S A Fish Meal Marketing Co (Pty) Ltd | 7 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Foreshore, Foreshore, Western Cape

Over the past 42 years SADSTIA has played a central role in the growth and development of the South African deep-sea trawl fishery Some of the events and debates that impacted on the industry over the years are detailed in this brief history of SADSTIA compiled by Charles Atkins The South African Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association SADSTIA was duly founded in 1974 with three companies I&J Sea Harvest and Amalgamated Trawling being the founder members At the time I&J held 72% of quotas in the fishery The three companies were represented by Nico Bacon Eckart Kramer and John Griffiths respectively In 1994 the association became a Recognised Industrial Body in terms of the then Sea Fisheries Act 1973