The KZN Subsistence fishermen’s forum representing
12 000 subsistence fishermen, together with the South Durban Community
Environmental Alliance, will be holding a fisherman’s walk on Durban’s
Promenade on the 8th of July 2017 at 8am. The start of the walk will
be from Snake park pier, ending at North Pier. The walk will be raising
awareness about the Japanese, Chinese and other international trawlers being
allowed, by our government, to fish in our waters during the winter months
thereby depriving our local fishermen of sardines and shad which are in
abundance at this time. Fisherfolks will be raising the issue of access to
traditional fishing grounds all along our Indian Ocean Coastline .
We will also be raising awareness, regarding the scale
of problems experienced in Ezemvelo Wildlife with the appointment of
people to the board that do not have any experience .Ezemvelo Wildlife are
suppose to be the guardians of our wildlife , marine resources and biodiversity
yet this is slowly been dismantled with irrational decisions that hard to
comprehend and understand why would our government go this extent .This
sort of attitude has played it self out with the air pollution unit in Durban
where equipment worth millions of rand’s were deliberately left to not function
with spare parts not purchase and equipment not calibrated rending this
important function not operational.
We must stand up and speak as one for all species .
Please join us!
For More Information Contact:
Coordinator of SDCEA
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