Numbers of the African penguin, which is endemic to South Africa and Namibia, are rapidly declining. Perhaps most of us aren't aware of this, but African penguins are up against climate change, overfishing, oil pollution and penguin egg and guano collection. Less than 5% of the original population remains. In the past half-century, numbers have declined by 80%. In the last … [Read more...]
Making sustainable seafood choices for the planet
'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. Often stock don't recover even after years of protection. Red, orange, green. In South Africa the Southern African Sustainable … [Read more...]
