The first Fisher People’s Tribunal paints a picture of small-scale fishing communities under pressure from exploration and mining, conservation, and the governm
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This is caused by many factors, particularly related to the industrialisation of the ocean through “blue economy” initiatives materialised through “Operation Phakisa”,and the expansion of marine conservation, leading to the exclusion of coastal communities and, in some cases, the criminalisation of their work.
The tribunal addressed several problems faced by South Africa’s small-scale fishers, key to them was looking at the small-scale fishers policy and whether its promises have materialised. was established in 2012 after years of consolidation and mobilisation to recognise small-scale fishers and their customary rights in South African legislation.
These have failed to consider the contexts in which the different fishing communities exist, leading to the exclusion of many fishers from participating in co-management and forming part of the cooperatives, mainly through processes and criteria. This has led to serious consequences for fishing communities along the West Coast, according to testimonies presented at the tribunal.
Although much progress has been made in fighting oil and gas extraction and mining, fishing communities continue to struggle against big mining and oil and gas corporations. They have called for interventions by civil society, the government and organisations working on the climate crisis. The tribunal also presented a case that highlighted incidents of violence against small-scale fishers in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, caused by the current forms of conservation.
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