A landmark settlement agreement has been reached in the African penguin litigation after intense negotiations between ...

to limit commercial purse-seine anchovy and sardine fishing activities around key African Penguin breeding colonies is a long-overdue step towards securing their survival in the wild and bringing ...

The order, issued by the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday, outlines no-go zones for the commercial sardine and anchovy fishing vessels around six key African penguin breeding colonies: Dassen Island ...

In February 2025, the South African Pelagic Fishing Industry Association (SAPFIA) and the Eastern and Southern Cape Pelagic Association (ESCPA), both co-respondents in the case, called for a ...

All eyes are on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Dion George and his department over how they will administer the implementation of no-fishing zones around six key African penguin ...

A South African court order issued Tuesday barred for at least 10 years commercial fishing at key breeding colonies for African penguins that are facing extinction in part because of threats to ...

A South African court has prohibited commercial fishing around six key breeding colonies of the critically endangered African Penguin for at least 10 years to protect their food supply.

The order makes the waters around six key breeding colonies off limits to commercial sardine and anchovy fishing for at least a decade, according to a copy. FILE: African Penguins stand on the ...