Conservationists, fishing industry find balance on protecting African penguins

Mongabay
Mar 21, 2025, 2:01 am1.4k ptsInterestingTop
Conservation NGOs and commercial sardine and anchovy fisheries in South Africa have reached an out-of-court settlement agreeing to extents of fishing closures around six key African penguin breeding colonies. The agreement, endorsed by the environment minister, was made a court order on March 18. The boundaries…

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