Tsitsikamma MPA

[Ben REINERS]

@ mrupp...............Am I correct to say that the petition you referring to is about the opening of the Tsitsikamma  stretch ?

The Gazette I am referring to is Draft regulations wrt closing off more identified areas........

 

[mrupp]

Hi Ben ,

Yes I was referring to the petion not to open the Tstsikama Stetch MPA.

Regards

 

[Ben REINERS]

Thks mrupp.............Yes the Gazette is draft reg's for more controlled & restricted areas with even time limits imposed........,

 

[mrupp]

Hi Ben <

I briefly went over the 300+pg document _ It looks like they are proposing significant additions to the controlled areas . In my opinion this has been a long time coming and a step in right direction. It seems the light at the end of a tunnel is not a train after all !

 

[cram]

The draft legislation (Regulation Gazette No. 10553) will have a huge impact on all deep sea recreational anglers as well as other forms of angling facets, those businesses associated with these sports, like boat building, tackle shops etc. will also be severely impacted. 

Take the section included for KZN under "Isimangaliso", all restricted zones indicate that fishing in these areas is prohibited, that means any fishing further than the controlled Pelagic zone (3NM distance) will be prohibited.
As much as I'm for MPA's and controlled zones, these regulations dont provide for the recreational deep sea angler or other deepsea angling facets at all, there is no distinction between recreational or commercial fisherman, the definitions relate to all "fishing" in the 3 part legislation.

If this legislation is ratified the consequences for the recreational fisherman will be dire.

 

[Ben REINERS]

Update on Operation PHAKISA

 

[Ben REINERS]

cram wrote:

The draft legislation (Regulation Gazette No. 10553) will have a huge impact on all deep sea recreational anglers as well as other forms of angling facets, those businesses associated with these sports, like boat building, tackle shops etc. will also be severely impacted. 

Take the section included for KZN under "Isimangaliso", all restricted zones indicate that fishing in these areas is prohibited, that means any fishing further than the controlled Pelagic zone (3NM distance) will be prohibited.
As much as I'm for MPA's and controlled zones, these regulations dont provide for the recreational deep sea angler or other deepsea angling facets at all, there is no distinction between recreational or commercial fisherman, the definitions relate to all "fishing" in the 3 part legislation.

If this legislation is ratified the consequences for the recreational fisherman will be dire.

I cant agree with you more cram............I don't know if most of our fellow anglers/tackle dealers/shops/ owners/boat-shops/owners & everyone who is involved in the angling industry is aware of what's happening & the possible impact it has on the entire angling industry.

When talking to local Nature Conserv. Service members along our KZN North coast, they were not aware of these draft regulations......... now all of a sudden meetings upon meetings along the entire KZN coast to discuss the matter............seems like some crisis management by Govnm.

I will love to hear comment from someone who is either involved from Govnm side & or representing the angling community so that we can be updated ?!

Anyone ?

 

[cram]

Ben, I think the panic will soon set in, I believe there was a meeting between various parties in Sodwana earlier this week with Isimangaliso, and then todays meeting in St Lucia, it would be good to get some report back from those meetings.

Maybe this New Legislation issue should be in another thread instead of the Tstsikama Stretch MPA thread, more people will notice it then.

I'm sure most of the businesses involved with the angling industry are oblivious on how this will affect their businesses.

 

[Ben REINERS]

1st of all I quite agree it should be a topic on its own, but I did post it here cause it was the same Depart. involved in the Tstitsikama matter but in the opposite direction.....and now drawing major attention again.....

Maybe ADMIN can help...."cut & paste" some posted conversations to a new topic for reading by our fellow SL's under this Category.

I sincerely hope we get timeous feedback....