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On 16 October 2018, the SA Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana, completed the process of deciding 1741 appeals in South Africa's West Coast rock lobster (WCRL) nearshore commercial fishery. By 30 August 2018 - less than 30 days after having been appointed - the Minister issued his decisions on 272 appeals filed by the WCRL offshore fishery appellants. In total, 2013 appeals were considered, evaluated and decided over a period of 60 days.  The Minister's official decisions and his record setting out the reasons for his decisions on the appeals filed in the WCRL nearshore fishery (ZONE F)  have now been made public on the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ' website.  A total of 739 appeals in Zone F were filed against the initial decisions taken by the Deputy Director-General: Fisheries Management in her capacity as the Delegated Authority on 31 July 2017.  As is the case with the WCRL Offshore, the nearshore co...

The SA Minister of Fisheries has issued his decisions on appeals filed by nearshore (hoop net) west coast rock lobster fishers. The decisions are recoded zonally in accordance with the geographic distribution of the WCRL from Port Nolloth (Zone A) to Zone F (Kleinmond/Hermanus/Gansbaai). The decisions for Zone F are anticipated next week. What is recorded below are the decisions for fishing Zones A to E. Zone A: Decision Sheet   Appeals GPR  Zone B: Decision Sheet Appeals GPR Zone C: Decision Sheet Appeals GPR  Zone D: Decision Sheet  Appeals GPR Zone E: Decision Sheet  Appeals GPR