RUMOUR : Proclamation of Marine Protected Area’s

[Imfeni]

Rumours are going around that the Area from Coega Harbour inline and around Bird Island to Boknes, including Sunday’s River and Sundays River Estuary is in the process to be proclaimed an marine protected area.

According to resources this area will be put under control of the Greater Addo National Park and therefor will be a no-go for any Rock and Surf and Boat Angling

How true is this????

If we look at the fiasco with the issuing of Commercial Fishing Licenses, the banning of Night fishing on the Breede River, No matter what we do this is going to happen

 

[Imfeni]

The Mouth at Sundays River

 

[kopstamp]

Great!

 

[Imfeni]

kopstamp wrote:

Great!

And what is actually so Great about this?

I have no problem with conservation but I do have a problem when they start closing every single piece of beach and area excisable to Recreational Anglers.

And what I don’t get, they are so worried about closing every single river but they allow tons of rubbish and waste water flowing into rivers for example Swartkops River Port Elizabeth

 

[BoomBoom]

This will be a very sad day in fishing community !

A great coastline which hosts one of the best Kob shore fishing destinations in SA as well as other species. Which can very easily be monitored to prevent and catch those breaking the law.

Its a great place to take family to fish and enjoy the outdoors and many holiday makers from abroad travel to stay and spend money in our town to enjoy our coastline.

We as fisherman must stand together no matter what form of angler you are be it lure, river or surf bait angler.

Please keep us informed , should there be any meetings etc

Thanks

BB

 

[Mike Smith]

As I understand a MPA need not necessarily be a no-take zone. Almost the entire Cape Peninsula is a MPA with the exception of Oudekraal, Millers Point and a few other areas being no take zones within the MPA or am I on the wrong page here?

 

[Bern]

I suspect sections will be closed, but not necessarily the whole area. Lets wait for the full set of info before jumping to conclusions. My understanding is that there has been PLENTY of public participation. Sections of this coastline do need protection because of the kob and steenies that proliferate. Its been in the pipeline for years and has hardly been kept a secret. Hopefully there will still be areas accessible to anglers.

 

[Psy]

kopstamp wrote:

Great!

 

[jb2]

Imfeni wrote:

Rumours are going around that the Area from Coega Harbour inline and around Bird Island to Boknes, including Sunday’s River and Sundays River Estuary is in the process to be proclaimed an marine protected area.

According to resources this area will be put under control of the Greater Addo National Park and therefor will be a no-go for any Rock and Surf and Boat Angling

How true is this????

If we look at the fiasco with the issuing of Commercial Fishing Licenses, the banning of Night fishing on the Breede River, No matter what we do this is going to happen

Hi Imfeni

The reserve has not been proclaimed yet. There was a huge amount of work put into trying to keep as much area open as possible for recreational fishing.

The person to speak to is Ane Oosthuizen at Sanparks in PE.

Please keep in mind that this is not a DAFF process. It is being driven by Sanparks and they are far more flexible.

If local fishing clubs would like to know more about it then I am sure that Ane can arrange to bring you up to speed.

 

[Imfeni]

Psy wrote:

kopstamp wrote:

Great!

PSY / KOPSTAMP

Why do you even fish or pose with a fish you caught, Why is it great for Anglers to lose access to certain areas because the authorities are to useless to do their job.

As BoomBoom has said this will indeed be very sad day in the fishing community, It is also sad that according to a source this is almost a given and that the future meetings with the community and Angling clubs ext, to beheld is only a matter of going through the process. No input from Clubs or representatives of the Angling community is going to stop this.

Rather keep your useless comment to yourself, If you are such a “Greenie” take your pic posing with your catch of your profile and sell your tackle……. That will be GREAT !!!

MY2CENTS

 

[Bern]

Imfeni wrote:

Psy wrote:

kopstamp wrote:

Great!

PSY / KOPSTAMP

Why do you even fish or pose with a fish you caught, Why is it great for Anglers to lose access to certain areas because the authorities are to useless to do their job.

As BoomBoom has said this will indeed be very sad day in the fishing community, It is also sad that according to a source this is almost a given and that the future meetings with the community and Angling clubs ext, to beheld is only a matter of going through the process. No input from Clubs or representatives of the Angling community is going to stop this.

Rather keep your useless comment to yourself, If you are such a “Greenie” take your pic posing with your catch of your profile and sell your tackle……. That will be GREAT !!!

MY2CENTS

Imfeni. Are game reserves proclaimed because authorities are too useless to protect the wildlife? Think of it as a game reserve for fish. This is about authorities actually trying to do something. MPA's are still a ludicrously small part of our coastline. I am willing to bet there will be large areas open to angling. Stop worrying

 

[BoomBoom]

Bern wrote:

Imfeni wrote:

Psy wrote:

kopstamp wrote:

Great!

PSY / KOPSTAMP

Why do you even fish or pose with a fish you caught, Why is it great for Anglers to lose access to certain areas because the authorities are to useless to do their job.

As BoomBoom has said this will indeed be very sad day in the fishing community, It is also sad that according to a source this is almost a given and that the future meetings with the community and Angling clubs ext, to beheld is only a matter of going through the process. No input from Clubs or representatives of the Angling community is going to stop this.

Rather keep your useless comment to yourself, If you are such a “Greenie” take your pic posing with your catch of your profile and sell your tackle……. That will be GREAT !!!

MY2CENTS

Imfeni. Are game reserves proclaimed because authorities are too useless to protect the wildlife? Think of it as a game reserve for fish. This is about authorities actually trying to do something. MPA's are still a ludicrously small part of our coastline. I am willing to bet there will be large areas open to angling. Stop worrying

I guess lets wait and see what is proposed ! Then we can maybe shout and scream or possibly agree.

We have Sardinia bay as a Reserve , It would be sad as a fisherman who predominantly releases his fish to see any area close .

I would fully support the area been a reserve where by no fish of any species may be kept. There at least it can easily be monitored and reported by all should 1 transgress, whilst at the same time allowing the majority to enjoy sport fishing.

We only have a few areas which are accessible and safe , nevermind good fishing grounds on our coast. Losing any part of Sundays would be sad.

Anyways lets see what is proposed and tackle it then.

Holding thumbs

 

[Psy]

BoomBoom wrote:

Bern wrote:

Imfeni wrote:

Psy wrote:

kopstamp wrote:

Great!

PSY / KOPSTAMP

Why do you even fish or pose with a fish you caught, Why is it great for Anglers to lose access to certain areas because the authorities are to useless to do their job.

As BoomBoom has said this will indeed be very sad day in the fishing community, It is also sad that according to a source this is almost a given and that the future meetings with the community and Angling clubs ext, to beheld is only a matter of going through the process. No input from Clubs or representatives of the Angling community is going to stop this.

Rather keep your useless comment to yourself, If you are such a “Greenie” take your pic posing with your catch of your profile and sell your tackle……. That will be GREAT !!!

MY2CENTS

Imfeni. Are game reserves proclaimed because authorities are too useless to protect the wildlife? Think of it as a game reserve for fish. This is about authorities actually trying to do something. MPA's are still a ludicrously small part of our coastline. I am willing to bet there will be large areas open to angling. Stop worrying

I guess lets wait and see what is proposed ! Then we can maybe shout and scream or possibly agree.

We have Sardinia bay as a Reserve , It would be sad as a fisherman who predominantly releases his fish to see any area close .

I would fully support the area been a reserve where by no fish of any species may be kept. There at least it can easily be monitored and reported by all should 1 transgress, whilst at the same time allowing the majority to enjoy sport fishing.

We only have a few areas which are accessible and safe , nevermind good fishing grounds on our coast. Losing any part of Sundays would be sad.

Anyways lets see what is proposed and tackle it then.

Holding thumbs

Imfeni

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after" - Henry David Thoreau

I am possibly one of the many this applies to. I have fished many a fish....no I dont need to post pictures of them....they are ingrained in my memory.

I am all for MPA's and I feel we all should welcome them, so that your and my grandchildrens children will one summers day be able to walk those pristine areas and 'see' the life that lives there.

 

[kraken]

Fishing forums.....a place where lines can cross and misinformation often runs rampant!
In medieval times, the equivalent cry would be 'burn the witch!'

 

[kraken]

@psy.....yeah, the more MPA's the better as far as I'm concerned....

 

[Imfeni]

Psy wrote:

BoomBoom wrote:

Bern wrote:

Imfeni wrote:

Psy wrote:

kopstamp wrote:

Great!

PSY / KOPSTAMP

Why do you even fish or pose with a fish you caught, Why is it great for Anglers to lose access to certain areas because the authorities are to useless to do their job.

As BoomBoom has said this will indeed be very sad day in the fishing community, It is also sad that according to a source this is almost a given and that the future meetings with the community and Angling clubs ext, to beheld is only a matter of going through the process. No input from Clubs or representatives of the Angling community is going to stop this.

Rather keep your useless comment to yourself, If you are such a “Greenie” take your pic posing with your catch of your profile and sell your tackle……. That will be GREAT !!!

MY2CENTS

Imfeni. Are game reserves proclaimed because authorities are too useless to protect the wildlife? Think of it as a game reserve for fish. This is about authorities actually trying to do something. MPA's are still a ludicrously small part of our coastline. I am willing to bet there will be large areas open to angling. Stop worrying

I guess lets wait and see what is proposed ! Then we can maybe shout and scream or possibly agree.

We have Sardinia bay as a Reserve , It would be sad as a fisherman who predominantly releases his fish to see any area close .

I would fully support the area been a reserve where by no fish of any species may be kept. There at least it can easily be monitored and reported by all should 1 transgress, whilst at the same time allowing the majority to enjoy sport fishing.

We only have a few areas which are accessible and safe , nevermind good fishing grounds on our coast. Losing any part of Sundays would be sad.

Anyways lets see what is proposed and tackle it then.

Holding thumbs

Imfeni

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after" - Henry David Thoreau

I am possibly one of the many this applies to. I have fished many a fish....no I dont need to post pictures of them....they are ingrained in my memory.

I am all for MPA's and I feel we all should welcome them, so that your and my grandchildrens children will one summers day be able to walk those pristine areas and 'see' the life that lives there.

Guys
I agree MPA’s are awesome,
We have a vast coastline with more than 70% Anglers have no access to, why not close these areas why close the few areas Anglers still have access to.

 

[CARBONX2]

See attached article from SanParks Times.
Recently a NMBM Coastal Law Enforcement Officer told us that once the MPA comes in there will be no fishing, no jetties and no powered-boats on Sundays River, you will only be allowed canoes, paddle-boats, etc. The Public Participation still has to take place, the residents of Colchester/Cannonville will fight this.

 

[Oberon]

I'm all for MPAs. They are vital in relieving pressure on many marine species. I fear however that recreational angling in the Port Elizabeth area is dying a slow, horrible death. I say this because of the proposed "no fish zones" in some of the few safer places to fish in our PE area. If these no fishing zones are put into effect we'll have to take our lives in our hands every time we wet a line.

Us PE anglers are going to be stuck between a rock and a hard place soon...

 

[Mouldz]

Much of this area is innaccesible to rock and surf anglers anyway ,unless you wanna walk miles from Boknes or Sunday side,there is a resort in the Alex forest but also means walking miles over the dunes,quite frankly they can have it,we sometimes travel two and a half hours by boat to Bird island and 9 out of 10 its not worth it

 

[Rog]

As far as i know Sanparks are able to monitor and patrol better than MCM so with regards to perlies and over quoters and things there will be better policing. They have a better budget and resources.
I agree that it would be a terrible thing to not be able to fish there but we all moan that there should be better policing and something needs to be done about certain things and if Sanparks takes over there then at least they will be able to.
If we are allowed to fish i can bet you that people will be checked alot more than is currently happening. Im all for them taking it over but also all for fishing.