insert_link Environment Technology to protect South Africa’s oceans: experts find that a data-driven monitoring system is paying off A fishing boat launching into South African waters at dawn. Justin Klusener Photos Marjolaine Krug, University of Cape Town Nine years ago South Africa put in place an innovative information management system designed to monitor and protect its seas. The country is surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian oceans on its southern, eastern and western borders. The oceans are an important source of income and employment. The ocean economy contributed […] today12 March, 2024
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Department Advises Against Consuming Washed-Up Marine Animals Amid Annual Red Tide Phenomenon The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment in South Africa reiterates its warning for people to refrain from consuming marine animals washed up along the West Coast. This caution is prompted by the annual red tide phenomenon. Marine animals affected include prawns, crabs, cuttlefish, seaworms, shark rays, and lobsters. The department's spokesperson, Peter Mbelengwa, emphasizes the health risks associated with washed-up lobsters, highlighting potential contamination by algal toxins that […] today12 February, 2024
insert_link Africa Women fishers in Makoko, Lagos’s ‘floating slum’, are struggling as breadwinners: education and funding would make a difference Makoko women fish traders waiting to buy fish from fishermen. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images Ayodele Oloko, University of British Columbia Makoko, a coastal fishing community in Lagos, Nigeria, was established by fishermen in the 19th century. It is considered the world’s largest “floating slum”. There are conflicting figures about its population but it is home to about a million inhabitants living in poor and informal housing built […] today7 February, 2024
