On 24 February, small-scale fishers from communities in the West Coast joined by The Green Connection were back in court, to finally put a stop to Searcher’s seismic blasting of the west and south-west coast of South Africa. The Western Cape High Court heard arguments to decide if the ban which took effect on 7 February when the Honourable Justice Thulare directed Searcher to discontinue any activities related to the seismic survey will remain in place.