Ok people... this is where we need you to get involved:
Please send a personal email saying how the closure of area 7 (West Coast) or the decrease in the crayfish season will effect you and the people around you. Let your voice be heard!
The other part is for each person to get 5 other people to send emails too, this is crucial as we need to indicate in mass that we are unhappy with what they are planning on doing! Then ask those 5 people to get 5 other people each to send an email out, pay it forward guys!
Please guys do this!! It's time to make a difference!! It will have a huge affect of the socio-economics of the coastal areas of the Northern and Western Cape. Remember that politicians are concerned about economic impacts and job creation, so bear that in mind in your emails
To:
minister@daff.gov.za; DennisF@daff.gov.za; DesmondS@daff.gov.za; DesmondS@nda.agric.za;
CC:
hindle@mweb.co.za; sybillah@daff.gov.za; COSMIN@daff.gov.za; PalesaM@daff.gov.za; minister@daff.gov.za; RhodaM@daff.gov.za; reneeT@daff.gov.za; RiaanH@nda.agric.za; StephenL@nda.agric.za; mlungisi.johnson@cloud1.com; ansteyn@parliament.gov.za; enyalungu@parliament.gov.za; lgaehler@parliament.gov.za; mjohnson@parliament.gov.za; mphaliso@parliament.gov.za; nbhanga@parliament.gov.za; nmtwala@parliament.gov.za; pvandalen@parliament.gov.za; rcebekhulu@parliament.gov.za; sabram@parliament.gov.za; gqamlana@vodamail.co.za; nbhanga@gmail.com; pietervandalen@hotmail.com; admin1@ifp.co.za; admin2@ifp.co.za; akakaza@parliament.gov.za; bmakhubu@parliament.gov.za; imbenyane@parliament.gov.za; mbdlamini@parliament.gov.za; ndiya@parliament.gov.za; nginindza@parliament.gov.za; nqwabe@parliament.gov.za; ntom@parliament.gov.za; phbonkolo@parliament.gov.za; rstander@parliament.gov.za; anett@xsinet.co.za;
Here is my email below, please don't copy and paste but use this as a rough guideline:I am a recreational diver of WCRL and will be severely affected by the proposal to close sector 7 and the reduction in the recreational season. I am not against this reduction – in fact, I fully support it because our stocks are collapsing.However, I really believe there should be a more equitable share in the reduction between the commercial and recreational sectors.Please be aware that recreational fishing is the biggest money turning sport into the economy and by reducing the TAC of the recreational catcher you will severely affect the economy in our coastal towns that relied on tourism derived from the recreational WCRL season. Many businesses will suffer (shops in the local towns, B&B’s, Camp sites, Petrol stations, restaurants, fishing shops) as people will just not go to the towns.The decision to reduce the recreational season by more than 50% is a serious mistake and will affect thousands of people with regards to job creation and employment! The recreational sector is an ally in the upliftment of the small coastal towns that rely so heavily on tourism.The recreational sector also gets such a small percentage of the total TAC and shouldn’t be victimised as it’s the only sector that truly represents the South African people.I completely understand that we need to be conserving our resource but we should look at the other sectors who are getting more than the majority of the TAC.
Please send a personal email saying how the closure of area 7 (West Coast) or the decrease in the crayfish season will effect you and the people around you. Let your voice be heard!
The other part is for each person to get 5 other people to send emails too, this is crucial as we need to indicate in mass that we are unhappy with what they are planning on doing! Then ask those 5 people to get 5 other people each to send an email out, pay it forward guys!
Please guys do this!! It's time to make a difference!! It will have a huge affect of the socio-economics of the coastal areas of the Northern and Western Cape. Remember that politicians are concerned about economic impacts and job creation, so bear that in mind in your emails
To:
minister@daff.gov.za; DennisF@daff.gov.za; DesmondS@daff.gov.za; DesmondS@nda.agric.za;
CC:
hindle@mweb.co.za; sybillah@daff.gov.za; COSMIN@daff.gov.za; PalesaM@daff.gov.za; minister@daff.gov.za; RhodaM@daff.gov.za; reneeT@daff.gov.za; RiaanH@nda.agric.za; StephenL@nda.agric.za; mlungisi.johnson@cloud1.com; ansteyn@parliament.gov.za; enyalungu@parliament.gov.za; lgaehler@parliament.gov.za; mjohnson@parliament.gov.za; mphaliso@parliament.gov.za; nbhanga@parliament.gov.za; nmtwala@parliament.gov.za; pvandalen@parliament.gov.za; rcebekhulu@parliament.gov.za; sabram@parliament.gov.za; gqamlana@vodamail.co.za; nbhanga@gmail.com; pietervandalen@hotmail.com; admin1@ifp.co.za; admin2@ifp.co.za; akakaza@parliament.gov.za; bmakhubu@parliament.gov.za; imbenyane@parliament.gov.za; mbdlamini@parliament.gov.za; ndiya@parliament.gov.za; nginindza@parliament.gov.za; nqwabe@parliament.gov.za; ntom@parliament.gov.za; phbonkolo@parliament.gov.za; rstander@parliament.gov.za; anett@xsinet.co.za;
Here is my email below, please don't copy and paste but use this as a rough guideline:I am a recreational diver of WCRL and will be severely affected by the proposal to close sector 7 and the reduction in the recreational season. I am not against this reduction – in fact, I fully support it because our stocks are collapsing.However, I really believe there should be a more equitable share in the reduction between the commercial and recreational sectors.Please be aware that recreational fishing is the biggest money turning sport into the economy and by reducing the TAC of the recreational catcher you will severely affect the economy in our coastal towns that relied on tourism derived from the recreational WCRL season. Many businesses will suffer (shops in the local towns, B&B’s, Camp sites, Petrol stations, restaurants, fishing shops) as people will just not go to the towns.The decision to reduce the recreational season by more than 50% is a serious mistake and will affect thousands of people with regards to job creation and employment! The recreational sector is an ally in the upliftment of the small coastal towns that rely so heavily on tourism.The recreational sector also gets such a small percentage of the total TAC and shouldn’t be victimised as it’s the only sector that truly represents the South African people.I completely understand that we need to be conserving our resource but we should look at the other sectors who are getting more than the majority of the TAC.