Inside SA’s fishing industry: Marine Protected Areas are the sea’s second chance
Daily Maverick | 28.01.2026 03:00
Stand on the cliffs of Cape Point and look out over the restless meeting of two oceans. The scene is timeless – gulls wheeling in the wind, waves folding over each other, the horizon stretching into an infinite blue. Yet beneath that beauty lies a story of human interference and fragile recovery. South Africa’s seas, once plundered with little restraint, are experiencing a cautious but determined movement toward restoration.
