fishing rights
21 December 2007
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has today, Friday, 21
December 2007, gazetted for public comment the Draft Policy for the Transfer of
Commercial Fishing Rights.
The draft policy sets out criteria and requirements for the transfer of
commercial fishing rights in the period following the allocation of long term
fishing rights.
Since the allocation of medium term fishing rights in 2001, the transfer of
rights was generally not favourably considered during the first two years from
the the date of allocation as to discourage 'paper quotas'. The criteria taken
into account were the extend to which 'paper quota' holders are created or
prolonged, transformation performance and the degree to which rational
consolidation of and stability in the fishing industry will be achieved.
The general criteria in the draft policy includes two broad and key
transformation principles that will be considered in the assessment of
applications for transfer of fishing rights. Firstly, whether the transfer will
lead to a consolidation of right holders and effort in the sector, and secondly
the degree to which the black ownership of the transferee and the black
ownership of the total allowable catch (TAC) and total allowable effort (TAE)
will change should the transfer be approved.
The policy excludes the transfer of subsistence and small scale commercial
fishing rights, fish processing establishment, marine aquaculture rights or It
is expected that some Right The consolidation other non-consumptive rights or
permits, such as boat based whale watching and white shark cage diving.
Interested and affected parties may submit written comments to the
department as follows:
Subject: Comments on Draft Policy for the Transfer of Commercial Fishing
Rights
Customer Services Centre
Private Bag x2
Roggebaai
8012
Written comments could be hand delivered to:
Subject: Comments on Draft Policy for the Transfer of Commercial Fishing
Rights
Customer Services Centre
Ground Floor
Foretrust Building
Martin Hammerschag Way
Foreshore
Cape Town
Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
21 December 2007
Source: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (http://www.deat.gov.za)
