Wood poachers

[Dimitri]

Sad to see this https://m-net.dstv.com/show/carte-blanc ... hers/video

Makes me think twice now about buying braai wood.

[tripodmvr]

Did you see the TV broadcast on the illegal removal of plants in the Richtersveld?

[Dimitri]

No, didn't see that one.

Everything is being plundered. On land, we can at least see the devastation. We can see the damage to the landscape, we see less animals in a region, etc. But it's not so easy to see the devastation caused in the ocean. Over fishing and illegal fishing by Chinese (and whoever else) trawlers, for example. It's not as visible as the poaching on land. One worries that we will get to the point where the population of certain fish species - or marine ecosystems - just collapse!

[Toxxyc]

Yep, I know about that. That's why I refuse to support the local wood sellers in the area around my house. I prefer charcoal/briquettes using "indringerbos".

[Swede]

I support a local who supplies sickle Bush that is harvested from farms because of encroachment. The other suppliers that line the roads i avoid.

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[ThinusJvR]

I support a local who supplies sickle Bush that is harvested from farms because of encroachment. The other suppliers that line the roads i avoid.

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Hi Swede.
Would you mind sharing his details and the area he operates in?
I’d like to support such a supplier.
Regards, Thinus.

[Swede]

I support a local who supplies sickle Bush that is harvested from farms because of encroachment. The other suppliers that line the roads i avoid.

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Hi Swede.
Would you mind sharing his details and the area he operates in?
I’d like to support such a supplier.
Regards, Thinus.

Phalaborwa area.

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[Lategan1]

Ai, altyd kommerwekkend.

Hierdie herinner my aan kreef by die Weskus smokkelaars. Baie neem standpunt in, maar as ‘n partytjie gehou word, tyd druk, gaan koop gou gou by die smokkelaars, net om die draai. Een braai sal mos nie verskil maak nie.

Beste.

[Dimitri]

Ai, altyd kommerwekkend.

Hierdie herinner my aan kreef by die Weskus smokkelaars. Baie neem standpunt in, maar as ‘n partytjie gehou word, tyd druk, gaan koop gou gou by die smokkelaars, net om die draai. Een braai sal mos nie verskil maak nie.

Beste.

Last year I was driving from Durban to Wildcoast on the N2 with my family. Well, I must have seen 30-40 guys standing ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY holding up bags of crayfish for sale. My bet is that:
1. Whoever caught those crayfish did not have a license
2. A number of those crayfish would have been under the minimum size
3. The guys selling the crayfish did not have a license to sell them. Nor can it be legal to sell anything on the side of the highway.

I don't know what price was per bag but I think it must have been quite high because most of the cars that I saw parked by the vendors were luxury vehicles and 4x4s. We are our own worst enemies when we buy stuff on the black market rather than supporting honest operators.

There is also clearly NO WILL or interest in stopping the illegal wood or crayfish trade. They are there for everyone to see, on main and national roads - with the products in their possession.

[Francoisv]

FYI

WEST COAST ROCK LOBSTER RECREATIONAL FISHING SEASON NOW OPEN

The 2020/21 West Coast Rock Lobster (WCRL) recreational fishing effort is limited to 12 days between 28 November 2020 and 3 April 2021.

Fishing will be allowed as follows:

• From 28 November 2020 to 29 November 2020 (2 days);
• From 12 December 2020 to 13 December 2020 (2 days);
• From 26 December 2020 to 27 December 2020 (2 days);
• From 1 January 2021 to 2 January 2021 (2 days);
• From 9 January 2021 to 10 January 2021 (2 days);
• From 2 April 2021 to 3 April 2021 (2 days).

Please note:

• Only persons over the age of 12 years may obtain a recreational fishing permit allowing the fishing, collecting, keeping, controlling, landing, transporting of, or possession of not more than four WCRL per day.
• A permit costs R94 and can be purchased at the Post Office.
• A recreational fishing permit is valid for the entire season.
• WCRL may be caught between 08h00 until 16h00 daily.
• The bag limit is four per person per day and the size restriction is
80 millimetres carapace length.
• No person catching WCRL with a recreational fishing permit may
sell their catch. Any lobster caught, collected or transported must
be kept in whole.
• The Government Gazette Notice in respect of the recreational
fishing season will be issued.

2 daughters. Plenty guns.