Important Notice:
However, we have noted that some anglers are not
bringing the required documentation when purchasing the permits. We urge
the public top produce Identity cards (ID) or
Passport for intended permit holders. Anglers under the age of
18yrs, are required to produce birth certificates
and passport photos in order for them to be issued with a fishing
permit.
Regulation 8: Daily Bag Limit
(1) A
person may not, for recreational purposes in one-day harvest more than -(a) 30 fish of the species Barbel
(b) 20 fish of the species Snoek
(c) 1 (one) Shark
(2)
Subject to sub-regulation (3) and 11 (1) a person may for recreational
purposes harvest any of the following species of fish:
(a) Blacktail
(b) Galjoen
(c) Kob
(d) West Coast Steenbras
Provided that the total number of
fish harvested does not exceed 10 in any one day.
(3) A
person may not harvest any species of fish referred to in sub-regulation
(2), which is smaller or larger, as the case may be, than the size
specified in annexure K For the purpose of sub-regulation 8 (3), the
species referred to in regulation 8 (2) may not,
including
head and tail, be shorter than -
(a) 25cm in the case of Blacktail
(b) 30 cm in the case of Galjoen
(c) Subject to 2 (a), 40cm in the
case of Kob; and
(d) Subject to paragraph (b) 40cm
in the case of West Coast Steenbras.
Notwithstanding paragraph 1 (c)
and (d), a person harvesting for recreational purposes may not in
one-day harvest -
(a) More than 2 individuals of Kob
that are each longer that 70cm including the head and tail;
(b) More than 2 individuals of
West Coast Steenbras that are each longer than 65cm including the head
and tail.
(4) A person may not -
(a) Harvest more than 7 Rock
Lobsters in one0day; or
(b) Accumulate or have in his or
her possession more than 7 Rock Lobsters.
Regulation
11: Possession
and Transport of Marine Resources
(1) A person may not have in his or her possession or
transport in a vehicle or vessel any quantity of marine resources caught
for recreational purposes-(a) Which exceeds the accumulated bag of more than
3 days in respect of the fish referred
to in sub-regulation 8 (2) The accumulated bag of
30 fish does not contain more than 10 fish
of one particular species of fish and -
(b) Without being in possession of a fishing permit.
(2) A person may have in his or her possession or
transport in a vehicle or vessel fish referred to in regulations 8 (1)
and (2), or rock lobsters referred to in regulation 8 (4), on behalf of
another person on whose behalf the fish or rock lobsters are being
transported, is present and is in possession of a fishing permit.
(3) A person may not have in his or her possession or
transport in a vehicle or vessel fish which is not
in a whole state, if that fish is subjected to size limits
referred to in regulation 8(3)
Rock
Lobster:
The fishing season
and minimum size remain unchanged, i.e. 1st November to 30th April
both days included and 65mm carapace length respectively. The maximum
number, a person may catch and retain, is to seven (7) rock lobster
per day per permit holder. No more than seven (7) rock lobster per
permit holder shall be transported at any time in or on the vehicle
and such lobster shall be in a whole state. A person may not harvest
any rock lobster between sunset and sunrise.
Fishing Areas For Recreational
Purposes:
Fishing for recreational purposes is
now allowed in only the following areas:
- Terrace Bay and
Torra Bay
- From the Ugab
River to Walvis Bay
- From Pelican
Point to Sandwich Harbor
- From the
Southern limits of Diaz Point to Grosses Bucht
- From Pomona
Island to the Orange River
Regulation
9:
A person may not use -(a) Use a
bait or have in his or her possession any Annelid Worms. (Worms are Prohibited)
(b) Collect any red bait by cutting or in any other
way dislodging the red bait from the subtract, except red bait which has
been washed up on the seashore.
Inspection:
Fishing permit for recreational purposes must be
presented to Fisheries Inspectors during inspections or on request.
(Source: Ministry
of Fisheries and Marine Resources - Jan 2008)
