Comment/Editorial: Securing rights: Policies and legislation need to be put in place to securet the rights of fishing communities to their territories

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2012) Comment/Editorial: Securing rights: Policies and legislation need to be put in place to securet the rights of fishing communities to their territories. Samudra Report (62). p. 3. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

In South Africa, on 22 May 2012—International Day for Biological Diversity—three members of a traditional fishing community who had been charged with the intention to fish within the Dwesa-Cwebe marine protected area (MPA) were found guilty by a magistrate (see article on page 4). The fishers had argued that they have a customary right to fish in the MPA as it comprised their ancestral lands. The magistrate noted the protection provided by the South African Constitution to the freedom and rights to land and unrestricted practice of their customs by ordinary citizens.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0826
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Policy, Fishing Rights, Territorial Waters, Fishing Communities, Small-scale Fisheries, Comment/Editorial
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2021 07:09
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 22:16
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1915

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