Valuing the socio-economic contribution of fisheries and other marine uses in South Africa
August 2016
This study was undertaken as part of the Safeguard our Seabed project. It provides a broad assessment of the socio-economic value of South Africa’s fishing industry, and other sustainable marine uses, in the context of proposed marine phosphate mining. Further, it evaluates the potential risks and socio-economic impacts of marine phosphate mining in South Africa’s marine environment.