Fishing permit fee increase from 1 May 2010
Thu, 2010-02-04 07:22 | 
From page 76, Government Gazette 29 , January 2010
Annual & temporary permit prices with effect from 1 May 2010:
Fees payable in respect of issuing a permit to undertake Recreational Fishing (annual), and fees payable in respect of issuing short-term permits (only valid for 4 weeks) of:
NB. in addition to the permit issuing costs, on page 74 it states that:
Fees payable in respect of an application for a permit to undertake recreational fishing - R30 (additional)
(Furthermore, to apply for a permit to undertake subsistence fishing costs R6, and for the issuing of the permit, a further R40.)
Interested and affected parties may submit written comment to Revenue Management at the Department of Environmental Affairs:
Marine & Coastal Management
Private Bag X2
Roggebaai, 8012
Written comments may be posted by mail to the above address, or:
Fax: 086-613 6256
Email: revenue@deat.gov.za
All written comments must be received by the department by no later than 16h00 on 1 March 2010.
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permit costs
I have a tackle shop in Port Elizabeth and every single person says the increases are crazy.most of my very law abiding citesing say they will sell there fish to cover costs. the sea is for all of us to use ,only people abusing the sea should be punished.they will creata a very negative fishermen if they go through with these crazy increases.lastly what about the poor.
New Permits
How ridiculous! We have been diving for more than thirty years. We however live in the Free State and do not get to the sea regularly. Now we are expected to pay R500 for crayfish, plus an additional R300 for molluscs, plus an additional R200 for angling. You can't do all these activities in one day so it's really a waste of money. The government are encouraging the law abiders to become the villains - I would rather become a poacher than pay these phenomenal prices. We must now pay so that the actual poachers - who continue to get away with devastating the sea life - can continue to rape the coast. Wake up man!!! If there can't be sufficient Parksboard people to control the poachers, how the heck do they plan to control the locals (including us yokels from the Free State)?
license cost
Howsit
how much does the license cost if you want to sell east coast rocklobster
Cost of permit to sell EC Rock Lobster
The permit to sell East Coast Rock Lobster is same as you paid for your permit to catch them. lol
NEW LICENCE FEES
What a sham! another way to fleece the "White Man" Do you need a permit to play soccer - NO. do you have a limit to the quantity of soccer balls you may have in your possession - NO ! O.K. Now you say, "He's being ridiculous!" Do you have any idea what goes into the making of a soccer ball??? Any idea of the pollution caused by old non-biodegradable soccer balls? Anyway, just a bit of ranting from my side there. Let's start again.
As a South African Citizen I am disgusted at the way the "Authorities" dictate how much they are going to charge us for the few pleasures life has left. We are prepared to make the effort to go out there, brave the elements, no mean feat as you all will know, and harvest some of natures bounty "IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER!" and all the Fat Cats can do is discuss how they are going to charge us for this hard earned pleasure. We catch to eat! Not to sell!!!!!
Go to any of the spots, and I challenge the highest authorities on this matter, (you know where to find me), where you can no longer go due to the 4x4 ban, and show me ANY improvement in stocks. Give me written reports that there has been improvement and I will say "BULLSHIT" I and many like me have BEEN there, We have SEEN with OUR OWN EYES the devastation of ALL rock species due to MASSIVE over harvesting by the "locals". This is not purely for them to eat but IS USED FOR SALE!
If you disagree, take me to a place where there are MORE mussels, MORE crayfish, MORE oysters. Can you? I think not. Even the limpets are gone!!! Just like Valli Moosa, (where is he, by the way?)you proclaim that these tariff hikes are in the interest of conservation, BULLSHIT!
This is just another scheme to fill the pockets of the fat cats while you have a few idiotic white "lackeys" running around, trying to keep their jobs by vocally justifying these atrocious acts of fraud.
SHOW US THE BUDGET - WHERE DO THESE FUND GO.
Permit Increase
Shame, you guys have now succesfully turned me into a poacher, I refuse pay R200 for a permit when I almost never catch a fish so take the price increase and shovit, Why dont you guys quadruble the comercials guys permits, after all it is because of them that there is almost no fish!!!