revenue@deat.gov.za
FOR THE ATTENTION:-
The Honourable
Minister of Water and Environmental Affaires
Ms Buyelwa Sonjica
The Revenue
Management Department of Environmental Affaires
Branch Marine and
Coastal Management
Private Bag X2
Roggebaai
8012
Cape Town
Re
Objection to the proposed increases in recreation angling fees as contained
in Government Gazette 32898 dated 29/01/2010 Notice 54 of 2010 refers.
Dear Madam,
With regards to the proposed
permit increases for recreational fishing, I feel it would be undoing all
the hard work and effort that government, conservation organizations,
research institutions and the general public have invested in conserving and
protecting our marine resources. These proposed new exorbitant fees will
just encourage people that may have obtained permits in the past not to
obtain permits in the future and use our natural resources illegally. Also
the proposed fees will encourage people with permits to sell their catches
illegally to cover the cost of the fees.
From an environmental
perspective the proposed new fees will only put our natural marine resources
under further stress from anthropogenic influences. Increases in annual
permit fees are inevitable and most people accept that but the proposed new
increases are way out of reach of the common person, even subsistence
fisherman would not be able to afford the approximate R40. I would urge you
to revise the proposed fees and increases them in line with current
inflation figures.
Yours faithfully,
M Clarke
SAKFA
South African Kayak Fishing
Association
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