Government must learn from mistakes in handing out fishing rights
Department has failed to adjust the transformation imperative to recognise and reward progress
With the forthcoming allocation of fishing rights to commercial fisheries, the government has a unique opportunity to reward broad-based BEE (BBBEE) and preserve jobs — but first it must learn from its mistakes.
This October the department of environment, forestry & fisheries will begin the process of allocating rights to 12 commercial fisheries, among them the hake deep-sea trawl fishery and the small pelagic fishery for sardine and anchovy. These two fisheries are by far SA’s most valuable — between them they contribute at least R10.4bn to the economy annually, employ more than 13,000 people and sustain about 52,000 indirect jobs...
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