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What follows is actual DA policy on fisheries, which I wrote for the party back in 2013/2014. This remains the party's formal and actual policy position on the sector and yet despite having now overseen the SA fisheries sector since July 2024, the party has failed to even start with implementing the most basic elements of THEIR OWN POLICY.  So, why vote for a party that refuses to even implement its own published and adopted policies, which they tell voters is what they as a party believe in and will carry out.  The actual policy document is titled " DA POLICY ON NATURAL RESOURCES: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, FISHERIES, WATER MANAGEMENT AND MINERAL RESOURCES " and accessible by clicking the link.  What the DA has done since July 2024 is implement ANC fisheries policies and ensured that bad decisions  taken by Creecy continue in force.  Bizarrely, the DA has even published a draft "transfer of fishing rights policy" which is completely fixated on race being the key cr...