2005.
 
 

White paper

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.  White paper :   a marine fisheries policy for South Africa.    [Pretoria? :   Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism?],   1997.    G 68 E.ENVI.97.WHIT

A marine fisheries policy for South Africa :   a summary of the white paper /    [Pretoria?] :   The Dept.,   1997.    G 68 E.ENVI.97.MARI

Draft white papers

South Africa Fisheries Policies Development Committee    National marine fisheries policy for South Africa [draft].    {South Africa} :   The Committee,   1996.    G 68 E.ENVI.96.NATI

 South Africa Fisheries Policies Development Committee    Towards a national marine fisheries policy for South Africa.     [South Africa :   The Committee?],   1996.   G 68 E.ENVI.96.TOWA

 

Policies by species

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 2013 Fishery specific policies for Demersal Shark, hake handline, KwaZulu-Natal prawn trawl, oyster, squid, traditional linefish, tuna pole-line and white mussel. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 36675 (17 July 2013), General notice 750 of 2013. 

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. [Draft revised sector specific policies on the allocation and management of fishing rights, May 2013: traditional linefish, squid, tuna pole and line, Demersal Shark, oyster, white mussel, hake handline, KwaZulu-Natal prawn trawl.] In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 36460 (14 May 2013), General notice 473 of 2013. 

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. Draft revised policy for the allocation and management of fishing rights in the oyster fishery, 2013.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. Draft revised policy for the allocation and management of fishing rights in the white mussel fishery, 2013.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. Draft revised policy for the allocation and management of fishing rights in the Demersal Shark fishery, 2013.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. Draft revised KwaZulu-Natal prawn trawl policyon the allocation and management of fishing rights, 2013.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. Draft revised traditional linefish policy on the allocation and management of fishing rights, 2013.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. Draft revised squid policy on the allocation and management of fishing rights, 2013.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. Draft revised policy for the allocation and management of fishing rights in the tuna pole and line fishery, 2013.

South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management.    Draft revised policy for the allocation and management of fishing rights in the traditional linefish fishery   2013.    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2013.  In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 36460 (14 May 2013), General notice 473 of 2013.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Branch: Fisheries Management. Draft revised policy for the allocation and management of fishing rights in the hake handline fishery, 2013.

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management.    [Policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights].  [Pretoria? :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism?],   2005.   Beach-Seine (Treknet) and Gillnet -- Demersal Shark -- Hake Deep-Sea Trawl -- Hake Handline -- Hake Longline -- Horse Mackerel -- Inshore Trawl -- KwaZulu-Natal Prawn Trawl -- KwaZulu-Natal Sardine Beach-Seine Commercial -- Oyster -- Patagonian Toothfish -- Seaweed -- Small Pelagics -- South Coast Rock Lobster -- Squid -- Tuna Pole -- West Coast Rock Lobster (Nearshore) -- West Coast Rock Lobster (Offshore) -- White Mussel.          G 68 E.ENVI.05.POLI

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management.    [Policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights].    [Pretoria? :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism?],   2005. Beach-Seine (Treknet) and Gillnet -- Demersal Shark -- Hake Deep-Sea Trawl -- Hake Handline -- Hake Longline -- Horse Mackerel -- Inshore Trawl -- KwaZulu-Natal Prawn Trawl -- KwaZulu-Natal Sardine Beach-Seine Commercial -- Oyster -- Patagonian Toothfish -- Seaweed -- Small Pelagics -- South Coast Rock Lobster -- Squid -- Tuna Pole -- West Coast Rock Lobster (Nearshore) -- West Coast Rock Lobster (Offshore) -- White Mussel. G 68 E.ENVI.05.POLI

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management. Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the KwaZulu-Natal sardine beach-seine commercial fishery, 2005 ; Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the beach-seine (treknet) and gillnet (drift-net, set-net) commercial fishery, 2005 ; Draft : policy for the allocation and management of fishing rights in the oyster fishery, 2005 ; Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the white mussel fishery, 2005. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 27361 (4 March 2005), General notice 399 of 2005. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management. Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the hake handline fishery, 2005 ; Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the West Coast rock lobster limited commercial (nearshore)  fishery, 2005 In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 27360 (4 March 2005), General notice 398 of 2005. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management. Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the hake deep-sea trawl fishery, 2005 Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the inshore trawl fishery, 2005 Draft : policy for the allocation and management of long-term commercial fishing rights in the horse mackerel fishery, 2005Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the KwaZulu-Natal prawn trawl fishery, 2005Draft : policy for the allocation and management of long-term commercial fishing rights in the patagonian toothfish fishery, 2005Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the small pelagics (anchovy and sardine purse-seine) fishery, 2005Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the south coast rock lobster fishery, 2005.  In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 27358 (4 March 2005), General notice 400 of 2005. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management. Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the demersal shark fishery, 2005Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the kake longline fishery, 2005Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial harvesting rights in the seaweed sector, 2005Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the squid fishery, 2005Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the tuna pole fishery, 2005 ; Draft : policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the West Coast rock lobster (offshore) fishery, 2005In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 27359 (4 March 2005), General notice 397 of 2005. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management. Policy for the allocation and management of commercial fishing rights in the West Coast rock lobster commercial (nearshore) fishery, 2005.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Policy for the allocation of commercial fishing rights in the abalone fishery, 2003.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch Marine and Coastal Management. Policy for the allocation of fishing rights in the large pelagics (tuna longline and swordfish) fishery, 2003. 

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.    Invitation to apply for commercial rights to undertake commercial fishing of abalone (Haliotis Midae) in terms of section 18 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act no. 18 of 1998). Policy for the allocation of commercial fishing rights in the abalone fishery : 2003.    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2003. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 25588 (15 October 2003), General notice 2609 of 2003. G 68 E.ENVI.03.INVI  

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Draft policy for the allocation of commercial fishing rights in the abalone fishery, 2003.
 
South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.    Policy on the allocation of commercial fishing rights in the large pelagics (tuna longline and swordfish) fishery :   2003 /    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2003. 
In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 25757 (28 November 2003), Government notice no. 1722. G 68 E.ENVI.03.POLI
 
South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch Marine and Coastal Management. Draft policy and criteria for the evaluation of applications in the experimental octopus fishery. 2003.
 
South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.   Draft policy on the allocation of experimental permits in the octopus fishery /    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2003. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 25581 (10 October 2003), Government notice no. 1459.   G 68 E.ENVI.03.DRAF

 

 

Seabirds

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. South Africa: National Plan of Action for Reducing the Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, August 2008.

Small-scale fisheries

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Policy for the small scale fisheries sector in South Africa. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 35455 (20 June 2012), Govt. notice no. 474. 

South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.    Draft policy for the small-scale fisheries sector in South Africa.    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2010.  In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 33530 (3 September 2010), General notice 852 of 2010.   G 68 E.FISH.10.DRAF

Analysis: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Research Unit. The analysis of the draft small-scale fisheries policy in South Africa: highlighting areas of concern within the policy, 7 February 2011.

Thesis: Pretorius, Graeme. Big hopes for small-scale fishers: a critical review of South Africa's small-scale fishing policy and regulations. University of Cape Town Masters of Laws, 2017.

Subsistence fishing

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch Marine and Coastal Management    Draft policy for the allocation and management of medium-term subsistence fishing rights. Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2008. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 31707 (12 December 2008), Government notice no. 1358.   G 68 E.ENVI.08.DRAF

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management.    Policy for the allocation and management of medium-term small-scale commercial fishing rights ;   Policy for the allocation and management of medium-term subsistence fishing rights.    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2006. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 29391 (17 November 2006), General notice 1679 of 2006.   G 68 E.ENVI.06.POLI

New fisheries

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management.    Policy document :   establishment of new fisheries in South Africa /    [Pretoria? :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism?,   2005?].   G 68 E.ENVI.05.POLI

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Draft policy for the establisment of new fisheries, 2003. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 25861 (19 December 2003), Government notice no. 1841.