Press Release - The Democratic Alliance is very pleased that Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment, the DA's Dion George MP, has successfully overturned 36% of appeal cases, granting small-scale fishers access to fish species previously declined by the delegated authority for own use. While the quotas remain unchanged and are tied to the number of co-operatives and members, the Minister's intervention has ensured that more small-scale fishers can benefit from the existing list of identified species.
