# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has been commended for its efficient response to the recent Pretoria High Court order, by issuing permit conditions enforcing revised closed fishing areas to protect penguins. The court issued an order stipulating areas around African Penguin breeding colonies, that would be closed to fishing for sardine, anchovy and redeye round herring for the next ten years. BirdLife South Africa says the department acted with speed to implement the changes to the fishing permits to reflect the revised closures.
Environment Department commended for fast action around the protection of penguins