Anton Kruger 
Fisheries Complaint met with Silence: Has the DA Sold Out? Fisheries Complaint met with Silence: Has the DA Sold Out?: If ever there was a department in serious need of a complete overhaul, Fisheries would be it. For many years, the department has been plagued by confirmed cases of serious corruptionand administrative inefficiency. The majority … Read more
Abalone Update: Minister Sacked? Abalone Update: Minister Sacked?: Many years of utter mismanagement has finally come home to roost, and the commercialabalone fishery has officially come to ruin. The newest total allowable catch for abalone (TAC) has been announced at about 12 tons (lastseason was about 42 tons.)To put it in perspective, my quota is … Read more
The “Big Three” problems in South African Fisheries by Anton Kruger The “Big Three” problems in South African Fisheries: Amongst conservation circles much thought has gone into the curbing of illegal fishing.I might have somewhat of a unique perspective on this matter, since, while at heart aconservationist, I am also a struggling fisherman in the … Read more
Commercial Abalone Sector submits Abalone Recovery Plan Commercial Abalone Sector submits Abalone Recovery Plan: An Abalone Recovery Plan was submitted to the Department of Fisheries (DFFE)on 5 August 2025. This was done by members of the Commercial Abalone Sector who realised the writingwas on the wall for their fishery. It focuses on establishing small, protected … Read more
Rhino Horn vs. Abalone Rhino Horn vs. Abalone: It does not take a genius to work out that you cannot have those that are supposed toprotect an endangered species profit from trade in dead pieces of the same animals.Even more so in the corrupt environment that currently exists in South-Africa. Rhinohorn and elephant tusks are … Read more
