'Congratulations to South Africa€™s seafood consumers. By insisting on sustainably harvested fish and seafood you are significantly driving change.€ This is the message from Dr Samantha Petersen, project manager of the Green Trust-supported Sustainable Fisheries Programme.
The End of the Line, the first major documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January this year.
2009 is the International Year of the Shark. The Minister of Environmental Affairs is advocating Eco Tourism marketing to be expanded to THE BIG 7, including the Shark and Whale.
The Two Oceans Aquarium was recently awarded Platinum status by the Heritage Environmental Management Company in recognition of its efforts towards sustainability and reducing the impact of its operations on the environment. This achievement comes just four years after the first audit when the Aquarium achieved Silver status.
Livestock farming produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transport combined €“ according to a recent UN report...
'The maximum potential from the world's oceans ... has probably been reached.€ So reads the FAO World Fisheries Report for 2008. 76% of the world's ocean fish stocks, including South African line fish, are exploited at or above sustainable levels.
