Geen nuwe sardynvrektes; ondersoeke na PHV en vangbeperking duur voort.
Sardine mortality eases, but monitoring and precautionary fishing limits remain in place.
Department confirms no new sardine deaths since 3 September as investigation identifies pilchard herpesvirus as most likely cause of mass die-off.
Die DFFE het PHV in Suid-Afrikaanse sardyne bevestig, maar ondersoek nog of die virus die huidige massasterftes veroorsaak.
Pilchard herpesvirus is increasingly suspected in mass sardine deaths; testing continues, while human health risks remain unlikely.
The City says the mass sardine die-off along the Cape coast is not linked to Milnerton Lagoon, as scientists investigate the cause of the deaths.
A new partnership between the SAMRC and DFFE will focus on research, monitoring and policy development to address air pollution in South Africa.
A warning was issued for the public not to collect shellfish from Saldanha Bay and surrounding coastal areas due to high levels of paralytic shellfish toxins.
Die departement van bosbou visserye en die omgewing (DFFE) het ‘n besluit geneem om die aantal kleinskaalse vissersvaartuie wat toegelaat word om see toe te gaan, van meer as 547…