The final decision around the creation of no-fishing zones around key African penguin colonies, including St Croix and Bird islands, was a culmination of more than two decades of collaborative ...

Bruce Mann, a marine scientist whose research helped lead to the establishment of South Africa’s largest MPA, Pondoland, in the eastern Cape, explained how protected areas perform that role.

South Africa’s False Bay was once known as a global hotspot for great white sharks. But within the span of a few years, ...

The committee considered the final list of amendments to the Marine Oil Pollution Bill, which gives legislative effect to South Africa's obligations under the International Convention on Oil ...

Six key breeding areas are to be safeguarded to help save the African penguin, following a landmark court order in South Africa. Last year scientists warned that the species was declining by ...