Newsflash! Variation of scope of the statutory council for the Squid and Related Fisheries of South Africa
The scope of registration of the Squid and Related Fisheries of South Africa has, in terms of section 58(1) of the Act, been varied with effect from 19 August 2024.
The scope of The Statutory Council for the Squid and Other Fisheries of South Africa is as follows:
Squid fishing uses the jigging fishing method as well as those fishing industries involved with the inshore harvesting of fish species from fishing vessels at sea. Which also includes:
- The maintenance personnel who are responsible for keeping the vessels and ancillary equipment in a sea-going and serviceable condition.
- The administrative (office) personnel who are responsible for the administrative function.
- The factory-based personnel are responsible for the handling of squid and other fish species on land in the land-based processing establishments.
The specific character of the fishing sectors in which it is intended to be included are the fisheries mainly involved in the inshore harvesting of fish species. Inshore fishing means fishing which is predominantly conducted in sight of land with a depth of seawater +/- 90 meters, up +/- 20 km from land. The fishing sectors include hake long line, small and pelagic fishing (pilchards, anchovy and tuna), and rock lobster.
This includes fishing within the geographical area of the South African Coast Line of Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast in the East to the Northern Cape Coast in the West, which includes the entire Eastern Cape as well as the Western Cape Coast Lines.
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