| Summary: | Dissertation (MTech( Public Management))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 2004 === Marine resources play a major role in sustaining the economy and social development of
the nation and contribute to national economy, to employment and security of the local
community. The South African fisheries management was conducted largel)' with political
default. This denied most fishers access to marine resources. Since the democratic election
of 1994, the government was left with the challenge to re-allocate rights in a way that would
ensure that the under-presentation of historical disadvantaged individuals (HDl's) in the
fishing industry would be corrected. The laws and regulations related to marine fisheries
were also revised. The Marine Living Resources Act, No. 18 of 1998 attempted
transformation in the fishing industry but lacked clear guidelines which led to litigation and
crises in the fishing industry as many fishers were unhappy with the whole process. Marine
fisheries policy was established and published in 1997 to address those historical imbalances
by introducing the fishing right system of allocating rights to represent the national
demographics of the country. This report seeks to describe the theory of the South African
fishing industry, policy developments and the current status of permit allocation in South
Africa. It will also examine the effectiveness in the implementation of the marine fisheries
policy for South Africa. It will focus on the distribution of marine resources for commercial
fishing purposes.
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