Policy on the Allocation and Management of Commercial Fishing Rights in the Horse Mackerel Fishery: 2015 (No. 1130 of 2015).

This Policy sets out objectives, criteria and considerations that will guide the designated authority the allocation, evaluation, and management of fishing rights in the Horse Mackerel Fishery. The objectives and principles of allocating fishing rights in a fishery are set out in section 2 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (MLRA). Only persons issued with permits in terms of the MLRA may harvest horse mackerel, transport the catch from a landing site to a permitted Fish Processing Establishment and export horse mackerel catch and any products thereof. Matters dealt with in this Policy include: granting of fishing rights (only South African persons); Total Allowable Catch (TAC) or Total Applied Effort (TAE); transfer of rights allocated in terms of this policy; multi-sector involvement; participation in the fishing industry of Historically Disadvantaged Individuals; criteria for applicants; evaluation of historical fishing performance of applicants who have held fishing rights in the Horse Mackerel fishery; ecosystem approach to fisheries; observer programme; use of local landing sites and local fish processing establishments.