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Living Planet Report 2026: Why biodiversity matters for business

Environment & Natural Resources

Living Planet Report 2026: Why biodiversity matters for business

Issued by WWF South Africa 14 Oct 2026

Image supplied. Credit: Manoj Nawoor

Fishing

The crucial role of fisheries observers in sustainable deep-sea management

18 Feb 2025

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

Fishing

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

10 Jun 2024

Food Crisis

Easter snoek shortage fears rise amidst tightened fishing regulations

19 Mar 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Fishing

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Liezl Human 5 Mar 2024

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Fishing

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Liezl Human 16 Nov 2023

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

22 Sep 2023

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

Fishing

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

3 May 2023

Source: Supplied. World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (centre) at the recent WTO Ministerial meeting - at the MC12 Closing Press Conference, 17 June 2022.

Markets & Investment

Understanding the WTO Ministerial Meeting: What just happened and what's next?

Sean Doherty and Aditi Sara Verghese 24 Jun 2022

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Fishing

Government accepts recommendations for West Coast Rock Lobster fishery

14 Dec 2021

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Fishing

African marine rules favour big industry, leaving small-scale fishers in the lurch

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood and Edward H. Allison 22 Nov 2021

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

Fishing

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

18 Aug 2021

WorldFish, LVFO strengthen research ties boosting aquatic food availability in East Africa

Fishing

WorldFish, LVFO strengthen research ties boosting aquatic food availability in East Africa

13 Jan 2021

How a global ocean treaty could protect biodiversity in the high seas

Environment & Natural Resources

How a global ocean treaty could protect biodiversity in the high seas

Jennifer Silver, Leslie Acton, Lisa Campbell, Noella Gray 5 Jun 2020

Fishing

Fishery project makes progress in protecting biodiversity of international waters

5 Feb 2020

Ensuring fishers' safety while managing aquatic resources

Fishing

Ensuring fishers' safety while managing aquatic resources

22 Nov 2019

Fishing

EU invests €40m to bolster food security in the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions

25 Oct 2019

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Fishing

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Chris Free 22 Aug 2019

Penguins' behaviour could aid fisheries management

Fishing

Penguins' behaviour could aid fisheries management

Stephanie Achieng' 30 May 2019

SA makes its mark in fisheries economy

Fishing

SA makes its mark in fisheries economy

10 Apr 2019

Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in Parliament on March 14, 2019. Corbyn called for the Brexit referendum in 2016 – expecting it to fail. Reuters TV via REUTERS

Markets & Investment

3 days, 3 key votes - and no end in sight for Brexit

18 Mar 2019

Cuts on rock lobster fishing in line with court judgment

Environmental Law

Cuts on rock lobster fishing in line with court judgment

20 Nov 2018

New map shows that only 13% of the oceans are still truly wild

Environment & Natural Resources

New map shows that only 13% of the oceans are still truly wild

Kendall Jones et al. 1 Aug 2018

Fishery management needs to be reworked to counter effects of climate change

Fishing

Fishery management needs to be reworked to counter effects of climate change

11 Jul 2018

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

Agriculture

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

19 Jun 2018

New initiative will improve the sustainability of 9 South African fisheries

Fishing

New initiative will improve the sustainability of 9 South African fisheries

7 Jun 2018

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Fishing

Efforts to stop IUU fishing gains momentum

6 Jun 2018

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Fishing

Data-bait: Using tech to hook globe's multi-billion-dollar fishing cheats

Thin Lei Win 16 May 2018

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

Research & Development

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

10 Apr 2018

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

Fishing

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

20 Mar 2018

Agriculture

A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on key initiatives to achieving food and nutrition security

31 Jan 2018

Fishing

A close up look at the social networks of Lake Victoria's fisherfolk

Fiona Nunan 28 Nov 2017

Fishing

We don't have money or staff, says fisheries department

14 Nov 2017

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

Fishing

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

9 Oct 2017

World Bank approves $20m for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation in Seychelles

Fishing

World Bank approves $20m for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation in Seychelles

5 Oct 2017

Fishing

Cracking down on illegal and overfishing

9 Jun 2017

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Fishing

Keeping track of fish from sea to plate to keep illegally caught fish off store shelves

13 Apr 2017

New research vessel explores oceans for the sake of better marine resources management

Fishing

New research vessel explores oceans for the sake of better marine resources management

28 Mar 2017

reinout_dujardin via - Lake Victoria, Uganda

Fishing

EAC states now act on overfishing to save stocks in Lake Victoria

Halima Abdallah 15 Mar 2017

Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life

Environment & Natural Resources

Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life

Craig Dodds 14 Feb 2017

Minister disturbed by fishing interdict

Environmental Law

Minister disturbed by fishing interdict

9 Jan 2017

Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng via

Fishing

Organised crime in the fisheries sector starts to get the attention it deserves

Emma Witbooi 5 Jan 2017

A NOAA vessel explores the the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the first in the Atlantic Ocean.

Environment & Natural Resources

Momentum grows for ocean preserves. How well do they work?

Kirsten Grorud-Colvert and Jane Lubchenco 4 Jan 2017

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Fishing

DAFF sets West Coast Rock Lobster quota higher than recommended

21 Nov 2016

Fishing

Way of life restored for Langebaan fishers

Ashraf Hendricks 15 Nov 2016

Improved management needed to unlock further value from oceans - report

Environment & Natural Resources

Improved management needed to unlock further value from oceans - report

13 Oct 2016

Octagon via - Fishermen selling their catch of the day at the beach of Paternoster, Western Cape

Fishing

App lifeline for small-scale fishers

Sarah Wild 28 Sep 2016