Freedom Day: KZN Subsistence Fisher Folks Take Back Their Traditional Fishing Grounds

KZN SUBSISTENCE FISHERS’ FORUM

JOIN TO TAKE BACK OUR TRADITIONAL FISHING GROUNDS

The purpose of this program of action is for fisher folks to take their fishing grounds back from their government. We encourage all fisher folks to join together and put pressure on all government to ensure that fishing as a livelihood, remains at the forefront of overcoming poverty. For too long government has ignored the rights of fishermen and support other users of the beaches and harbours because of our silence.

We need to unite and our defiance campaign can only be successful if we all come together .

We cannot sit back and expect that government will change; the fishermen must continue to apply pressure on the authorities until:

1. They remove security preventing entry to the Beachfront Pier.

2. That they open all other areas within the Durban beachfront to fisher folk. The ocean belongs to the people and we need to claim back what belongs to us.

3. That they open all the traditional fishing grounds in the Durban Harbour

4. They consult with all fishermen in regard to fishing areas, policies, cost of license and quotas

Come with your families to fish as follows:

Date : Wednesday 27th April 2011

Time : 5:00am

Venue : Durban Beach Front [Snake Park ]

Essop Mohamed: 031 – 4048780 / cell: 0837864175

K Sewsunker: 031 – 5391947

Desmond D’sa: 031 – 4611991 / cell: 0839826939