Fisheries

Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place. Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both in freshwater waterbodies and the oceans.

fisheries

What is the term of fisheries?

fish·​ery ˈfi-shə-rē plural fisheries. : the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (such as sponges, shrimp, or seals) : fishing. : a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals.

What is the best fish to farm in South Africa?

Freshwater species cultured in South Africa include rainbow trout, brown trout, crocodiles, ornamental fish, African sharp-tooth catfish, Mozambique and Nile tilapia, marron crayfish, and common carp.

What is the fisheries policy in South Africa?

The fisheries policy is founded on the belief that all natural marine living resources of South Africa, as well as the environment in which they exist and in which mariculture activities may occur, are a national asset and the heritage of all its people, and should be managed and developed for the benefit of present …

What does the Department of Forestry and fisheries do?

The DFFE mandated to give effect to the right of citizens to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being, and to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations.