The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica has announced the new recreational fishing season for west coast rock lobster.
The new season for recreational fishing of west coast rock lobster will open on 15 November 2009 and will close on 15 April 2010. From 15 November 2009 to 31 December 2009 fishing will be allowed every day of the week, but from 1 January 2010 to 15 April 2010 fishing will be restricted to weekends and public holidays only.
Fishing times for west coast rock lobster will be from 8h00 till 16h00. The rock lobsters must be landed by 16h00. The bag limit is four lobsters per person per day and the size restriction is 80 millimetres carapace length.
No person catching west coast rock lobster with a recreational west coast rock lobster permit may sell it. Any west coast rock lobster caught, collected or transported must be kept in a whole state.
A maximum of 20 rock lobsters may be transported per day, on condition that all the persons who caught such rock lobster are present in the vehicle, vessel or aircraft during transportation, and that such persons are in possession of recreational west coast rock lobster permits.
West coast rock lobster permits will only be sold to persons above the age of 12 years.
For further information contact:
Carol Moses
Cell: 082 829 3917
E-mail: cmoses@deat.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs
29 October 2009
